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Leaders from across Kansas City, Missouri's, government, courts, neighborhoods, nonprofits and law enforcement gathered for the first meeting of a new task force aimed at preventing domestic violence

The task force was formed in response to 19 domestic violence homicides in the city in 2025.

"We're all here, we're not just here, we are acknowledging that domestic violence is a problem in Kansas City and there are things we need to do to fix it," said Judge Courtney Wachal, who oversees Kansas City's Municipal Domestic Violence Court.

Judge Wachal recognizes that some domestic violence cases are too serious to stay in KCMO's municipal court.

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson committed to taking on the more serious cases.

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