Julie Freijat

Reporter

Julie Freijat is a Kansas City PBS/Flatland reporter and a Report for America corps member working with the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. Previously, Freijat was a Dow Jones reporting intern at Kansas City PBS.

Stories by Julie Freijat

Members of the Quality Hill Towers Tenant Union.

Tenants at Quality Hill Towers Formed a Union, Got Results

After months of deteriorating living conditions — including pest infestations and broken appliances — residents at Quality Hill Towers formed a tenants union.

This neglected house at 3611 Norton Ave. was reported to the Kansas City 311 program in March 2021.

Inside KC’s 311 Complaint Hotline: More Than 300,000 Reports

The Kansas City 311 program has received 300,000 reports in two years. Here are the city’s top problems and how advocates are trying to help.

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

The Way We Were: Mapping Historic Landmarks in Kansas City

Kansas City has about 300 landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places, and more than 100 on its local Register of Historic Places. Check the maps.

A sinkhole in Barry County, Missouri.

That Sinking Feeling: Missouri Full of Caves, Sinkholes

Missouri is unusually fertile ground for sinkholes and caves, thanks to its landscape. The Show-Me State is home to the second most caves in the country.

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