The 41 Files

As Black History Month comes to a close, KSHB 41 News wanted to highlight some of the systemic issues affecting Black Kansas Citians. In the second part of a three-part podcast mini-series, digital producers Casey Murray and Katharine Finnerty will explore the topic of redlining, how the discriminatory practice has affected one East Kansas City neighborhood and how that neighborhood is fighting back. 

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As Black History Month comes to a close, KSHB 41 News wanted to highlight some of the systemic issues affecting Black Kansas Citians. In the first part of a three-part podcast mini-series, digital producers Katharine Finnerty and Casey Murray will explore the topic of food deserts, places where residents do not have access to affordable and healthy foods, and how one business owner is honoring his grandmother’s legacy through juice...

Journalists are professional eyewitnesses to traumatic events, and that is especially true of 9/11.

KSHB 41 News anchor Cynthia Newsome was getting ready for work at the station and watching the news when she heard about the attacks. She reported on how 9/11 impacted Kansas Citians 20 years ago. 

In the final episode of KSHB 41 News’ five-part podcast mini-series about the 20th anniversary of 9/11, digital producers Casey Murray an...

To this day, airport security is one of the most recognizable, direct changes made in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 

The federal government established the Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, which is now responsible for keeping airports safe. 

In the fourth episode of KSHB 41 News’ five-part podcast mini-series on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, digital producers Casey Murray and Katharine Finnerty will ex...

After 9/11, the country unified to heal from the tragedy, but some were not included in that unity. Some Muslim and Middle-Eastern people living in the U.S. experienced an increased amount of hate crimes and violence against them after 9/11. 

Educators are doing what they can to teach their students why such prejudices are wrong, but it’s a challenge when those students weren’t even born when 9/11 happened.

In the third episode of ...

The legacy of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, has grown increasingly complicated following a 20-year war in Afghanistan. That’s taking its toll on service members. 

The memory of the war and its withdrawal can be a painful source of conflict for veterans. The attacks were an incentive for many to join the military, but studies show PTSD is worse in veterans now than it’s ever been. 

In the second episode of KSHB 41 News’ f...

On Sept. 11, 2001, four planes hijacked by al-Qaeda members crashed into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. 

Everyone who was alive will forever remember where they were and what they were doing when they first got the news about the 9/11 attacks.

In the first episode of KSHB 41 News’ five-part podcast mini-series on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, digital producers Katharine Finnerty and Casey M...

On July 17, 1981, two skywalks in the Hyatt Regency hotel fell onto partygoers beneath them. The accident resulted in 114 people killed and hundreds others injured. Digital producers Casey Murray and Katharine Finnerty take a look at what happened and how the disaster changed America 40 years later in this two-part miniseries. In part one, we'll take you back to the day of the collapse and hear from a first responder about his ...

On July 17, 1981, two skywalks in the Hyatt Regency hotel fell onto partygoers beneath them. The accident resulted in 114 people killed and hundreds others injured. Digital producers Casey Murray and Katharine Finnerty take a look at what happened and how the disaster changed America 40 years later in this two-part miniseries. In part two, we'll take a closer look at the mistake that caused the collapse, and how fields like eme...