News & Issues

Education

Meet the Kansas City Public Schools board candidates for the April 2025 election

All seven candidates support the district’s bond issue, but they have differing views on how well the district tackles sensitive topics in the classroom.

by Maria Benevento, The Beacon

Join our family of curious Kansas Citians

Thank you for subscribing!

Feature Series

We Are Flatland

News & Issues

Meet the Kansas City Public Schools board candidates for the April 2025 election

All seven candidates support the district’s bond issue, but they have differing views on how well the district tackles sensitive topics in the classroom.

After Tuberculosis Outbreak, Wyandotte County Parts Ways with Health Director

Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S. history.

SCOTUS Justice Applauds KC Stage Adaption of Her Book

World Premier at The Coterie Theatre Moves Sonia Sotomayor to Tears

This Group is Saving the Kansas River from Tons of Trash

Friends of the Kaw volunteers tackle items as big as septic tanks. Now they’re eyeing an ambitious cleanup target for 2030.

Nick’s Picks | Abortion Ban, Death Penalty, Solar Energy, and More …

Preparing you for the week ahead, before it happens…

A Black Friday Romp Through the Metro’s Shoplifting History

The evolution of retail theft from frontier thievery to crime rings

Nick’s Picks | Holiday Lightings, Hallmark, Hardwood, and More …

Preparing you for the week ahead, before it happens…

Clergy Sex Abuse Survivor Reflects on His Reform Work

St. Louis man, David G. Clohessy, cites better victim support and resistant bishops among wins and losses in efforts to change the Catholic Church

Nick’s Picks | Layoffs, World Cup, ‘A Christmas Carol,’ and More…

Preparing you for the week ahead, before it happens…

A Better Big Blue Battlefield in Kansas City | Part III

Hard feelings between the two sides soften as the years go by

Funding for Flatland
Provided By

Join our family of curious Kansas Citians

Thank you for subscribing!

Feature Series

We Are Flatland

News & Issues

Meet the Kansas City Public Schools board candidates for the April 2025 election

All seven candidates support the district’s bond issue, but they have differing views on how well the district tackles sensitive topics in the classroom.

After Tuberculosis Outbreak, Wyandotte County Parts Ways with Health Director

Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S. history.

SCOTUS Justice Applauds KC Stage Adaption of Her Book

World Premier at The Coterie Theatre Moves Sonia Sotomayor to Tears

This Group is Saving the Kansas River from Tons of Trash

Friends of the Kaw volunteers tackle items as big as septic tanks. Now they’re eyeing an ambitious cleanup target for 2030.

Nick’s Picks | Abortion Ban, Death Penalty, Solar Energy, and More …

Preparing you for the week ahead, before it happens…

A Black Friday Romp Through the Metro’s Shoplifting History

The evolution of retail theft from frontier thievery to crime rings

Nick’s Picks | Holiday Lightings, Hallmark, Hardwood, and More …

Preparing you for the week ahead, before it happens…

Clergy Sex Abuse Survivor Reflects on His Reform Work

St. Louis man, David G. Clohessy, cites better victim support and resistant bishops among wins and losses in efforts to change the Catholic Church

Nick’s Picks | Layoffs, World Cup, ‘A Christmas Carol,’ and More…

Preparing you for the week ahead, before it happens…

A Better Big Blue Battlefield in Kansas City | Part III

Hard feelings between the two sides soften as the years go by

Funding for FlatlandProvided By

Funding for Flatland
Provided By