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People across the nation have rekindled old hobbies or started new ones in the midst of COVID-19. One pastime that has become increasingly popular is researching family histories.

How voter suppression started and the many forms it takes, and interest in genealogy has increased during the pandemic.

Calls for reparations in this country date back to colonial days.

How reparations could be a savvy economic policy in Kansas City, and medical marijuana debuts in the Kansas City area.

In October 2000, a plane carrying Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan, his son Randy and aide Chris Sifford crashed in eastern Missouri, killing all three.

We remember the life of former Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan 20 years after his death in plane crash, and the Smart Money Experts discuss what a contested election could mean for the financial world.

Author Susan Eisenhower on her grandfather's leadership and memorial. Also, the Kansas City musician whose sustainable concerts caught the attention of the United Nations.

A roll of toilet paper and videos remembering loved ones lost are featured in a new collection.

A Kansas City nonprofit is working to amplify the voices and power of Black women, a wellness solutions company in Iowa sets up in Kansas City with rapid COVID-19 screenings, and a history librarian explains current efforts to gather and collect pandemic artifacts.

How urban Kansas City became a parking lot hot spot, and recognizing the power athletes have to influence social movements.

An argument for moving away from the essential-nonessential business designation that has proliferated since the pandemic, how censuses have shaped society for thousands of years, and an eclectic album has emerged from the Black Creatures' new hunkered-down routine.

Throughout America's history, the displaced and the disenfranchised have suffered the most from uncontrolled diseases.