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Hospital executives were already attuned to workplace violence before the pandemic struck. But stresses from COVID have exacerbated the problem.

Public defenders and the ACLU sent a joint letter to the Biden administration declaring that the facility, privately owned by CoreCivic, is not meeting inmates' basic needs.

The city's move to include more protections for LGBTQ residents is "an acknowledgment of a crisis," according to the Kansas City Center for Inclusion.

The guilty verdict prompted tears, relief and joy for local civil rights and racial equity advocates, who are still determined to drive forward local police reform.

A soil collection ceremony on Saturday will honor the life of Levi Harrington, who was lynched in Kansas City 139 years ago. Will the event help foster reconciliation and a better understanding of past and present racial violence in Missouri?

Derek Chauvin now faces murder charges for the death of George Floyd last May. For some activists in Kansas City, the trial's verdict could be an opportunity for justice, or a catalyst for further protest.

The escalating violence and discrimination against Asian Americans is resonating in Kansas and Missouri.

Asian Americans from Kansas and Missouri respond to the increased violence and racism they are seeing plus we provide answers to your COVID-19 questions.

Authorities in Georgia have said it's too early determine if a string of killings there was motivated by race, but some Asian Americans see a clear connection to this country's history of discrimination.

Kansans often take pride in free state origins, but what happened in Hays is but one example of its sometimes violent racial history.

Expert warns that groups like the Proud Boys aren't operating on emotion but on ideology.

The extent of white supremacist groups in Missouri, and a venue in the historic 18th and Vine district is giving artists a live audience for their music and poetry.