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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
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National WWI Museum opens exhibit showcasing personal accounts of war
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National WWI Museum and Memorial's newest exhibit opens Friday in Kansas City. The new exhibit, titled 'Encounters', showcases various narratives of the Great War using state-of-the-art visual storytelling, the museum says. 'Encounters' will share first-person accounts of 16 different soldiers and individuals involved in the war using their diaries, letters and photos. Joe's Blog: Wet-ish weekend ahead (FRI-5/23) According to the museum, the visuals and accounts include: Allied and Central Power soldiers on the Western Front and in submarines. British and colonial Indian soldiers contemplating death and the futility of war. Women working in factories in support of the war effort. Dissenters who were arrested and tried for protesting the war. 'Encounters' took three years to complete in a process of 'reinvigorating' to museum and memorial, the museum said in a news release. The new additions feature a new lower level and open storage center, updates to the main gallery, including 14 new interactive screens, three new films, new lighting and effects, updated trenches and a realistic replica field hospital. This weekend in honor of Memorial Day, admission will be free for active-duty and veterans. The public will receive half-price admission as well. For more information on the WWI Museum and Memorial, its new features and events held at the museum, click . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Food trucks allowed back along Central Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Food trucks and mobile vendors in Kansas City, Kansas can return to business as usual. The temporary pause on services at 18th Street and Central Avenue expired on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Joe's Blog: Storm and snow chances (FRI-2/28) The order was, including improper grease disposal, unauthorized road closures and fire hazards. During the pause, storm water and wastewater infrastructure were extensively cleaned to make sure all sewer and drainage systems were fully operational. Download the FOX4 News app on iPhone and Android On Wednesday, KCK Environmental Services hosted an educational session to teach vendors best practices for managing fats, oils, grease and grey water. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
