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A recent study from WalletHub ranked 50 states and the District of Columbia in terms of wealth gaps by ethnicity. When you add it all up, Black families are still getting the short end of the stick nationwide.

The ruined former City Workhouse Castle built in 1897 to incarcerate petty criminals and vagrants would accommodate a far more upscale clientele as a boutique hotel in a new redevelopment proposal.

Newly released government documents involving a 1988 arson fire that killed six Kansas City firefighters affirm the guilt of five people who were convicted of the crime but also find that two other individuals may have been involved.

The Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl hopes come to an end with a second half collapse and an overtime loss against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Flatland has compiled a list of resources for people seeking help with utility bills or weatherization.

Kenneth Ford is a Freedman who has explored the complex relationships between Black people and Native Americans.

Fossil Forge sign shop has been a force in bringing back neon signs in Lee's Summit and the rest of the Kansas City area.

A strategic plan that encompasses neighborhoods more than a mile from Kansas City's skyscrapers and envisions downtown as an economic catalyst for that larger area was rolled out Tuesday by the Downtown Council.

Is it possible to break through the mental fog of loss? In this show, we learn how to embrace grief while also finding joy from counselors and scientists.

Kansans for Fair Maps, a coalition of advocacy groups, organized a news conference to elevate the voices of residents in the Kansas City metro area who are upset about the proposed new congressional map.