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A crowd begins to gather in front of Union Station for the start of the NFL Draft.

Spend a Day at the NFL Draft

Flatland attended the first day of the NFL Draft in Kansas City to capture the fan experience in pictures. Here is a pictorial gallery.

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a drawing of people in suits with computers instead of heads.

Can ChatGPT Write the News? 

News organizations are grappling with the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on journalism. As a test, Flatland asked ChatGPT to write a story.

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Milhaus Teams with UC-B on 100-Unit Apartment Plan on Troost

By Kevin Collison A familiar team is working together again to develop a 100-unit apartment project at the southeast corner of Linwood and Troost. UC-B Properties and Milhaus have formed a partnership for the project. It would join another 89-unit development proposed by Indianapolis-based Milhaus for the southwest corner of the same intersection. “We realized…

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Chiefs flag waves in Arrowhead Stadium.

A Love Story: Football, the NFL, the Chiefs and Kansas City

The history of football in Kansas City stretches back to the late 1800s, long before Lamar Hunt brought the Chiefs to town, let alone the NFL Draft.

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North Kansas City Plays Potential Backstop for Royals

By Kevin Collison North Kansas City has emerged as the backup for a proposed Royals ballpark should a deal strike out at the East Village downtown site, according to sources familiar with both locations. While North Kansas City was considered an outlier when it was listed among 14 potential ballpark locations in and around downtown…

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