The Kansas City Royals let a 4-0 and 6-2 lead go ... He made the All-Star team and is also re-writing history at every turn. With 11 games left in the season, Witt Jr. is almost assured to break ...

Bobby Witt Jr. reached a major milestone against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night, making history in the process. The Kansas City Royals shortstop drew a walk in the first inning, then swiped ...

Sarah Smarsh’s new book offers three dozen essays that chronicle her upbringing in Kansas, her life as a freelance journalist ...

"I didn’t expect it to be this good." Black-owned restaurants are a big piece of Kansas City history, and this week keeps that history alive. Gates hopes the experience his family business has ...

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs in front of Miami Dolphins defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah. In his new book, "Why We Love Football: A History In 100 Moments," bestselling ...

a collaboration between The Star and Kansas City Public Library focused on answering readers’ questions and sharing stories from local history. Readers who have walked the Riverfront Heritage ...

Both the right and the left are waging a war against books. The right is focusing on schools. According to a PEN America analysis, there were 4,349 instances of U.S. schools banning books in the ...

Students were given detailed chapter summaries for every novel they discussed, and teachers played audio of the books during class. Much of the reading material at Garden City Middle School in ...

Accordingly . . . We credit the Library for this kind of conversation coming up . . . In recognition of Banned Books Week, September 22-28, the Kansas City Public Library hosts two guest speakers: ...

The 14th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats (3-0) and the BYU Cougars (3-0) play a Big 12 conference matchup at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, ...

By Laura Miller Loren Long has illustrated books by Barack Obama, Madonna and Amanda Gorman. His No. 1 best seller, “The Yellow Bus,” took him in a different direction — one that required ...

The Guardians selected Straw's contract Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. Straw is still on the Guardians' books through 2026 after inking a five-year, $25 million extension in April 2022, but he was ...