Gov. Parson to discuss KC violence

Gov. Mike Parson will visit Kansas City, Missouri, to talk about violent crime.

THE TIPS HOTLINE.AND AS VIOLENT CRIME INTHE CITY CONTINUES TORISE...FINDING SOLUTIONS TOVIOLENCE WILL BE THEFOCUS OF GOVERNORMIKE PARSON"S TRIPTO KANSAS CITY TODAY.WE"VE LEARNED THEGOVERNOR WILL MEETWITH LOCAL LEADERSHERE THIS AFTERNOON.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN JOINS US WITH ACLOSER LOOK AT THEGOVERNOR"SAPPROACH TO VIOLENCE.WE DON"T KNOW WHATSPECIFICALLY PROMPTEDTODAY"S MEETINGWHICH WILL TAKE PLACEHERE AT EAST PATROLHEADQUARTERS.BUT STOPPING VIOLENCEIN KC AND ST LOUISSPECIFICALLY HAS BEENON GOVERNOR MIKEPARSONS AGENDA THISMONTH.HE VISITED WASHINGTONDC - CALLED A SPECIALLEGISLATIVE SESSION -AND TODAY WILL MEETWITH KC LEADERS.LAST WEEK HE SAID THESTATE NEEDS TO WORK TOPREVENT CHILDREN FROMDYING LIKE 4-YEAR-OLDLEGEND TALIFERRO WHODIED EARLIER THIS MONTHIN KC.Governor Mike Parson //MissouriSNone of us, no matterwhere we're from.

Want to seeour children being shot in thestreets.

That's not who we arein this state, we as parentsand grandparents.

It's aboutprotecting our children.

It'sabout protecting ourcommunities.TODAY"S MEETING IS ATABOUT 2 O"CLOCK.WE"LL BE ABLE TOCATCH UP WITH THEGOVERNOR AFTERWARDTO LET YOU KONW WHERETHE CONVERSATION WENTAND WHAT YOU CANEXPECT TO COME FROM IT.REPORTING LIVE IN KCMOCHARLIE KEEGAN 41ACTION NEWS TODAY.THE GOVERNOR WAS ASHERIFF BEFORE TAKINGOFFICE.HOW HAS HE SAID THATEXPERIENCE IMPACTS HISAPPROACH TO STOPPINGVIOLENCE?HE SAID THATEXPERIENCE IN LAWENFORCEMENT IS ONE OFTHE REASONS HE WANTSTO MAKE SURE POLICEFEEL SUPPORTED.AT HIS NEWSCONFERENCE LAST WEEKIS REALLY TALKED A LOTABOUT GIVING POLICEMORE TOOLS - AND HIRINGMORE POLICE OFFICERS -WHICH GOT SOMECRITICISM AS MANYPROTESTS TAKING PLACENOW ARE CALLING FORLESS OF A LAWENFORCEMENT PRESENCE.BACK TO YOU