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No other resident of Kansas City, past or present, has achieved the worldwide fame of Walt Disney. He created the animated Mickey Mouse and establi...

What is it like to be the son or daughter of an absolute and ruthless dictator? To bear a name – Stalin or Mussolini, Mao or Ceausescu, Qaddafi or...

The Library, in partnership with American Public Square, launches a series of discussions of polarizing local issues – minus the i...

The stories seem more prevalent and disturbing today than ever: kids being pushed in one or more sports to the point of burnout before high school,...

Antonio Vivaldi wrote more than 500 concertos, none more famous than “The Four Seasons.” The renowned composer’s depictions of rustling leaves, shimme...

The U.S. Army wanted something lightweight, fast, and versatile when it put out a call to auto manufacturers for an all-terrain reconnaissance vehi...

From baseball’s Royals to football’s Chiefs to soccer’s Sporting Kansas City, KC’s sports teams play to a notably enthusiastic fan base – amid a ra...

World chess champion-turned-human rights activist Garry Kasparov sounded his first warning about Vladimir Putin in 2001. He now c...

Lady Bird Johnson was no mere White House photo prop. The former Claudia Taylor once was described by husband Lyndon Johnson as “the brains a...