Troost Avenue — now widely known as Kansas City’s dividing line — has a history deeply rooted in racial segregation and slavery.

Police are handling a standoff at 43rd and Troost in Kansas City, west of Highway 71, which began around noon. Officers have blocked off the road as they work to resolve the situation.

Wornall, McGee and Troost might be named for slaveholders, but regular people don’t know about that history. Condemn them and move on.

The city will hire a consultant to decide how to best improve its deadliest streets. It will also apply for a federal grant to redo the majority of Troost Avenue.

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Troost Avenue In Kansas City, Missouri, was once a dividing line between black and white, rich and poor. Now the line is blurring.

Kansas City police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed. Officers were called to an apartment building near 116th Terrace and Troost Avenue around 9:30 Thursday night.

The bank has financed more than $30 million in loans around Troost Avenue in Kansas City in the last two years as a way to support the community and invest in unique projects in the urban core.

Kansas City tells FOX4 it doesn’t have any plans right now to do similar work along Troost, but it could consider a similar project if funding becomes available.

The city released a survey asking Kansas Citians to express their opinions on potentially renaming Troost Avenue.

Kansas City Council members voted to create a webpage to collect feedback from residents and businesses on Troost Avenue.

But in the 41 Action News poll, the Troost divide was mentioned the most as an issue the next mayor needs to address. Troost Avenue is known locally as a racial and economic dividing line in the city.