curiousKC

What do you wonder about Kansas City, the region or its people that you would like us to investigate?

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curiousKC | When Sutera’s Restaurant Was a Sports Betting Hub

Sutera’s Restaurant, a popular Brookside hot spot, was at the center of a notorious sports gambling investigation in the 1980s.

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Potholes on 75th Street

curiousKC | Here’s The Price Tag to Fix All of Kansas City’s Roads

The curiousKC team looks into how much it would actually cost to fix and maintain Kansas City’s streets.

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The main entrance to Park University’s Academic Underground space.

curiousKC | Pondering the City Beneath Our Feet

The curiousKC team explores the massive underground developments in the Kansas City area, and explores whether housing can be built in the area’s limestone caves.

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Free hugs at Juneteenth

Vote curiousKC | What Questions About KC’s Black Community Should We Report on Next?

We received four questions about Kansas City’s Black community, history and business. Choose the question we should report on next.

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George Caleb Bingham's "Order No. 11" painting.

curiousKC | How a Kansas City Women’s Prison Collapse in 1863 Fueled Quantrill’s Raid of Lawrence

A Flatland reader wanted to know the story behind a 1863 Union Women’s Prison collapse that led to Quantrill’s deadly raid on Lawrence.

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