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With a Casino on Their Phones, More Kansas City Gamblers Risk Addiction

By | February 9, 2024 | 0
Inside the sportsbook at Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway.

Addiction experts warn that sports betting apps pose a particularly addictive temptation for problem gamblers, particularly around the Super Bowl.

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Grieving Parents Turning Tragedy of Suicide into Hope 

By | November 7, 2023 | 0
The Speak UP program features photos of those lost to suicide.

Parents of children who have died by suicide have banded together to help dramatically reduce such tragedies in the Blue Valley School District.

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New Program Offers Hope for Reducing Violent Crime in KC

By | October 11, 2023 | 0
A row of homes in the Santa Fe neighborhood, where violent crime is on the decline.

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.

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Hundreds of Kansas Citians Are Shot Each Year and Survive. Families Pick Up the Pieces

By | September 27, 2023 | 0
police line do not cross tape

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.

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Flatland on Kansas City PBS: A Year in Review

By | December 15, 2022 | 0
Flatland reporters, producers and host Mary Sanchez, Vicky-Diaz Camacho, D. Rashaan Gilmore, Cody Boston, Catherine Hoffman and Cami Koons on the set at Kansas City PBS.

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.

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