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Immigrants, including unaccompanied children, have little legal options once they're targeted for deportation — and no universal right to a government-appointed attorney. Kansas City's immigration court currently has a backlog of more than 52,000 cases.
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Youth violence has fallen in Wyandotte County, in part due to the ThrYve program. Barry Anderson took part when he was a student at Wyandotte High School, and credits the program with teaching him basic life skills necessary to attend the University of Kansas.
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The Kansas City Chiefs asked the state of Kansas to extend its offer for a stadium funding incentives package, catching Missouri lawmakers off guard after they passed a funding measure of their own. But neither the Chiefs nor the Royals have made any location commitments yet.
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ProX, a nonprofit that began as a community movement but is now funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, empowers youth from across the Kansas City region to take part in internships with companies and institutions. There are minimum academic standards so those with less-than-stellar GPA's or behavior records have equal opportunity to the high achieving student.
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A KCATA committee has approved a new transit-oriented apartment community in Kansas City, Kansas, at the intersection of State Avenue and Turner Diagonal Freeway. The authority's Board of Commissioners will review the project later this summer.
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Welcome to Flavortown! The popular Food Network show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" has been traveling to Kansas City since back in 2008 to try its barbecue joints and other mom-and-pop shops. Nearly two dozen restaurants have gotten the Guy Fieri bump, and most are still open today.
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Businesses along Central Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, are taking a hit as customers stay home and cut back on spending. "I don’t know what will happen,” one business owner said. "It's scary."
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The founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America brought Juneteenth to Kansas City in 1980. This year's celebrations include parades, festivals and historical storytelling in Kansas and Missouri.
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When the school year ends, the need for literacy support does not. Here’s help in finding in-person and online summer reading programs around the Kansas City area.
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The designation from the National Park Service opens up the Quindaro Townsite to new opportunities for federal funding and assistance. The ruins, now deteriorating, were once a haven for Black people escaping slavery and for Free State abolitionists.
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When President Trump made deep cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities earlier this year, grants were cancelled and programs across the country were suspended. In Kansas City, one oral history project for Vietnam War veterans had to be scaled back.
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Kansas City has more fountains than Rome, hundreds of murals, countless taco and barbecue restaurants, and a whole lot more to see. Whether you're visiting for a weekend or here to stay, try these walking tours and guided ventures to learn more about our great city.