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As police and protesters clash in cities from coast to coast, community members in and around Kansas City share thoughts on the tension, and the way forward.

Restaurants are struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, and people are spending more time observing the architecture in their Kansas City neighborhoods.

A coronavirus check-in with Kansas City's top public health official, developments in the MLB and NASCAR seasons, a settlement at KU Athletics, and how Patrick Mahomes has changed the NFL stance on player protests, and what's behind a weather occurrence known to happen in northeastern Kansas.

The Unified Government's top doctor provides an update on progress curbing the pandemic in Wyandotte County, and analysis of the 6-3 Supreme Court ruling in a Title VII case and how employers and workers in Kansas and Missouri will be affected by that landmark decision on employment discrimination.

The latest generation of civil rights leaders is calling for societal reform, Kansas City's Juneteenth festivities are moved online this year due to the coronavirus, and remembering a life lost to COVID-19.

A look back at the legacy of lynching in America, and an analysis of how well the media has covered recent protests over the killing of George Floyd.

The first Black district attorney in Kansas shares his thoughts on reforming policing and the justice system, and a Pulitzer Prize-winner updates his 1992 bestseller about the undermining of the American dream.

KCUR is beginning a new collaboration with the Kansas City Star, a conversation with the mother of Ryan Stokes who was killed by a Kansas City police officer, and what Kansas City's urban debate league is teaching students.

Kansas City area residents respond to a renewed call to rename the J.C. Nichols Fountain, and the dilemma schools face as the new school year approaches and the pandemic persists.

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City gives her outlook on the economy, and our Smart Money Experts share personal finance tips to help weather the pandemic.