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Before he was assassinated, Leon Jordan played a critical role in the establishment of Freedom Inc., and Black political power in Kansas City and the Missouri Capitol.

Besides the coronavrius, another urgent topic again surfaced this year: an end to racism.

Conservative opponents worry about financing an expansion of Medicaid in Missouri. Advocates say it could save the state money.

It was a St. Louis-born man who wrote what is considered one of the most important poems of the 20th century — T. S. Eliot. Now, a trove of letters is giving readers and researchers a new window into the life and times of the poet, essayist, playwright and critic.

Voters in Kansas and Missouri will head to the polls Aug. 4 for primary elections, but the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up other voting options for people in both states.

Universities were dramatically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic — many had to construct virtual learning systems on the fly. Two regional universities, though, consider themselves distance learning pioneers.

In most parts of the Kansas City area you don’t have to go far to spend time in nature. But growth and economics can often rise to challenge those green public spaces.

The Kansas City media landscape is ever-changing but, since 1980, The Pitch has persisted.

The Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area nonprofit preserves historic sites on both sides of the state line, which has historically been an arena for fights over the meaning of freedom.

Hair has been quite the topic during the coronavirus. For the first episode of My Fellow Kansans: People and the Pandemic, we spoke with a salon owner.

My Fellow Kansans is back with a new season: People And The Pandemic.

A court ruled last year that Lisa Benson was retaliated against by her former employer, but stopped short of saying she was discriminated against because of her race. Benson hopes the ordeal has forced the 41 Action News team "to confront their racial bias."