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Bill Stancil presents Rockhurst University: The First 100 Years, a lecture supplemented with numerous historical...

From bandits to gangsters, from kidnappers to gunslinging evangelists, Kansas City has proved to be a hotbed for criminals. In Kansas...

The classic children’s novel Robinson Crusoe bears little resemblance to the novel authored by Daniel DeFoe in 1719. Dec...

The Midwest Democracy Project hosts a forum exploring the question: What is the 21st century mission of our public schools? Parti...

On Thursday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.,...

The Kansas City Public Library marks the launch of a new book, Elmwood Cemetery: Stories of Kansas City, on Wed...

The Chilean coup d'état of 1973 was a watershed event in the history of Chile. It was also a defining moment in the life of writer...

In a USA Today poll, 95 percent said civility in politics is essential to a healthy democracy. So why is it so hard to solve problems whe...

The curator of the exhibit 200 Years on Troost, Father Paisius (David) Altschul, talks about the avenue's rich hi...

Historian and author Duane W. Roller presents his book, Cleopatra: A Biography, described as a “rich, co...