After more than 22 years of research and writing, Craig Crease is looking forward to debunking popular myths about frontiersman "Wild Bill" Hickok, including one based in Springfield. On June 3, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - We’re coming up on the 159th anniversary of the nation’s first one-on-one quick draw duel. The duel occurred on Springfield’s town square between “Wild Bill” Hickok and Davis ...

On this day, July 21, 1865, Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed cowboy Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true Western showdown. Texas commissioner injured, husband stabbed to death by grandson: ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Wild West historian is convinced the face-to-face shootout that gave way to the legend of Wild Bill Hickok was something the gunman never wanted to happen. Joseph G. Rosa ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Public Library and historian Craig Crease will be hosting a special event on Saturday, July 13 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The event will highlight the life and times of ...

The climax to many Western films often involves a shootout between the hero with a white hat and villain in black. The cliche quick-draw duel was the opening for the long-running show “Gunsmoke.” The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Public ...