Crime & Safety

Reynard Zweifel directs programming for the Kansas City performing arts group HYPE — Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence.

Near Murder, Gun Death Drive Work of KCMO Youth Mentor

By Aubrey Hughes, John G. McGrath | November 28, 2022

Changemaker Reynard Zweifel directs programming for the Kansas City performing arts group HYPE — Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence.

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KC Water's chief plant operator Kevin Herman gives a tour of the "Sludge House" and machinery that sifts through the waste. (Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Flatland)

Inside the Sludge: How Experts Run COVID Wastewater Testing

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | November 1, 2022

Flatland takes you behind the scenes of a two-year project that tracks COVID in wastewater.

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Viles of the new COVID-19 booster shot.

curiousKC | Here’s How to Stay Healthy These Days, Say KC Health Leaders

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | September 26, 2022

Here’s what local health care experts and public health researchers want you to know about COVID-19 right now.

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An estimated 6,000 to 8,000 Kansas Citians gathered at Theis Park on March 24, 2018 for the March for Our Lives event in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.

March For Our Lives: A Generation’s Quest For Gun Safety

By Mary Sanchez | June 9, 2022

Members of a generation whose lives have been shaped by mass shootings are gathering again for March for Our Lives 2022.

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Cut-outs of various people's hands frame a canvas. This image accompanies an FAQ that anwers questions about COVID-19.

curiousKC | Answers to COVID Questions You Need to Know

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Catherine Hoffman | May 10, 2022

Bookmark Flatland’s curiousKC FAQ, where we answer your questions about COVID-19.

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