At The Beacon, we believe that a strong community is an informed one. Since our launch in early 2020, we’ve worked especially hard to inform our readers about how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the Kansas City area. For the past three months, there’s been one reporter at…

This month, we’re going behind The Beacon with economics reporter Celisa Calacal and local government reporter Emily Wolf, who recently completed an investigation into the Kansas City Land Bank. …

Newsguard, a company that identifies misinformation on the internet, rates the credibility of news websites. A world without facts is dangerous. In a public health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic, accurate information (that’s not hidden behind a paywall) can be a matter of life and death. Yet local news consumers…

For the one year anniversary of the pandemic, our newsroom asked fellow Kansas Citians to tell their stories of survival and change. One of the struggles we heard about was a problem we could help solve. Camille Givens, a woman who is blind, shared her story about the difficulty she…

Kansas City is invited to submit personal stories about the impact of COVID-19 for an oral history project. As we approach the one year anniversary of the global COVID-19 health crisis, The Beacon wants to hear from Kansas Citians about experiences that changed our lives. This project aims to reflect…

The Beacon vision is simple: All Kansans and Missourians are equipped with the information and avenues to contribute to shaping their communities. The stakes are high. Across the U.S. more than 1,300 communities have lost their news coverage. And, according to the Federal Communications Commission, more than 24 million Americans…