Mackenzie Martin

Missouri residents may have heard ghoulish tales of “Doc Annie” Smith, a physician who looms large in the state’s mythology for performing illegal abortions in the early 1900s. Today, the truth about her work has largely disappeared.

Launched in 1971 by Kansas City's Rival Manufacturing, the Crock-Pot was marketed not just as a convenient way to cook, but also as a revolutionary aid for working women.

Walt Disney's close friend Ub Iwerks brought Mickey Mouse to life. Fifty years after his death, Iwerks' legacy is coming into focus.

Snowshoe baseball commentator Jimmy Soyck says you can't actually run in snowshoes. It's all in the shuffle.