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March 2026
(March 10, 2026) Contaminated land, housing funds and parks upgrades discussed in Wyandotte County: This story has been updated to correct the number of lots being evaluated, the types of contamination being examined and which properties have been marked cleared.
February 2026
(Feb. 26, 2026) Kansas pushes more jail time for problematic youth. Research says that will lead to more crime: This story was updated to include information about the conference committee process.
(Feb. 25, 2026) For disillusioned health care workers in Kansas City, Canada beckons: An earlier version of this story gave the incorrect title of Eli Greenspan. He is a policy advisor with the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment.
January 2026
(Jan. 6, 2026) Missouri lawmakers will grapple with property tax system in 2026: This story was updated to clarify Amparan’s annual property tax bills in 2021 and 2023. A previous version of the story listed the annual bill amounts as the monthly bill amounts.
October 2025
(Oct. 9, 2025) Across state line and following historic redlines: Kansas City food deserts expand as grocery stores close: A previous version of this article said grocery stores target $100,000 in sales per square foot in the first year. The correct number is $1,000 per square foot.
(Oct. 2, 2025) ‘I’m gonna torture you’: Despite nearly 200 stalking and domestic abuse charges, a Kansas man could avoid jail time: This story’s headline was update to accurate reflect where Christopher Koch lived. A previous version of the story listed the wrong city.
August 2025
(Aug. 28, 2025) Kansas City cared more about branding than public transparency. A new audit urges an overhaul: This story has been updated to reflect the timeline when council member Melissa Patterson Hazley began the audit process. A previous version of this story said the audit was a result of an open letter from the media, but Patterson Hazley began the process before city officials received the letter.
July 2025
(July 15, 2025) ‘Another kick in the butt’: Kehoe cuts funding for KC-area programs, projects: This story was updated to correct the amount of money cut via line-item veto for Raytown Fire H.E.L.P.S., a mobile integrated health program.
January 2025
(Jan. 22, 2025) Housing, tax credits and unions: Missouri economic development bills to watch in 2025: This story originally erred in its description of the Missouri Angels Investment Incentive Act. If passed, the bill would award tax credits to investors in tech companies statewide, with a bonus for businesses in rural counties.
(Jan. 15, 2025) Healthy Homes found nearly 75 health code violations at Quality Hill Towers. So why is it considered habitable?: This article has been updated to clarify that Sentinel communicated with the Quality Hill Tenant Union during 2024. The company added that a third-party tested the water systems at 929 Jefferson in November 2024 and found no health issues.
(Jan. 10, 2025) State line competition complicates economic development for the Kansas City metro: This story has been updated to fully reflect the potential base camp locations for the FIFA World Cup in 2026.
December 2024
(Dec. 9, 2024) Prescription delivery in Missouri faces delays under USPS rural service plan: This story originally misidentified a source as a Beacon board member. But Heidi Lucas told a Beacon reporter only that she knows one of The Beacon’s board members. We misheard her and incorrectly identified her as a board member. We failed to check the listing of our own board.
November 2024
(Nov. 27, 2024) How Kansas City plans to automatically remove lanes from dangerous roads: This story has been corrected to reflect that North Chouteau Trafficway is not on the list of proposed road diets and Paseo Boulevard is still in the study phase. A small portion of Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and 23rd Street are in the first batch of diets.
(Nov. 15, 2024): From swing state to red state: A peek below the surface of county results in Missouri: This story has been corrected to reflect that St. Charles County voted for both Trump and Amendment 3, along with Clay, Platte and Buchanan counties.