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Bullets lined up in front of a gun are propped in front of a gavel. This is illustrative of the Flatland Show's next topic: gun and safety. This month, the curiousKC and Flatland team discuss how to address gun violence in Kansas City. What questions about gun violence do you have?

curiousKC | Your Input Needed for Our Next Episode on Guns

Send your questions about gun safety and it could be answered in the next Flatland Show episode.

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State Street Downsizing from Quality Hill Building to WeWork Space

By Kevin Collison State Street, one of downtown’s larger employers, is downsizing from its Quality Hill home of 25 years to occupy co-working space run by WeWork in the lightwell building at 11th and Main. At one time, State Street occupied most of a 312,000 square-foot, two-building office campus that occupied the entire block between…

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State Street building at 801 Pennsylvania

State Street Downsizing from Quality Hill Building to WeWork Space

State Street, one of downtown’s larger employers, is downsizing from its Quality Hill home of 25 years to occupy co-working space run by WeWork in the Lightwell building at 11th and Main streets.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Kansas Places a Big Bet on Sports

After years of debate, Kansas is about to become the 34th state in the nation to legalize sports betting. The bill could be used to help attract the Kansas City Chiefs to the state.

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KCATA Briefed on Tower Plan for 10th and Main, Work Could Begin in 2023

By Kevin Collison A mixed-use tower with up to 240 apartments being proposed for KCATA property at 10th and Main could break ground by summer 2023 and open by early 2025, according to a tentative schedule outlined Wednesday. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority board received a progress report on the  ambitious development concept being…

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