Steve Vockrodt

Joel Tucker shows up for sentencing this time, ordered to spend 12.5 years behind bars  Kansas City Star

Five Kansas City police officers are charged with crimes. All remain on paid duty  Kansas City Star

Joel Tucker was a no-show at sentencing. It wasn’t first time he ignored court orders  Kansas City Star

Effort to save Katz building in Midtown Kansas City — left for dead — gets reprieve  Kansas City Star

Lucas wants structural inspections of Kansas City high-rises after Florida disaster  Kansas City Star

Kansas City, Kansas’ only public swimming pool won’t open this year, despite protests  Kansas City Star

Tax breaks for Katz Drug Store project in Westport advance despite objections  Kansas City Star

Prosecutors want more than ‘slap on the wrist’ for Prairie Village con man Joel Tucker  Kansas City Star

Cost likely growing to build Kansas City luxury hotel. How much? Developer can’t say  Kansas City Star

Proposal for five-star luxury hotel in Kansas City is back, but does it have support?  Kansas City Star

On policing, race and city resources, Kansas City’s North-South divide re-surfaces  Kansas City Star

Alvey seeks second term as Unified Government mayor; four candidates file against him  Kansas City Star

Wyandotte County District Attorney fires two employees for violating code of conduct  Kansas City Star

Kansas City police funding bills may invite lawsuits, action from Missouri lawmakers  Kansas City Star

Critics take aim at secrecy on KCPD plan; Lucas says ‘I stand by every step we took’  Kansas City Star

Kansas City approves Northland industrial development over wishes of staff, residents  Kansas City Star

Tensions rise as industrial projects boom in Kansas City and get close to housing  Kansas City Star

Special taxing districts in Kansas City lack scrutiny and oversight, auditor says  Kansas City Star

In a turnaround, Kansas City Southern board accepts Canadian National’s buyout offer  Kansas City Star

Jackson County OK’s $5 million to improve low COVID-19 vaccination rates on East Side  Kansas City Star