Violence In Kansas City

By Gina Kaufmann,

Published January 5, 2017 at 12:27 PM CST

Kansas City recently hit a milestone: 2016 saw the highest number of homicides in the past 10 years. What's going on in the metro? A look at what each death means for KC and its children.

Guests:

Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Prosecutor
Rosilyn Temple, Director, Kansas City chapter of Mothers in Charge
Toya Like, Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology at UMKC
Kortney Carr, therapist who specializes in the trauma surrounding homicide, AdHoc Group Against Crime and Swope Health Services

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Gina Kaufmann

People don't make cameos in news stories; the human story is the story, with characters affected by news events, not defined by them. As a columnist and podcaster, I want to acknowledge what it feels like to live through this time in Kansas City, one vantage point at a time. Together, these weekly vignettes form a collage of daily life in Kansas City as it changes in some ways, and stubbornly resists change in others. You can follow me on Twitter @GinaKCUR or email me at gina@kcur.org.

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Andrea Tudhope

Andrea Tudhope is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Kansas City, Missouri. She is currently coordinating producer for America Amplified, a national public media community engagement initiative funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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