Discrimination

Missouri ranks among the worst states in the U.S. for LGBTQ inclusions and protections.

Gov. Mike Parson is set to sign legislation requiring the removal of language restricting home ownership by race, national origin or language from older housing deeds.

Megan Murphy, who went by Megan Dillard on the air, was the only Asian American on-air employee at WDAF. She alleges the news director refused to consider her for a lead anchor position because she was not African American.

If Gov. Mike Parson signs the bill, Missouri would join handful of states that have recently enacted laws to remove racially restrictive covenants from property records.

After a wave of anti-Asian violence across the country last spring, Kansas City came together to show solidarity for local Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Is the support holding up?

Many fear backlash from Russia if they speak out against war — but silence could mean harassment here at home.

There has been no systematic review of the actions of the nearly one million ethnically diverse members of the military who served in World War I.

Even though Kansas City made it illegal for prospective landlords or employers to ask applicants if they have a felony conviction, the law hasn't stopped discrimination — especially for ex-felons whose past crimes are readily found on the internet.

On the last day before the legislature takes a week off, the House also passed legislation creating nurseries in women’s prisons and a measure to prevent local officials from closing churches in a pandemic.

Removing the language would be expensive for the city, but a proposed Kansas executive order would simplify the process.

The president of Highland Community College compared a Black football player to Hitler, whom she praised as “a great leader.”

The jury found that St. Luke's unfairly punished Glenda Blackburn after she complained about a younger nurse assaulting an older female nurse supervisor.