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Nick Haines in "Justice Deferred."

‘Justice Deferred’: Tonight on Kansas City PBS

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced jury trials in Kansas City and across the country to grind to virtual standstill. How can the wheels of justice start turning again?

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New Combine Restaurant Has Appetite for Troost Revival

By Kevin Collison The Combine, a new restaurant opening at 30th and Troost late next month, is not only a joint business venture, but its owners envision it as a place to bring people together along Kansas City’s longtime racial divide. The restaurant in the historic Wonder Shops + Flats building is the latest investment…

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Alan Kneeland, operating owner of The Combine

Backers of The Combine Have Appetite for Revival on Troost

The Combine, a new restaurant opening at 30th and Troost late next month, is not only a joint business venture, but its owners envision it as a place to bring people together along Kansas City’s longtime racial divide. The restaurant in the historic Wonder Shops + Flats building is the latest investment along an eight-block stretch of…

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Leawood Estates

Think J.C. Nichols Was Racist? Meet Kroh Brothers

Developer J.C. Nichols has been vilified for his use of racially restrictive housing covenants in subdivisions. But he was hardly alone.

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K-State football stadium

Kansas College Towns Await Potentially ‘Disastrous’ Verdict on Big 12 Fall Sports

Business leaders and owners in Kansas’ biggest college towns are bracing for an announcement on the status of fall sports for the Big 12 conference — a decision which could further damage already weakened local economies.

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