The Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri, attracts lovers of the macabre, odd and supernatural for its eerie exhibits. But its founder, longtime state hospital employee George Glore, wanted to document how far the field of mental health care had advanced in the hopes of combating negative stereotypes.

Eureka Downs, the oldest track west of the Mississippi River, has weathered two tornadoes and bankruptcy. As it reopens, some disagree about the industry’s safety, but many in the state see a potential economic boon from the sport.

One of NPR's most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network's sound for a generation of Americans.

A father and son’s experiments involving a hot dog and a 12,000-kilowatt AM radio tower in St. Charles, Missouri, captivated the internet.

The largest project yet from Kansas City's first pan-Asian artist collective, a solo exhibit from a KKFI radio host, and a tribute to a KCAI ceramics professor and his students are all showing around Kansas City this fall.

Members of the public got their first chance this week to get up close and personal with the tallest land animals on the planet. Here's what you need to know to plan your next trip.

For places like the Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum in southeast Kansas, visitor numbers topped 6,000 — a 64% increase over last year.

After a Kansas farm girl is swept away by a cyclone to the Land of Oz, a pair of magical red slippers helps bring her back home again. In the Kansas City Ballet’s production of “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy Gale’s ruby-red pointe shoes sparkle with hundreds of tiny rhinestones.

The owner of Hutchinson, Kansas, bakery went viral for a post about the Marshall campaign not paying a $678 bill for cookies and baked goods back in 2020. The Republican senator, who's now in a tough reelection fight, then paid its balance — with interest.

Hoping to get relief from increasingly astronomical licensing fees, the professional theater company in Rolla is hoping a new work based on a classic character will attract an audience, be financially sustainable and lead to great performances.

Bubble Wrapp, which has a new location at 3816 Main St., first launched as an online retailer at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It's since found success as a brick-and-mortar shop in midtown Kansas City.

Pumpkin spice lattes are old news. As more Kansas City coffee shops embrace matcha and hojicha, they're now offering the green tea drinks with fall flavors like toasted marshmallow, sweet potato, caramel and, yes, pumpkin.