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We went back 50 years to detail the history of Kansas City’s LGBTQ+ community and their fight for equal rights and the ...
A group seeking to change the name of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard back to The Paseo staged a silent protest Sunday at a rally of their opponents at a Kansas City church. The protest occurred ...
Voters in Kansas City decided by a wide margin on Tuesday to change a street back to its original name after the City Council voted in January to name it in honor of the late civil rights hero ...
This story will provide live updates, photos, and videos from the “No Kings Day” protests that are scheduled across the Kansas City metro Saturday.7:00 p.m. - Crowds dwindle in Overland Park, but ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Voters approved changing the name back to The Paseo to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard last November. Signs just started coming down again Saturday. One parks commiss… ...
In his Sunday column, Kansas City Star Editor Mike Fannin detailed the paper’s latest investigation into a trusted, local institution that had “disenfranchised, ignored and scorned” the ...
The 47th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration took place at the Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church in Kansas City and featured a speaker who nearly risked his life for justice. Jonathan ...
Voters in Kansas City will decide Tuesday whether a major boulevard will continue to be named for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. less than a year after the 10-mile road was renamed in his honor.
A former Kansas City radio host filed suit against the Mayor’s Office, claiming the mayor’s chief of staff used veiled threats as an attempt to retaliate for his presence at protests.
He said the protesters were welcome, but he asked them to consider the damage that would be done if Kansas City removed King's name. "I am standing here simply begging you to sit down.
Fifty anti-war activists from eight states converged on the giant nuclear weapons plant in Kansas City, Missouri Monday, April 15, Tax Day, in a protest ...