Christal Watson has been elected the new mayor and CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. Tyrone Garner, who has held the position since his election in 2021, ...

Voters across Wyandotte County decided to bring on Jermaine Howard, Carlos Pacheco III and at-large member Andrew Kump to join the board serving the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas ...

Officials swore in Watson — the newly-elected mayor/CEO and the first Black woman to lead the city — during an evening ceremony. Judge Candice Alcaraz, who in 2023 was the first Black woman elected ...

KSHB 41 reporter Rachel Henderson covers neighborhoods in Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. Share your story idea with Rachel. Kansas City, Kansas, voters have elected Christal Watson as their new ...

Voters in Wyandotte County’s northeast corner overwhelmingly chose Christal Watson as the person they wanted to lead their local government. And, in parts of the county where her competition beat her, ...