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Viles of the new COVID-19 booster shot.

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.

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A layer of colorful cutouts of eyes. It's time to collect the questions you have about youth and their ever-increasing role in the democratic process. Write to us. (Photo by Adobe Spark)

curiousKC | Call for Questions About How Youth Are Engaging in Politics

What piques your interest about young folks shaping the democratic landscape? curiousKC is now accepting your questions that could appear on the next episode of The Flatland Show.

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A group stands outside of the music academy building sometime in the 1950s. (Photo credit: Charlie Parker Memorial Foundation)

curiousKC | Where is the Charlie Parker Memorial Foundation’s Music School now?

The Charlie Parker Memorial Foundation school of music was lauded in the ’70s for getting kids “off the streets,” and “into the arts.” Local jazz artist asked: “What happened to it?”

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curious KC | What Questions Do You Have About Ballot Initiatives in Missouri? 

This month on Flatland, we’re examining ballot initiatives. We’ll talk to successful campaigns and failed campaigns to see what works, what doesn’t and why it’s important to many Missourians.

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This 1973 Hallmark illustrative guide highlights a few of the city's key points and major districts of the time. (Missouri Valley Room Special Collections)

curiousKC: What Did Union Hill Look Like Before Redevelopment?

If ever you were curious, here’s your chance to learn what Union Hill looked like before it was redeveloped beginning in the 1980s.

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Marijuana plants

curiousKC | Have a Question About Legalizing Marijuana? Let Us Know.

What questions do you have about legalizing recreational marijuana in Missouri? Flatland’s curiousKC team will find the answers.

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Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, photographed on Monday, June 6, 2022, in St. Louis is the only abortion provider in Missouri.

curiousKC | What are Reproductive Rights?

“Reproductive rights” has been a Google search phrase more in the past couple of months than in the search engine’s history. Here’s why, and what it means.

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A navy blue background with an orange outline of the state of Kansas with a ballot box inside. On Aug. 2, Kansans will vote on a constitutional amendment that would uphold or remove abortion protections.

curiousKC | A Guide to What You’ll See in the Aug. 2 Kansas Primary About Abortion

On Aug. 2, Kansans will vote on a constitutional amendment that would uphold or remove abortion protections. Here’s what you need to know.

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An advertisement of the KCMO-TV Tower from the '60s. (eBay)

curiousKC | A Quick History Lesson on the TV Tower Near 31st and Main Street

Here’s your brief history lesson on the red steel tower at 31st Street and Main Street.

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19-year-old Topekan Chole Easley, left, hugs her friends during a rally at the Statehouse Friday, June 24, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas.

curiousKC | Send Your Questions on Reproductive Rights and Abortion

Flatland is turning to audience members for their questions to help shape its July 21 episode airing on Kansas City PBS. 

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