The Beacon won six Kansas Press Association awards for its work in 2023 covering Wichita and the state, including first place for feature story and for a story originating from a public notice. Polly Basore Wenzl’s First place feature story profiling Desmond Bryant-White, Defying a “gang list” label to find his voice and lend it […]
Scott Canon
Scott Canon is The Beacon's former editor-in-chief.
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What questions do you have in the wake of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally?
This is one tough week. Kansas City crowded together in celebration of a game, and walked away wounded. A mother dead. Children shot. A city’s sense of safety dissolved in a few seconds of gunfire. We’ll publish stories in the coming days and weeks that dig into a range of issues that came into focus […]