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Faith writer Bill Tammeus ponders the “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away” exhibit that opens June 14 at Union Station, sponsored by the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education and Union Station.

How to Observe Memorial Day During the Pandemic How to Observe Memorial Day During the Pandemic 6 ways to honor the fallen this year Share this story Published 1 hour ago Above image credit: An aerial view of the National World War I Museum and Memorial, which has a full slate of Memorial Day weekend events scheduled this year. (File photo) On Memorial Day in 2019, visitors browsed the solemn exhibits of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial ...

Tracing Kansas City’s Ties to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Next Week Share this story Published 2 hours ago Above image credit: The ruins of "Black Wall Street" after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. (Courtesy | Library of Congress) Last October an Oklahoma forensic team found 12 unmarked coffins containing human remains in a Tulsa cemetery. What investigators called a “mass grave” represented evidence of what witnesses had ...

Kansas City’s Surprising Connection to Japanese Internment Camps Kansas City’s Surprising Connection to Japanese Internment Camps Understanding History During ‘A Very Turbulent Moment Right Now’ In the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, anti-Japanese hysteria gripped the United States. Early in World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 commanding that “all persons of Japanese ancestry” be moved into internment camps. The U.S. t...

Less Pollution, Lower Bills: Kansas, Missouri Move Ahead on Utility Securitization Less Pollution, Lower Bills: Kansas, Missouri Move Ahead on Utility Securitization Legislation would help utility providers, like Evergy and Ameren, retire coal-fired power plants faster Share this story Published 3 hours ago Above image credit: A wind turbine towers above Queen City, Missouri. Ameren, the electrical provider for much of eastern Missouri, acquired the w...

The Kansas City craft brewing community is mourning the loss of Rodney Beagle.

The KC Homeless Union met with Mayor Q for Four Days Straight. Here’s What They Agreed on. The KC Homeless Union met with Mayor Q for Four Days Straight. Here’s What They Agreed on. Unhoused people are temporarily moving into hotels. Will the city commit to longer-term solutions? Share this story Published 3 hours ago Above image credit: A hand drawn sign appears on a tarp covering tents at the Kansas City Homeless Union’s City Hall occ...

Tap List | What’s Brewing at Double Shift? Tap List | What’s Brewing at Double Shift? It’s in the Can Share this story Published 2 hours ago Above image credit: Double Shift Brewing is now distributing in cans. (Pete Dulin | Flatland) Something is brewing at Double Shift Brewing Co. The brewery’s delicious creations are now available in cans throughout the metropolitan area as it expands beyond keg distribution. Double...

Share this story Published 2 hours ago Above image credit: "Kansas City Week in Review" host Nick Haines. (John McGrath | Flatland) Will criminal charges be filed this week against Britt Reid? He’s the former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach involved in a crash that left a 5 year-old girl in a coma. That was over two months ago. Now the Kansas City Police Department says it has completed its investigation and handed the case to the Jac...

curiousKC | Addressing the Homework Gap curiousKC | Addressing the Homework Gap Can students without internet access and devices get an equitable education? Share this story Published April 12th, 2021 at 12:30 PM Above image credit: The Black familys satellite dish outside of their home. When it snows, they have to knock packed snow off of the dish to get a connection. (Jacob Douglas | Flatland) Meagan Black lives just outside of Paola, Ka...