Pendergast

Bourbon Balls are traditionally a southern delicacy, but Lisa Fitch of Bootleg Bourbon Balls is on a mission to make them a Kansas City delicacy, too.

In her telling of Kansas City history, writer Karla Deel made room for people and topics she says wouldn't have a place in other history books —…

Segment 1: Fight the winter blues with adorable baby animals.The Kansas City Zoo welcomed a baby king penguin named Blizzard. We hear about how Blizzard…

Segment 1: Kansas City stories about the federal government shutdown.From an entrepreneur whose plans to open his own business have been thwarted, to the…

Segment 1: The history behind Brush Creek and where it is today.On this episode, we find out how Brush Creek, a once natural body of water, became a…

Kansas Citians love their Chiefs. But the game of football has been harshly criticized, for the slew of injuries and the enduring mentality that causes…

In the 1920s and '30s, Kansas City was defined by the corruption of the political machine run by “Boss” Tom Pendergast. But the machine finally was…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-900934.mp3Kansas City, Mo. – Businessman and political boss Tom Pendergast was a major…