Crime & Safety
With a Casino on Their Phones, More Kansas City Gamblers Risk Addiction
Addiction experts warn that sports betting apps pose a particularly addictive temptation for problem gamblers, particularly around the Super Bowl.
Grieving Parents Turning Tragedy of Suicide into Hope
Parents of children who have died by suicide have banded together to help dramatically reduce such tragedies in the Blue Valley School District.
New Program Offers Hope for Reducing Violent Crime in KC
Results from the first year of the KC 360 program are showing progress in reducing violent crime in Kansas City’s historic Santa Fe neighborhood.
Hundreds of Kansas Citians Are Shot Each Year and Survive. Families Pick Up the Pieces
Since 2015, shootings in Kansas City that leave a survivor are rising slightly — leaving families to struggle with the physical and mental wounds they cause.
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.
Near Murder, Gun Death Drive Work of KCMO Youth Mentor
Changemaker Reynard Zweifel directs programming for the Kansas City performing arts group HYPE — Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence.
Inside the Sludge: How Experts Run COVID Wastewater Testing
Flatland takes you behind the scenes of a two-year project that tracks COVID in wastewater.
curiousKC | Here’s How to Stay Healthy These Days, Say KC Health Leaders
Here’s what local health care experts and public health researchers want you to know about COVID-19 right now.
March For Our Lives: A Generation’s Quest For Gun Safety
Members of a generation whose lives have been shaped by mass shootings are gathering again for March for Our Lives 2022.
curiousKC | Answers to COVID Questions You Need to Know
Bookmark Flatland’s curiousKC FAQ, where we answer your questions about COVID-19.