An initiative by Kansas City leaders to provide storage bins for the city's unhoused population has received significant pushback, with critics calling the containers which resemble trash bins demeaning.
Kansas City, Missouri, police haven't identified the person who died Thursday morning, in a fire underneath a bridge along Interstate-70 near 18th Street.
Kansas City, Missouri, and the Downtown Council of Kansas City are working to provide unhoused residents with shelter for themselves and their belongings during extreme weather events.
To make aid for unhoused residents more accessible, Kansas City has introduced an online dashboard that tracks available beds in overnight facilities. The city also announced a consolidated drop-off point for donations to local shelters.