White cites legislation as unlawful and reaffirms commitment to public safety through sustainable, legal solutions ...

The project isn't a go yet. Putting a jail at the location would require a vote of the people in Kansas City to help fund it.

The city plans on using the one-quarter cent or two-eighths of a cent public safety sales tax that shoppers in the city ...

Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr., has vetoed an ordinance aimed at restricting firearm possession by those under 21.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County legislators overwhelmingly passed a gun ordinance with age restrictions. The new ...

Days after the incident at the Oval Spring apartment complex near Missouri Highway 291 and East Larkspur Lane ... a member of The Star Editorial Board was told officials with the Eastern Jackson ...

One Republican’s Missouri Senate victory, fueled in part by a section of Jackson County that has grown more conservative, could hold significant consequences for the prominent district.

Johnson’s first term comes at a time when violent and property crimes are at all-time highs, especially in Kansas City.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson was elected North Carolina's next attorney general on Tuesday, defeating Republican ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson has been elected as North Carolina’s next attorney general. Jackson defeated Republican ...

Kehoe and GOP lawmakers have signaled they plan to focus on crime but have offered ... to intervene in the fight over Jackson County property taxes. The Missouri State Tax Commission in August ...