Show Me | Season Two Preview

"Show Me" and the Kansas City skyline.

Last year, our Show Me series introduced you to six entrepreneurs in Kansas City brimming with local pride and national ambition. Now, we’re back with four new stories about the movers and shakers who are shaping our great city. Get a taste of the who-and-what’s to come with this preview, and look for the first episode of Show Me’s Season 2 right…

Read More

Ever Thought of It? Sidewalks Play Big Role in Community Health

A man walking on a sidewalk near a "Sidewalk Closed, Cross Here" sign.

Let’s say you buy a new home in Kansas City, and several months later, the city blindsides you with a $4,000 bill for sidewalk repairs you knew nothing about. Seriously? City Councilman Scott Wagner encountered just that scenario the other day. “This isn’t fair,” the man complained to Wagner. “I told him, ‘Yeah, that stinks.…

Read More

They’re Baaaack! 5 Storylines for Our Returning Royals

A Royals baseball player

Pay no attention to the calendar. Spring actually starts when baseball begins. Monday afternoon at Target Field in Minnesota, our long civic sports winter will finally end when Royals baseball returns. Glory be. Flatland has been watching all spring and has the top storylines to watch for the 2017 season. THE SURGE This year, the biggest…

Read More

PBS NewsHour: McCaskill launches investigation of opioid drugmakers

McCaskill listening

This morning from PBS NewsHour, read how Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, is taking on manufacturers of top-selling opioids to find out whether these drugmakers are creating a cycle of addiction instead of preventing it. See Flatland’s coverage of opioid addiction in the area and read additional health coverage. McCaskill launches investigation of opioid drugmakers…

Read More