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Pandemic has changed education. What do Kansas Citians want our team to report on next?

curiousKC | Raise Your Hand if You Want to Talk About Education

Participate in the discussion about education and help shape our reporting.

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A portrait of a dog that is now missing over Brush Creek near the Country Club Plaza.

curiousKC | What Happened to that Dog Painting On Brush Creek Bridge?

The curiousKC team searches for the mysterious mutt masterpiece that disappeared from the Roanoke Parkway bridge over Brush Creek.

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Charlotte Street, the sign pictured here, was named after prominent early KC figure, Charlotte Campbell. Campbell was the wife of John Campbell, and was a descendant of the Duke of Argyll.

curiousKC | Learn One Kansas City Street’s Royal History

Ever wonder what the story is behind Charlotte Street’s name? curiousKC’s got the answer.

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Archival photos are laid on a tan piece of paper, denoting how our journalist traced down the history of Parkville.

curiousKC | Parkville Reckons With Its Storied Past

In 1956, Pearl Spencer was one of the first Black students to enroll in Parkville’s newly integrated high school.  Spencer and her siblings still vividly remember their experiences growing up Black in Parkville – the good, the bad and the ugly.  A reader asked curiousKC to look into who lives in what was once the…

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To curb fear in the unknown, Enam Haddad tells her children that the virus is like little red dots that need to be avoided. (Collage by Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Image: Library of Congress)

curiousKC | How Do You Discuss the Scary Virus With Children?

The curiousKC team talks to parents and experts about how to discuss COVID-19 with children.

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