World War I

Liberty Memorial is coming up on its 100th birthday. To celebrate, the National WWI Museum is going to give everyone a chance to see the iconic tower in a new light: the light of three dozen blindingly bright laser projectors painting the tower and the north wall with sharp, colorful morphing videos dealing with war and the four civic virtues enshrined on the memorial.

The gutting of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services has many local institutions, including Kansas City's World War I museum, wondering if they’ll receive promised grant money.

The arch was built to honor Rosedale soldiers who fought in World War I. After the monument fell into disrepair, the community has spent decades restoring it. Now, neighbors are throwing the arch a birthday party to celebrate.

Compelled by their faith, military chaplains served unarmed in the trenches of battle during World War I. As Memorial Day approaches, a new exhibit at the National World War I Museum and Memorial provides an intimate look at the role of chaplains during the Great War.

The main gallery updates are the most significant upgrade to the museum since it opened in 2006. The museum is offering free and discounted admission for Veterans Day.

The symbolic flower will grace the National World War I Museum and Memorial beginning Tuesday, just as thousands of travelers visit one of the biggest sports events to come to Kansas City.

The Great War depleted the states’ National Guard troops, sending them overseas. Missouri was one of the states that backfilled the domestic duties with unpaid volunteers.

There has been no systematic review of the actions of the nearly one million ethnically diverse members of the military who served in World War I.

Despite making strides in public transportation over the last decade, few Kansas Citians ride the bus. We'll explore why — and how the city could improve the bus system. Plus, lessons from Kansas City’s Black WWI veterans on the durability of democracy.

World War I was cast as an effort to make the world safe for democracy. A photography exhibit at Kansas City's World War I Memorial and Museum shows that was a complicated prospect for the African Americans who served.

Pvt. Henry Johnson, a Harlem Hellfighter and World War I hero, was denied recognition by the U.S. military until decades after his death. For Veterans Day, a mural at Kansas City's World War I Museum and Memorial immortalizes Johnson's story.

'War Remains' immerses visitors in the intensity and drama of the experience endured by millions of soldiers during four years of The Great War.