See how this day off for most people became a day to pitch in and help other people who could use a helping hand.

Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day came early in Kansas, beginning on his birthday with a march, a formal proclamation and words honoring the beloved civil rights figure. The Jan. 16 event, put on annually by the Kansas African American Affairs Commission,

The only Northland location open as a warming center is the North Kansas City YMCA, but the center said it wasn’t notified.