Because even the cops don't even want to live in KC Missouri anymore???
Kansas City police officers will now be able to live on the Kansas side of the metro, after the Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday approved an expanded residency requirement.
The Missouri Legislature relaxed the residency requirement last year, allowing Kansas City police officers to live within 30 miles of Kansas City but only in Missouri. The amended policy allows officers to live within 30 miles of Kansas City on either side of the state line.
Police Chief Rick Smith, who retires on Friday, supported the change and said it could help with retention and recruiting.