Cannabis

Close up of a hand holding a lighter up to the end of a joint.

Missouri’s Rapid Transition to Recreational Marijuana Pays Off 

Recreational marijuana sales totaled $8.5 million in Missouri during the first three days ending on Sunday. That was more than twice as much as medical marijuana sales during the same period.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | It’s Super Bowl Week (Again) in Kansas City

The Kansas City Chiefs are playing in the Super Bowl for the third time in five years. The big game will dominate local news this week.

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Lawmakers in the Missouri House chamber on Jan. 18, 2022.

Missouri House Gives Initial Approval to Raising Bar for Voters to Amend the Constitution

Legislation to make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution through the initiative petition process won initial approval in the Missouri House on Wednesday. 

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly enters to deliver the State of the State.

Gov. Laura Kelly Argues Kansans Deserve Progress on Tax, Health Care, K-12 Policy

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday encouraged the Republican-dominated Legislature to embrace a bipartisan approach to vexing political issues of taxation, health care and education.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Big Week Ahead for Politics and KC Restaurants

The week ahead will be dominated by political news at the local, state and national levels.

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Jessica Piper is seen in profile with trees in the background.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2022: 20-16

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.

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Donte Westmoreland on a balcony overlooking downtown Kansas City.

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

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.

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A woman takes aim at a target on the shooting range at Frontier Justice in Lee's Summit, Mo.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2022: 40-36

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.

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D. Rashaan Gilmore on the Flatland TV Show Set

2022 Year in Review

This special episode of Flatland invites our reporting team to the table to provide updates to some of the stories our series has covered over the last year including recreational marijuana, homelessness, healthcare workers and reproductive rights.

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Flatland reporters, producers and host Mary Sanchez, Vicky-Diaz Camacho, D. Rashaan Gilmore, Cody Boston, Catherine Hoffman and Cami Koons on the set at Kansas City PBS.

Flatland on Kansas City PBS: A Year in Review

Flatland’s Emmy-winning reporting team looks back on some of the biggest issues over the past year, and how they may unfold in 2023.

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