True to the event’s name, coolers with outside food and drinks are allowed, as are picnic blankets and lawn chairs. Naylor advises bringing plenty of water, a hat and sunscreen if you plan to be out ...

Continues through the weekend. Memorial Day event: “Voices from the Past: Historical Epitaphs,” 5:30 p.m., Union Cemetery, 227 E. 28th Terrace, Kansas City, Mo. Repeats at noon May 24.

Union Pacific Railroad has announced a new partnership with Jaguar Transport Holding LLC to enhance rail services in Kansas City, Missouri’s Central Industrial District. Under the agreement ...

As vice president of Union Cemetery’s Historical Society, a large part of Heather Faries’ role is to help preserve Kansas City’s oldest public burial ground. To that end, she’s been ...

Kansas City’s historic Union Cemetery, founded in 1857, serves as the final resting place for more than 55,000 people, including many early pioneers of Westport. A group of volunteers has ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - More than 100 headstones in Union Cemetery are bright and shining once again thanks to an $800 grant and the hard work of volunteers.

Union Cemetery, located just east of the National World War I Museum and Memorial, was founded in 1857. It is the site of over 55 thousand burials, some of which hold people who helped shape this ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Special Memorial Day weekend activities are scheduled for Topeka and northeast Kansas. • Historic Topeka Cemetery, 1601 S.E. 10th Ave., will have events including: 9 a.m ...

Celebration at the Station The annual Celebration at the Station is one of Kansas City's most beloved Memorial Day traditions. Festivities usually take place on the Sunday before Memorial Day on the ...