Amelia Earhart, a Kansas native, began her ascent to fame in 1922 when she piloted her bright yellow Kinner Airster biplane—endearingly called “The Canary”—to a then-record height of ...

Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. In 1920, she attended an air show in Long Beach, California, and took a 10-minute plane ride that changed her life forever.

Transit leaders from around the Kansas City metro met at Children's Mercy Park Wednesday to discuss plans for transporting tens of thousands of fans when they arrive at next year's World Cup.

Amelia Earhart, a Kansas girl, discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23, and within 12 years has progressed to winning the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane ...