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Kansas City Area High School Students Get Big Scholarships
WEBJun 18, 2024 · The 2023 cohort of KC Scholars from North Kansas City High School poses for a photo on Awards Day, May 1, 2023. Mariah Durgan, a 2024 recipient of the scholarship, said students from past cohorts helped her complete and refine her application.
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WEBThe Future of the Country Club Plaza. S3 Ep. 3 - The Kansas City PBS documentary “Nichols’ Folly: A Century of the Country Club Plaza” explores the complicated history behind the nation’s first planned suburban shopping center. This month, “Flatland in Focus” examines the future of the Country Club Plaza and what […]
About Flatland
WEBFlatland produces multimedia stories that examine local news, highlight rural affairs and explore Kansas City history. It is a founding member of the Kansas City Media Collective, a collaborative initiative to support and enhance local journalism.
Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2022: 45-41
WEBFlatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.
Flatland In Focus
WEBMeet the Host. D. Rashaan Gilmore is a Newsweek contributing writer and the host of the weekly radio program “Unbossed and Unbothered” on 90.1 FM KKFI, which offers candid discussions, fresh insights and perspective-shifting interviews. Gilmore is also the founder of BlaqOut, a Kansas City nonprofit working to serve the Black queer community and help end the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Neighborhood Blocks a Low-Barrier Shelter Addressing …
WEBMay 22, 2024 · Kansas City has the country’s highest rate of chronically homeless people who can’t find an apartment — or space in a shelter. A U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development survey found that 96% of those people in Kansas City live on the street.. Last year, the Kansas City Council set out to pass along $7.1 million in federal tax dollars for a low-barrier shelter — a last-resort ...
Behind the Scenes of Crime Scene Cleanup - flatlandkc.org
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Learn More. This video is part of a series supporting important conversations about crime reduction strategies and available resources for those impacted by violent crime. Stream ‘A Tale of Three Cities’, a new documentary from filmmaker Michael Price exploring successful crime reduction programs in Kansas City, Kansas, and Omaha, Nebraska, immersing viewers in critical conversations about ...
Flatland Now Official Home for CityScene KC Archive
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · Flatland, a nonprofit newsroom of Kansas City PBS, is now the official home of CityScene KC's archival content. CityScene KC was a local news site covering news about greater downtown Kansas City, founded by Kevin Collison, who retired in 2024.
Community Colleges Confront Slumping Enrollment. Can it be Fixed?
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Blake Flanders knows that enrollment at community colleges has dropped precipitously. He’s worried about what that means for the future. Flanders, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, said that Kansas community colleges have lost more than 40,000 total students since 2012, creating a sustainability issue for the system.