The council’s vote to approve the settlement in the Chris Hernandez case limits the city’s damages and ends any chance of an ...

Originally, a jury said Hernandez deserved $230,000 for his whistleblower claim and $700,000 for damages. The new amount, including legal fees, is $500,000 more.

Kansas City has a new city manager after a year of controversy and upheaval at City Hall. Brian Platt was suspended and then fired following a whistleblower lawsuit, where a jury found credible claims ...

If the council fails to approve the settlement, the attorneys for Chris Hernandez said they will seek far more money through ...

Big decisions loom at Kansas City Hall — including preparations for next year’s World Cup matches, building a new city jail ...

I think we have a liability … if we don’t perform as required,” Vasquez said of the World Cup in KC. The same could be said of his tenure. | Opinion ...

Mario Vasquez has been selected as Kansas City's next city manager. Vasquez, a 28-year veteran of city government and the city's current Director of City Planning and Development and Assistant City ...

Mario Vasquez has become Kansas City’s 16th city manager after the City Council voted 11-2 to approve Mayor Quinton Lucas’s recommendation ... and ultimately fired — former City Manager Brian Platt.