KCMO Municipal Court closed Monday due to ‘compromised’ computer system

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Municipal Court will be closed on Monday and KCMO.gov remains unavailable after the city’s computer system was reportedly compromised over the weekend.

Although it is unclear exactly when the outage occurred, IAFF Local 42 President Dan Heizman sent an email to Kansas City Fire Department staff on Saturday, notifying them of the incident. His email stated that “The City’s computer system was compromised,” and he expected KCFD’s staffing technology and “other IT systems” to be impacted.

KCMO.gov, Kansas City’s official website, has remained unavailable throughout the weekend, giving users an error message reading “This site can’t be reached.”

On Sunday, the Kansas City Municipal Court sent a notice that it would be closed on Monday, May 6 as a direct result of the outage.

“Hearings and trials will be continued to later dates, except the court will work with Kansas City Police, gather information, arraign, and review bonds for people in custody. Right now, court email also is down. Court officials are monitoring the situation in real time and will adjust as needed. Pay Kansas City Municipal Court cases filed on or after November 6, 2023, online through Missouri CaseNet at https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet. You may post bonds at the designated Kansas City Police Department patrol stations.”

KCPD says its systems have remained unaffected by the outage.

There has been no further confirmation of the compromise by city officials. KCTV5 reached out to the City of Kansas City and Mayor Lucas for comment but has yet to hear back.

This is a breaking news story, more information will be provided as it is made available.

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