Crime & Safety
States Ponder Rules of Engagement as They Reopen Amid Pandemic
Kansas, Missouri and surrounding states are taking various routes to reopen amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
Pandemic Spurs Concern About Suicide Among KC-Area Youths
Beds are going unfilled at Kansas City-area child psychiatric facilities, raising questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out for teens.
‘I’m Counting on It’: Many College Students Left Out of Stimulus Checks
In a rush to get the big economic relief package out, some people fell through the cracks. Some college students aren’t eligible and won’t get the $1,200 check. Flatland talked to two of these students.
No Man is an Island, Even in a Pandemic
An Artist Responds to Social Isolation by Creating This Short Film
College Towns Hit Census Pothole With Coronavirus
College towns in Missouri and Kansas are concerned that early university closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak could lead to a census undercount of students.
Kansas Hospital Bought COVID-19 Tests That May Only Show You’ve Had A Cold
A Kansas hospital bought Coronavirus tests that may only show that you’ve had a cold.
Primetime for Puzzles? A Global Pandemic
Forget toilet paper, the world is running low on jigsaw puzzles. In a recent interview with NPR, Carol Glazer, president of Massachusetts puzzle and family game company Ceaco, shared details about the company’s spike in sales that she never saw coming. “Around the second week of March, we noticed sales at one of our largest…
Kansas City Restaurants Experiment, Adapt to Survive Amid Pandemic
Flatland features some of the most creative strategies deployed by Kansas City restaurateurs to survive the COVID-19 outbreak.
Age of Coronavirus: Deciding Who Lives… And Who Dies
Kansas City area health care providers are pondering the hardest question – deciding who lives and who dies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three Key Ts: Testing, Tracing and Treatment in a Post-Pandemic Economy
Now is the time to learn from the COVID-19 outbreak or there will be no escaping the worst of the pandemic and economic collapse.