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Police responding to Kansas City protests over the killing of George Floyd broke multiple bones in Humberto Gonzalez's leg by firing a crowd-control device at him from point-blank range.

Among the many names spoken at recent Black Lives Matter protests in Kansas City was Ryan Stokes, an unarmed black man killed by a Kansas City police after he was falsely accused of stealing a phone.

One controversy involving the Kansas City Police Department has to do with oversight from the Office of Community Complaints. Critics say the office rarely rules against law enforcement, and are raising questions about how effective and fair it is.

A court ruled last year that Lisa Benson was retaliated against by her former employer, but stopped short of saying she was discriminated against because of her race. Benson hopes the ordeal has forced the 41 Action News team "to confront their racial bias."

The Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area nonprofit preserves historic sites on both sides of the state line, which has historically been an arena for fights over the meaning of freedom.

As Kansas City, Missouri, waits to learn what its share will be of $122.7 million in federal aid money given to Jackson County, gun crime continues to increase.

Council members cited concerns over the effectiveness and enforcement of an ordinance requiring face masks in public.

Both Missouri and Kansas now allow theaters to be open, but a number of indoor film houses are not yet operating. With social distancing somewhat built-in, drive-in movie theaters could see a resurgence in popularity.

Social distancing is key to stopping the spread of the new coronavirus, but giving big-city residents enough space to stay safely apart can be tough.

As Kansas City deals with nightly protests over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died last week at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, many white folks are wondering what they can do to help.