ABILENE — A new bronze statue honoring Wild Bill Hickok is set to be installed at Old Abilene Town, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the legendary lawman's death. The sculpture, created by the ...

Roger Hickok was born in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1942. He spent his early childhood in rural Elston with his older brother, Alan, attending Elston School through the fourth grade. Paper routes, Cub ...

FAIRBURY, Neb. (KOLN) - A dispute over funds from the sale of Rock Creek Station led to a deadly shootout in 1861 that helped launch the legend of “Wild Bill” Hickok. Park superintendent Gregg ...

A land full of outlaws needed someone just as wild to provide order. Wild Bill Hickok was a hero. Outlaws feared him as he ruled towns with quick hands and a quicker temper. However, even a lawman can ...

Joyce L. Hickok, 102, of Galien, Michigan, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2026, after a long and meaningful life marked by devotion to family, education, faith, and service to others. Born on May ...

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Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp on the painted poster for 'Wyatt Earp' (1994). Image via Warner Bros. Is there a more famous Western lawman than Wyatt Earp? Whether you know him as the marshal of Dodge ...

Trailblazing journalist Lorena Hickok started working as a reporter in 1912, at a time when only about 1 in 5 women in the United States had jobs outside the home and their right to vote was still ...

DEADWOOD, S.D. (KTIV) - The story begins in Deadwood, South Dakota on Aug. 2, 1876. Wild Bill Hickok comes into his daily poker game. “Alright, alright. I’ll be there in a second. I gotta get a drink, ...