Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal holiday dedicated to honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Local and state leaders were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Community leaders gathered Monday at St. James Church to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. while also addressing ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center opened its doors for kids on Monday to learn about Martin Luther King, Jr. In honor of MLK Day, the center invited Areiana Green, the 2025 ...

Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open. National Parks are still open on MLK Day although ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Volunteers at the Cleaver Family YMCA made more than 800 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches Monday as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service activities. Kids, parents ...

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The letter in Wichita shows an early draft that might have informed some of the civil rights leader's most famous speeches. Nestled in the archives of the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita, there’s ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Monday marks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which was first recognized in 1971 in cities across America, before being enacted as a federal holiday in 1986. It’s a day to honor the ...

Each year on the third Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered with a federal holiday. The date was chosen to coincide with the civil rights leader's birthday, which falls on Jan. 15.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January. It took 15 years of activism before the day was signed into law as a federal holiday in 1983. We're a little ...

The family of the man killed in an Independence dog attack hopes positive changes can be made in their son's honor. But they said now isn't the time for a renewed debate on pit bull bans or pointing ...

TO DOCTOR KING AND TALK ABOUT ICE AGENTS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA. THERE’S KMBC9 JACKSON KURTZ, WHO WAS THERE TONIGHT. JACKSON. YES, THIS WAS A NIGHT OF UNITY AND CELEBRATING DOCTOR KING’S IMPACT AND ...