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Age of Coronavirus: Community Matters, Ask Away

Kansas City PBS – KCPT, Flatland and 90.9 The Bridge – is asking the community what questions they want answered during the age of coronavirus.

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A postcard aerial view of Fairyland Park.

curiousKC: Winning Access to Fairyland Park

Kansas City’s Fairyland Park was a focus of civil rights activists before voters approved a public accommodations ordinance in 1964.

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Democracy in Action: This Month’s curiousKC Voting Round

curiousKC seeks your vote on questions related to transportation and infrastructure.

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How Is “Switzer Road” Really Pronounced?

How Is ‘Switzer Road’ Really Pronounced?

curiousKC investigates the history behind the name Switzer Road.

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Cat dressed up as Patrick Mahomes

A Cat in a Bowtie Named Sly James

CuriousKC tracked down the story behind an Instagram-famous cat in a bowtie the goes by the name Sly James.

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Kansas City Monarchs team photo from 1934

Kansas City’s Clash of The Titans

Learn the history of the short-lived Monarchs and Blues baseball rivalry in the ’20s.

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curiousKC food edition

Time to Vote on the Food Question You Like Best

February it’s all about food. Pick your favorite curiousKC query. Our team will report.

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Missouri River channel

Taming the Mighty Mo

Port KC President and CEO Jon Stephens provides a brief curiousKC history of the channeling of the Missouri River.

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Kansas City Oasis brochure

An Oasis for the Less Religious

Kansas City Oasis is a secular non-profit that allows atheists and agnostics to make human connections without spiritual commitments.

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Oralee holds photo of her father, Warren Watkins Jr.

Unearthing the Truth About Slave Burial Sites at KCI

There’s a persistent rumor in local circles that part of Kansas City International Airport was once a slave graveyard.  The topic crossed Flatland’s radar when an anonymous contributor asked the curiousKC team to see if there is “any truth to that.” Old news clippings and a 60-page archaeological survey of African American slave sites prove…

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