1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (966+ words) What's Your KCQ is a collaboration between The Star and the Kansas City Public Library series that answers your questions about the history, people, places and culture that make Kansas City unique. Have a suggestion for a future story? Share…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (533+ words) A Kansas woman sat on a toilet for so long that her skin grew around the seat, leading to her boyfriend's arrest and his subsequent lottery win. If you're from Kansas, you've likely heard your fair share of lore that's…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (675+ words) Kansas is packed with historic communities. With roots stretching back to the state's early years, Glasco is definitely one of them. The cozy little city was settled in 1865 along the Solomon River in... Kansas is packed with historic communities. With…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (63+ words) From the settlement of Nicodemus to the fight for desegregation, Kansas has a complex history for Black people. All-Black town plays key role in the complex racial history in Kansas Drawn by ads touting Nicodemus as a "promised land," hundreds…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (274+ words) Local scouts placed 441 poppy wreaths at the National World War I Museum and Memorial Monday to honor the 441 Kansas Citians who were killed in the First World War. RELATED | Kansas City marks 100 years of honoring fallen service members at Liberty…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (200+ words) FAIRWAY, Kan. (KCTV) - A cemetery on Shawnee Mission Parkway became the site of a Memorial Day ceremony honoring the only recognized Revolutionary War patriot buried in Kansas. Sarah Ruddell Davis was honored during an America 250 wreath-laying ceremony hosted by the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (222+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Scouts laid 441 wreaths Monday morning to honor Kansas City soldiers who died in WWI as the National World War I Museum and Memorial marked its 100th anniversary and the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday. Each wreath…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (461+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City's World War I Museum and Memorial is marking 100 years of honoring fallen service members this Memorial Day weekend, with community-wide activities and displays celebrating the milestone. Crowds gathered early at Celebration at the Station to…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (193+ words) The Kansas City Royals Foundation will sponsor free admission to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum during Memorial Day Weekend in honor of America’s 250th birthday. The $12,500 gift to the Truman Library Institute will make complimentary admission possible, allowing visitors to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (91+ words) A catastrophic EF-5 tornado tore through Greensburg, Kansas, with winds estimated at over 200 miles per hour and a path roughly 1.7 miles wide. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - May 4, 2007. A catastrophic EF-5 tornado tore through Greensburg, Kansas, with winds estimated at over…...