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Amelia Earhart Event Sparks Hope for Finding Lost Plane

By | July 26, 2024 |

From left, Gary LaPook, Dorothy Cochrane, Liz Smith, Tony Romeo, Lloyd Romeo and Rod Blocksome stand in front of Muriel, a plane identical to the one in which Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan took their fateful last flight.

Experts recently gathered in Atchison to share theories and research as part of efforts to find the lost plane piloted by groundbreaking aviator Amelia Earhart.

Kansas City Shopping Malls at an Economic Crossroads

By | July 10, 2024 |

Shoppers at Oak Park Mall on a recent Saturday morning.

While new owners plan to revive the Country Club Plaza, Oak Park Mall and Independence Center – the area’s last enclosed malls – face different futures.

Honoring Womontown: Kansas City’s Intentional Lesbian Community

By | June 12, 2024 |

The womyn of the newly formed Womontown march in the 1989 Kansas City Pride Parade.

The Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America will install a historic marker honoring Womontown on Thursday, June 13, at 27th Terrace and Charlotte Street.

Overland Park Man Recalls Surprise Joyride with Patty Hearst

By | May 31, 2024 |

Tom and Susan Matthews stand next to memorabilia from 1974, when Tom was abducted by Patty Hurst and other members of the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Tom Matthews was about to graduate from high school. Then Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army abducted him. The Overland Park man recalls a joyride.