News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Kansas City Celebrates World Refugee Day
Kansas City’s third annual World Refugee Day celebration will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library’s Northeast branch.
Things to Watch During June 20 Election in Kansas City
Kansas City has seen new political players, a worsening affordable housing crisis and escalating tensions with the state-controlled police department.
Reparations in KC
Kansas City is beginning a discussion about how it might make amends through reparations for inequities toward Black residents through reparations. Flatland In Focus will report on the deeply intentional work that’s already being done within the Black community, documenting the case for and possibilities around correcting racial gaps in health, wealth, homeownership, criminal justice…
Developer Rescues Historic Seiden’s Fur Building; What’s Next?
By Kevin Collison Developer Chris Sally has swooped in to save a long-neglected, historic building in the heart of downtown that had been slated to be demolished this week. The big question now is, what is he going to do with it? “We called the owner on Sunday and got it under contract yesterday,” Sally…
Kansas City Starts Down a Long Road to Black Reparations
Kansas City is embarking on a difficult quest to consider and create reparations to address harm the city has caused and perpetuated for its Black residents.