History

By the mid-1930s Kansas City area high school football players, like these members of the William Chrisman High School football squad in Independence, competed while wearing helmets and protective padded apparel.

Risks and Rewards of Playing High School Football

By Brian Burnes | September 6, 2023

Kansas City football history is littered with players killed and maimed playing the sport. It was so violent high school football once was banned for 13 years.

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Preservation workers at the Quindaro site.

Remembering Quindaro: ACLU of Kansas Shines New Light

By Mary Sanchez | August 10, 2023

The ACLU of Kansas has released a report urging people to study the history of the thriving, multiracial Quindaro township in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Union Station and the Kansas City skyline lit up at night.

The Way We Were: Mapping Historic Landmarks in Kansas City

By Julie Freijat | July 19, 2023

Kansas City has about 300 landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places, and more than 100 on its local Register of Historic Places. Check the maps.

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Fetid rainwater collected in the Kansas City Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fountain after a water pump failed.

Troubled Waters: KC’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial Restored

By Mary Sanchez | July 13, 2023

The Kansas City Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fountain has been repaired after a long delay. But local veterans seek more upgrades.

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High water along the Missouri River during the flood of 1993. The downtown skyline is in the background.

Kansas City’s Cruel Summer: The Flood of 1993

By Brian Burnes | June 29, 2023

The Missouri River Flood of 1993 defined a cruel summer in Kansas City, as the city was inundated by heavy rains and unleashed rivers for about a month.

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