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A new documentary goes back in Chiefs history to one player, Jim Tyrer, and how the unknown damage done playing the game he loved may have contributed to his untimely death.

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

John Donaldson, one of the best pitchers in The Negro Leagues, played for the Kansas City Monarchs. He excelled on the diamond despite the tragic start to his life in the town of Glasgow, Missouri, where a police officer shot and killed his father.

The Kansas City Royals are playing at Target Field, about four miles from where George Floyd was killed.

If weeks of negotiations weren't sign enough, Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman has confirmed that conducting a professional baseball season during a pandemic is a complicated affair.

How national political trends could affect Kansas and Missouri election campaigns, details from the U.S. attorney's office on plans for an influx of federal agents in Kansas City, and perspectives on if the Chiefs should consider a name change after the Washington NFL team moved to change theirs.

One hundred years after the Negro National League was established, a Kansas City museum is finding ways to mark the anniversary amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The lasting effects of COVID-19 and how the coronavirus is affecting schools reopening, celebrating the first organized professional Black baseball league, and how prescient past movies have been when compared to current protests and the pandemic.

Patrick Mahomes' lucrative new contract will keep him in Kansas City through 2031, Mayor Quinton Lucas reacts to news about help coming soon from federal law enforcement agencies, and Medicaid expansion will appear on Missouri ballots Aug. 4.

When social distancing guidelines didn't stop Kansas Citians from shooting hoops, parks departments throughout the metro brought out the defensive move of the season.

Johnson County's top health official discusses who should get tested for COVID-19, major sports leagues propose adjustments to their season schedules, barbecue joints and meat distributors are dealing with a meat shortage, and a Kansas musician sings the stay-at-home blues.

Kansas high school teams can start informal workouts in a few weeks, provided they maintain social distancing and stick to small groups of athletes. But fan-favorite sports like football and soccer could go by the wayside in the fall if the coronavirus is still spreading.