Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Wichita City Council voted 7-0 to approve a $625,000 settlement over the police department’s gang list.

The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.

The statewide gang database has been in operation for 20 years, though it has garnered almost no outside attention or scrutiny. State Police staff designate people as gang members — including people ...

The statewide gang database has been in operation for 20 years, though it has garnered almost no outside attention or scrutiny. State Police staff designate people as gang members — including people ...

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. As President Donald Trump’s administration rounds up ...