Two Kansas City street gang leaders sentenced to three decades in prison for drive-by shooting, drug-trafficking

Two Kansas City street gang leaders sentenced to three decades in prison for drive-by shooting, drug-trafficking

Ladele D. Smith, known as "Dellio", and Roy Franklin, Jr., received were sentenced in federal court on Monday.

Kansas City rent increase drives rising eviction rates

Jared Johnson hasn’t paid rent in four months. The trouble started when his car got towed. That cost him his job delivering groceries for Instacart. He’s been able to hold off an eviction — for now. At his eviction trial, his landlord agreed to give him until the end of September to pay his back rent. Johnson, who is originally from Florida, said the extension is the only thing between him and a homeless shelter or a short-term housing program. …