The August Dateline: Washington event at the Kansas City Public Library was supposed to be about outer space. Just outer space. Host...

Homer Plessy—a man of seven-eighths Caucasian descent and one-eighth African descent who was nevertheless considered black under Louisiana law—boar...

In the new series Dateline: Washington with David Von Drehle, journalists covering the nation’s capital offer an insider’s look at...

When it opened 40 years ago, Kansas City International Airport and its three-terminal design was hailed as the most convenient airport in the count...

The slave Dred Scott claimed that his residence in a free state transformed him into a free man. When the Court decided otherwise,...

After more than a decade of intimate economic relations, China and the United States have become deeply intertwined. Historian Zachary Kara...

The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, Sandra Day O’Connor has learned firsthand the inner workings, hi...

Steve Kraske of KCUR’s Up to Date moderates a panel discussion about Kansas City’s financial planning. Feat...

In the waning days of the 2012 political campaign, KCUR-FM and the Library join forces to present a live surrogate Presidential de...

Join us for a public viewing of the 2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates. A panel discussion follows each debate....