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How KC is | Big 12 Championship Tournament

We’re asking the question: How “Kansas City” is… for all the good stuff going on in our world. On today? The Big 12 Championship tourney is taking over Power & Light this weekend in Kansas City. But just how well-represented is KC inside the Sprint Center? Check out the video above, and if you know of something that didn’t make the cut send…

Bloody, MO | Willie ‘The Rat’ Cammisano

Welcome to “Bloody, MO,” a Civil War-through-modern day video peek into Kansas City’s bloody past – starring equally notorious and unknown gunslingers, fire-starters, and godfathers. Today: Willie “The Rat” Cammisano A legend in the Missouri underworld and holder of one of the most fearsome and lethal reputations in Kansas City mafia history, Willie “The Rat” Cammisano died a…

How Kansas City is the 58th Annual Grammy Awards

How Kansas City Is | Grammy Awards

We’re asking the question: How “Kansas City” is… for all the good stuff going on in our world. Up today? The genre-mixing celebration of all things music, the 58th annual Grammy Awards. We’ll see a few Kansas Citians walk the red carpet at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Monday evening, and a few more hidden local gems throughout the show. Check out…

Bloody, MO | Sharon ‘La Pistolera’ Kinne

Welcome to “Bloody, MO,” a Civil War-through-modern day video peek into Kansas City’s bloody past – starring equally notorious and unknown gunslingers, fire-starters, and godfathers. Today: Sharon “La Pistolera” Kinne Sharon Kinne was known to shoot her way out of a situation she didn’t want to be in, earning her the nickname “La Pistolera.” Connected to at least three…

How Kansas City is | Super Bowl 50

We’re asking the question: How “Kansas City” is… for all the good stuff going on in our world. Up today? The big game, of course. The Chiefs may not be taking the field in Santa Clara, but there are lots of local ties. Check out the video, and if you know of one that didn’t make the…

Bloody, MO, Part II : Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd

Bloody, MO | Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd

Welcome to “Bloody, MO,” a Civil War-through-modern day video peek into Kansas City’s bloody past – starring equally notorious and unknown gunslingers, fire-starters, and godfathers. Today: Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd The sharp-dressed gunslinger was wanted in six states at the time of his death. But he steadfastly denied taking any part in the most famous crime he…

Bloody, MO | Silas M. Gordon

Welcome to “Bloody, MO,” a Civil War-through-modern day video peek into Kansas City’s bloody past – starring equally notorious and unknown gunslingers, fire-starters, and godfathers. Today: Silas M. Gordon An anti-Union guerrilla who indirectly caused Platte City, Missouri, to be burned twice by forces during the Civil War, Gordon engaged in various guerrilla actions, including…

A Field Guide to Sneaking Your Pet Into Arrowhead

A laundry list of restrictions await every football fan wanting entry into Arrowhead, but after an image of a man cuddled with an orange cat in his stadium seat went viral earlier this week we couldn’t help but wonder what other kinds of loving pets we can get into the home of the Chiefs. [FLEX-CONTENT]

From the Galley to the Guns

With Pearl Harbor survivors well into their 90s, and some passing the century mark, their numbers are shrinking all over the United States. Of the 60,000 Pearl Harbor survivors it is believed that fewer than 2,000 survivors are alive today. Jesse Reynolds of Gallatin, Missouri, was aboard the USS MacDonough when it was anchored in…

Kansas City and the Space Shuttle

Kansas City and the Space-less Shuttle

In 1972, only 3 years removed from man’s first stroll on the moon, NASA set a new direction in space exploration. A reusable Low Earth Orbit Vehicle to be known as the Space Shuttle. A vehicle that could be launched like a rocket but land like an airplane. The “Orbiter Vehicle #101” was originally to be called…