Kansas City

Lewis and Clark had now traversed the entire breadth of the future state of Missouri. They were at the present site of Kansas City and preparing to start north along the western edge of our state.

Kansas City’s beautiful Starlight Theatre hosted its very first opening night with the musical The Desert Song. However, before construction was finished on the $1.5 million venue, it hosted the Thrills of a Century—a centennial celebration of Kansas City. 

"Casey" Stengel, named for his home town of K.C. stunned jeering baseball fans on this day by bowing to them and ceremoniously tipping his cap. From under the hat a bird flew out. Casey may have been the first to give the fans the bird.

Gourmet pizza, local wine, creative containers and more in Kansas City

Your new favorite meal may be prepared on wheels.

Hoof cleaning, feeding penguins, and mud baths are all in a day’s work at the Kansas City Zoo.

Supporting local businesses is one of the priorities of the lieutenant governor’s office, and much of this support comes through the Buy Missouri program

I ate locally sourced food for seven days, and so can you.

This is the birthday of Kansas City's dominating right-handed starting pitcher, Bret Saberhagen. At 21 he was the World Series MVP when the Royals beat the Cardinals.