Kansas City news documentary – Chronicle: The Helpers [Video]

Kansas City is a community that comes together in big ways. In February 2024, an estimated 1 million people were at Union Station celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory in Super Bowl LVIII when the confetti turned to chaos. Gunshots tore through the crowd, killing local radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan and injuring more than two dozen others. Many of those hurt were children. Of the six suspected shooters, three of them are children themselves. The incident exposes a larger problem in our community: Kids are carrying guns, and they’re willing to use them. That’s where the Helpers come in.”When I was a boy and saw scary things on the news, my mother would say, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'” – Fred RogersHelpers Part 1: Jesus, love, discipline and respectOn a steamy summer day in one of the highest-crime neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri, …