Between 1950 and 1980, the population of Kansas City's West Side community dropped from more than 14,000 to just 5,500. In 1972, the Department of Housing and Urban Development declared the neighborhood no longer viable as a residential community. For many, the cause was clear: the highways.

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Kristian Fulton is no stranger to success. The former LSU defensive back was a part of the Tigers’ 2019 national championship team. Swapping the purple and gold for now, red and gold, Fulton is preparing for his first season with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The changes are part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to cut down and streamline the federal workforce.

Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson are headed to trial for allegedly supplying drugs that led to the fatal overdoses of three Kansas City Chiefs fans.

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The Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department recovered the body of a man who was killed when a trench collapsed Thursday afternoon. A fiber optic installation worker fell into a collapsed trench, according to a news release from Assistant Chief of Training and Public Information Officer Scott Schaunaman.