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When Tyson closed a chicken processing facility in southeast Missouri, it also ended contracts with nearby chicken farmers. Now, some of those farmers are suing. Plus: Kansas farms are consolidating, pushing people to leave the region and making rural life even lonelier.

The Mid-America Regional Council's "Give 5" program hopes to lessen the effects of the "silver tsunami" by giving retirees a way to contribute their time and talents to the nonprofit sector.

Trish Reedy tells the story of surviving an abusive relationship, and reveals the tactics used by abusers to exert control over their partners.

For domestic abuse victims, the coronavirus pandemic has made their situation that much more difficult.

Latinx people are being vaccinated at a far lesser rate in Kansas and Missouri, and resources are available for victims of domestic abuse isolated at home by the pandemic.

Every Tuesday night, a guy by the name of Gene Willis asks five random questions on Twitter using the hashtag #G5QS. In 2020, it provided the hangout Kansas Citians desperately needed.

Seniors citizens can get cut off from family and routine under quarantine, but there are ways to minimize isolation and encourage healthy socialization.

The impacts of social isolation on elders separated from family during COVID-19, political reporters analyze the Missouri General Session, the creator of an art exhibit around masks, and the sounds of one weekly parade lifting a neighborhood's spirits.