Union Station and the Kansas City skyline lit up at night.
Kansas City's downtown skyline with Union Station in the foreground. It is perhaps the most recognizable historic landmark in the region. (Contributed | Union Station/Kentadh Photography)

Flatland’s Top 21 Stories of 2021

December 31, 2021  |    |  1 min read

Editor’s note: As Flatland says good-bye to 2021, we offer a chronological list of the 21 stories that our readers read the most over the past 12 months. These are the stories that you found the most interesting and/or important this year. In looking back on them, it provides a reflection of our lives.

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Nick’s Picks | Messi, Jail, Buses, and More …

June 1, 2026

World Cup Team(s) Arrive It’s starting to feel real. The first World Cup team has landed in Kansas City. Defending champions Argentina touched down at KCI airport on Sunday and will begin practicing today at Sporting KC’s training facility in Wyandotte County. Much of the attention, of course, is focused on Lionel Messi. The soccer…

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