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I’m a Solo Ager and I’ve Hired a Death Doula

By | March 31, 2023 |

A woman walking on a beach with the sun setting behind her.

Erica Manfred, diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, hired a death doula to help her navigate the complexities of dying.

Historic Elmwood Cemetery Honors Those Above and Below the Sod

By | September 30, 2022 |

Visitors to Elmwood Cemetery can examine thousands of grave markers and monuments.

Kansas City’s historic Elmwood Cemetery’s 150th anniversary will be celebrated from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the cemetery at 4900 E. Truman Road.

Memorial Honors Hundreds of Black People in Liberty’s Unmarked Graves

By | June 10, 2022 |

A series of posts, or bollards, marks the formerly segregated section of Fairview Cemetery in Liberty, where more than 750 individuals are believed to be buried, many of them in unmarked graves.

The Liberty African American Legacy Memorial honors 761 Black people who have been confirmed to be interred, mostly in unmarked graves, in the formerly segregated sections of two cemeteries in Liberty.

Life and Death: KCPD Struggles to Answer 911 Calls

By | June 2, 2022 |

Nearly one in four 911 call-taker jobs are unfilled in the Kansas City Police Department, which is struggling to keep up with incoming emergency calls for service.