Crime in KC: What will it take to stop the violence?
41 Action News hosts town hall conversation
A new year is giving renewed hope that Kansas City can become a safer community for everyone. 41 Action News Anchor Dia Wall recently met with Kansas City, Missouri, Police Chief Rick Smith, Kansas City, Mo. Mayor Quinton Lucas and Jean Peters Baker at the Jackson County Prosecutor s Office to discuss the new year.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â As Kansas City, Missouri, comes off a record-setting year of homicides and non-fatal shootings, 41 Action News is digging into what s behind the numbers, the people affected, changes ahead and giving the community ways to start working toward a safer community.
Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3
Originally published on December 21, 2020 4:37 pm
For the past decade, Wornall Road Baptist Church has put crosses on its front lawn for every homicide victim in Kansas City.
Sue Bloemer of Brookside has lived across the street long enough to see the church put them up every year. But this year is the first time she s seen the crosses expand from the front lawn to the other side of the sidewalk. It s sad, Bloemer said Friday. It makes me realize it s time to pull together.
The church will be honoring the victims at “The Longest Night” on Monday, a night of prayer and reflection on Kansas City s deadliest year on record 173, according to the Kansas City Police Department.