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, ...
John Wesley Hardin the Old West gunfighter who not only faced down Wild Bill Hickok but also gained infamy for (allegedly) ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...
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 ...
PTSD is a major problem in law enforcement. PTSD was essentially the same, in terms of its symptoms, for centuries before modern media highlighted it for the general public (e.g., Sharps & ...
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 ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The revolver carried by Old West lawman James "Wild Bill" Hickok on the day he was shot down at a Deadwood saloon failed to sell at an auction in San Francisco on Monday, ...