Donte Westmoreland on a balcony overlooking downtown Kansas City.
Donte Westmoreland was formerly incarcerated in Kansas on drug charges. He now is a cannabis entrepreneur. (Cody Boston | Flatland)

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2022: 25-21

December 29, 2022  |    |  1 min read

Flatland is taking a journey through our recent past during the holiday season, presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.

This is the sixth installment, featuring stories that first appeared between Aug. 9 and Aug. 25.

From Aug. 9

From Aug. 12

From Aug. 15

From Aug. 24

Aug. 25

Check back tomorrow for top stories from Aug. 26 through Sept. 28.

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The Fight Against Forgetting 9/11

September 9, 2026

Schools, nonprofits, and firefighters work to ensure Kansas Citians remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

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