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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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Troost Lake and its history

curiousKC | This is Why Troost Lake is on the Paseo

Troost Lake – and the amusement park – marked an important time in KC’s development.

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curiousKC | Is Plant Diversity the Future for the Midwest?

The curiousKC team talked with some local horticulturists who are making it their mission to develop plant varieties suited for our particular environment in the Kansas City metro.

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Houseboat on the Blue River

curiousKC | Houseboats Once Thrived on the Blue River

The curiousKC team shares the story of the houseboat community that once thrived on the Blue River.

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