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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.

Unemployment rates are dropping across Missouri after a pandemic-driven downturn, but some workers are slow to return to the labor force.

Local hospitals are turning away transfer patients as they face a dwindling number of beds and staffing shortages.

In a nod to Kansas City’s “historic ties to heart imagery,” the initiative will spread up to 200 decorative heart structures across the region.

Unemployed Kansas Citians are hurting more now that a $600-weekly unemployment supplement from the federal government has ended.

Jobless claims in Kansas and Missouri continue to soar and federal unemployment benefits are expiring, some residents of Kansas City's most dangerous neighborhoods could be eligible for a free Ring doorbell, and what we know about a possible COVID-19 vaccine.

The Kansas City Star’s front page on December 7, 1997, made a big splash about the $500 million construction just starting in the southern metro area.…

The conversation around climate change often feels dire and urgent. But experts say there’s still time to make a difference.“I think it's really easy to…

Matt Staub considers himself to be a forward-thinking guy.And lately, he's been wondering whether, if he'd been a city leader in the 1950s, would he have…

Public transit is losing riders across the country, and Kansas City is no exception. In this conversation, we find out what's being done to adapt to the…

Segment 1: Why are young people getting involved in climate activism?Cities nationwide saw young people turn out for a march against climate change on…

Segment 1: Is recycling still working?After the recent closure of one of Kansas City's busiest free drop-off recycling centers, we take a look at state of…