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Kansas City is planning to spend nearly $2 billion on city services this year, from police to housing, but where exactly will that taxpayer money go? Plus, both the KU and Kansas State women's basketball teams are headed into the first round of March Madness.

G.I.F.T. (Generating Income for Tomorrow) is making good on its goal to invest in Black-owned businesses in the lowest income areas in Kansas City.

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is using $6 million in federal grant funds to train 5,300 new technology industry apprentices in the next four years.

Eateries east of Troost not only received fewer federal grants, but also less money per grant than those west of the avenue.

A health center in Kansas City is going door to door to spread the word about COVID-19 vaccines, a summary of the candidates running for Overland Park mayor and federal grant money was less for restaurants east of Troost than for those west of the avenue.

Give Black KC is a weeklong fundraiser to benefit the Black community in Kansas City.

A new collaborative is focusing on the importance of supporting Black organizations in Kansas City and the Johnson County Museum is making itself accommodating to children with sensory processing differences.

Stimulus checks are the tip of the iceberg that is the $1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan.

The massive American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 11 will provide aid to people, businesses and relief programs, and Lulu Garcia-Navarro shares stories about 'The Moment' when COVID-19 became a reality for millions of Americans nearly one year ago.

A check-in with the Kansas City, Missouri mayor and the renowned jazz trumpeter is hosting a new music program.

According to Mayor Quinton Lucas, the estimated $195 million Kansas City expects from the American Rescue Plan will allow the city "to address a number of issues, including those that relate to housing."

Kansas' Kickapoo and other indigenous people ride out the COVID-19 wave, which has compounded other, longer-standing issues.