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 ...

See where police used force during the summer 2020 protests in Kansas City Data obtained by The Star shows the police department used force more than 130 times over four days starting May 29, 2020.

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 ...

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… ...

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 ...

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 ...

This story will provide live updates, photos, and videos from the “No Kings Day” protests that are scheduled across the Kansas City metro Saturday.

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.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - On Saturday, June 14, thousands of protesters across the country and right here at home are expected to join the ‘No Kings’ protests.

The Kansas City Star apologized for failing generations of Black people over its 140-year history. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Star reporter Mara Rose Williams and editor Mike Fannin.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While some businesses are taking precautions ahead of the planned "No Kings" protest Saturday, others aren't too concerned.

At an event honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., family and supporters of Cameron Lamb — a young, unarmed, Black man killed by a white, Kansas City, Missouri police detective ...