The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is grappling with a $30 million budget shortfall, a financial crisis that could result in drastic cuts to bus services across the region.

There were really nice bus drivers, and I think that they just got tired of dealing with the homeless people,” Barnum said. The incident comes nearly four months after the city launched its “Ride with ...

A draft plan is to start requiring riders to have a transit pass on Sept. 1 and to start paying a fee on Oct. 1.