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UMKC professors weigh in on Kentanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination

UMKC professors weigh in on Kentanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination

Kelsey Van Buskirk
March 9, 2022

Recently nominated by President Joe Biden, Ketanji Brown Jackson is on the road to becoming the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Jackson is currently a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Harvard Law School graduate...

KCPD sees sharp decline in officers

KCPD sees sharp decline in officers

Gabe Bartholome
November 2, 2021

The Kansas City Police Department has been experiencing a decrease in officers throughout the last year and a half, causing concerns over safety and security for Kansas City and police response times.  Back in May, KCPD Chief Richard Smith released a statement connecting...

Operation LeGend ends in Kansas City

Operation LeGend ends in Kansas City

Emma Hilboldt
September 29, 2020

Operation LeGend has nearly come to an end in Kansas City following the announcement last Wednesday that almost all federal agents had withdrawn.  It consisted of a taskforce of federal and local law enforcement aimed at cracking down on violent crime in cities across...

Criminal justice professor uses sticky notes to humanize Kansas City homicides

Criminal justice professor uses sticky notes to humanize Kansas City homicides

Amina Dalton
February 4, 2020

Homicide rates in Kansas City have been on a steady incline for years.  With 138 homicides in 2018 and 151 in 2019, criminal justice professor Ken Novak took note of the homicide trends by recording each one on a sticky note and posting them on his office door. The chilling...

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