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In an effort to fill vacancies, city officials gave dispatcher salaries a boost in July; as a result, the PD hired 26 new dispatchers

Police say the lemur has been connected with a local wildlife rescue agency where it will be “well cared for and loved”

Officer James Muhlbauer and his K-9 partner Champ were on patrol hours after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade when a car crashed into their cruiser

SWAT officers, using "less-than-lethal" ammunition, were able to free the 73-year-old guard two hours after he was taken hostage

Jackson County agreed to supply funding for an "emergency" situation after Kansas City government could not provide it

The motive behind the abduction remains under investigation but Corrections Director Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah said one inmate demanded pizza

Pleasant Hill said it will improve background checks after swearing in an officer without searching his social media history, leading citizens to find a racist post he made

First responders in Kansas hope the Missouri bill will encourage their own legislators to pass a similar PTSD benefits bill

The suspended officer was arrested after he showed up for training with the Fayetteville Police Department as part of the application process

The bill would require officers to give out business cards to people they stop, search, frisk, or question during interactions that don't lead to arrests

Police Lt. Blaskiewicz said the homicide clearance is partly due to the growing number of surveillance cameras and better communication across the department

A 71-year-old man pulled out a handgun hidden inside his clothing and opened fire, striking the officer multiple times

The WalletHub report compares 45 of the largest U.S. cities to identify which cities are grappling with the most significant homicide rates

Part of that cost includes $13,000 for a two-person security detail for Mayor Quinton Lucas that traveled with him to Arizona

An investigation is underway into how a suspect involved in the shooting of three officers was released from jail