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The nonprofit KC Common Good is offering grants to help the families of crime victims deal with the expense of funeral costs. The money comes from a $250,000 fund collected from anonymous donors.
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St. Louis and Kansas City both have programs meant to recognize and interrupt conflicts before they escalate to violence, but the results are very different.
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Artist Ada Koch takes inspiration from anti-war protest songs from the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s in an exhibition in the Crossroads Arts District.
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President Joe Biden was in Kansas City on Wednesday to promote the $1 trillion infrastructure plan that he signed last month. Plus, Kansas City Public Schools is rethinking its approach to addressing students coping with trauma and violence.
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Up to 40% of domestic violence victims are unwilling to go to a shelter because they’re concerned with what will happen to pets left behind with their abuser.
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Hospital executives were already attuned to workplace violence before the pandemic struck. But stresses from COVID have exacerbated the problem.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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The escalating violence and discrimination against Asian Americans is resonating in Kansas and Missouri.