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Glore Psychiatric Museum, St. Joseph, Missouri/Crysta Henthorne / KCURInside a former Missouri asylum, a psychiatric museum has a haunted reputation — and a noble missionThe 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. -
Roger Nomer/KMUWEureka 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.
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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. -
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. -
For places like the Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum in southeast Kansas, visitor numbers topped 6,000 — a 64% increase over last year. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Kansas City shop Bubble Wrapp offers toys, blind boxes, local art and 'all things wonderfully weird'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. -
Fort Hays State University President Tisa Mason told Ellis County leaders on Tuesday that new partnerships and donations could keep the natural history museum open into next year. The university said it could not afford to "subsidize it alone." -
After selling tens of millions of records worldwide, the singer-songwriter says she's finally aged out of pop music — and she's OK with that. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Crow's latest album is "Pick You Up." -
Around Kansas City, you don’t need to go far to find great apples for the picking, ciders for the sipping, and donuts for the eating. These local orchards, farms, and breweries have plenty on tap this autumn. -
Built in 1948, the Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri, has sat vacant for more than 10 years. Until one man, backed by volunteers and a community, brought it back to life. -
Kansas City unveiled its second public roller skating rink Wednesday at Blues Park near the historic jazz district, which is getting major investments from the city. The $1.7 million facility includes a 16,000-square-foot rink, new bathrooms and sidewalks, and its own parking lot.
