News & Issues

Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.

Darvin Bentlage is a fourth-generation farmer in Missouri. He sold his roughly 700-acre farm in the fall, moving to a smaller property in the area.

Boom or Bubble? High Farmland Prices Encourage Investors, Concern Farmers

By Emily Featherston, InvestigateTV, Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest | January 3, 2024

Outside investment in farmland continues to increase, but some economists and many farmers worry deep pockets are pushing prices above what the land is worth.

Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

GOP Infighting, Election Year Politics Could Shape 2024 Missouri Legislative Session

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent | January 2, 2024

Missouri lawmakers return to Jefferson City on Wednesday for the start of the 2024 legislative session, and expectations aren’t high.

The Country Club Plaza with the fountain at Mill Creek Park in the foreground.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 5-1

By | January 1, 2024

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.

Founder Myron McCant looks through a window at the children served at KD Academy child care.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 10-6

By | December 31, 2023

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.

A view from the east of a possible Royals ballpark in the East Village area of downtown.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 15-11

By | December 30, 2023

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.

Union Station and the Kansas City skyline lit up at night.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 20-16

By | December 29, 2023

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.

A participant in a KC Tenants Power political rally uses a megaphone to fire up the crowd.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 25-21

By | December 28, 2023

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.

Folks hold up pink white and blue signs that read "We Are Still Here" at a transgender rights protest in Kansas City.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 30-26

By | December 27, 2023

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.

After Seven Years, CityScene KC Bids Adieu

By Kevin Collison | December 26, 2023

Dear Readers, CityScene KC is shutting down at the end of this week after serving you since November 2016. It’s been a labor of love reporting and writing about the revitalization of greater downtown Kansas City and its urban core, first as a development reporter at The Kansas City Star beginning in 2001, and then…

Chiefs flag waves in Arrowhead Stadium.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 35-31

By | December 26, 2023

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.

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