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Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

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

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

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

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

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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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

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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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

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

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

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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Champagne on ice

Weekend Possibilities | New Year’s Eve, KC Wheel and the Rodeo 

Looking for last-minute New Year’s Eve plans? Options range from pancakes and beer, to an avant-garde, modern disco in the Crossroads. 

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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

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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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

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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After Seven Years, CityScene KC Bids Adieu

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…

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Chiefs flag waves in Arrowhead Stadium.

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

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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A traveler viewing panels of art at the new Kansas City International Airport.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 40-36

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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KC Streetcar in the River Market.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 45-41

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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Christmas tree and nativity scene lighting ceremony in St. Peter's Square., Vatican City.

Pondering the Many Versions of Jesus Christ

Mike Graves, the author of “Jesus’ Vision for Your One Wild and Precious Life,” discusses the many versions of Jesus Christ as Christians celebrate his birth.

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An aerial view of the Country Club Plaza area.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 50-46

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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Lux Downtown Tower Deal Nixed, New Buyer Sought for Land

By Kevin Collison Lux Living’s proposed high-rise hotel and apartment proposal at 14th and Wyandotte has collapsed after the property’s California owner stopped extending its development agreement in order to seek a new buyer. The almost $200 million development proposed by the St. Louis developer next door to the historic Power & Light Building had…

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