Uniquely KC is a Star series exploring what makes Kansas City special. From our award-winning barbecue to rich Midwestern history, we’re exploring why KC is the “Paris of the Plains.” ...

Hats off to the Kansas City Election Board ... The unpainted, rusty Hannibal Bridge, which crosses the Missouri River just east of the Buck O’Neil Bridge, is very unattractive.

Kansas City’s history is well documented in still photographs. As early as 1869, cameras captured the construction of the Hannibal Bridge. In the decades that followed, numerous images of the ...