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Dangerous Jobs, Cheap Meat | While New Safety Efforts are Underway, Injuries are Still Part of the Job

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Dangerous Jobs, Cheap Meat | Working ‘The Chain,’ Slaughterhouse Workers Face Life-Long Injuries

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Dangerous Jobs, Cheap Meat | Fines For Meatpackers’ Safety Problems Are ‘Embarrassingly Low’

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5 Takeaways from the Mayor's Speech

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KCPT Crime Discussion Yields Many Proposed Solutions

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‘I Can’t Let It Go’ | Part I

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‘I can’t let it go.’

Today marks the 27th anniversary of an explosion that killed six KC firefighters. Time has passed, so can we see clearer now?

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Shooting of Ryan Stokes won’t go away

While Police still defend the shooting of an unarmed man, more and more people are demanding justice

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Age of Coronavirus: Community Matters, Ask Away

We Will Work to Find You Answers

Our 10 Stories From 2017 We Think You Should Read (Or Read Again)

Flatland | Year in Review

Dangerous Jobs, Cheap Meat | While New Safety Efforts are Underway, Injuries are Still Part of the Job

Dangerous Jobs, Cheap Meat | Working ‘The Chain,’ Slaughterhouse Workers Face Life-Long Injuries

Dangerous Jobs, Cheap Meat | Fines For Meatpackers’ Safety Problems Are ‘Embarrassingly Low’

And the State of the City Is …

5 Takeaways from the Mayor's Speech

KCPT Crime Discussion Yields Many Proposed Solutions

‘I Can’t Let It Go’ | Part I

‘I can’t let it go.’

Today marks the 27th anniversary of an explosion that killed six KC firefighters. Time has passed, so can we see clearer now?

Shooting of Ryan Stokes won’t go away

While Police still defend the shooting of an unarmed man, more and more people are demanding justice

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