OK, so now we had a name, but we also had a question: Why would an area in Iowa be named for a Missouri senator? One reason ...

In early December 1990, the town of New Madrid found itself at the center of international attention, not because of an ...

Communities across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana were devastated by the deadliest and longest-running tornado ever recorded ...

The fighting of the American Civil War ultimately reached nearly every state in the Northern and Southern territories, with ...

This month marks the fifth anniversary of the pandemic. We asked students how their lives are different today because of it. By The Learning Network President Trump abruptly stopped providing ...

But, beginning in the 1880s, railroads opened up the Bootheel to logging. 1905, Little River Drainage District constructed elaborate ditches, canals, and levees to drain the swamp land. As a result, ...

Tucked away in the small community of Fordland, roughly 30 minutes east of Springfield, Chateau Charmant stands as a ...

For those who prefer outdoor adventures, Carthage doesn’t disappoint. Kellogg Lake Park offers fishing, hiking trails, and ...

Missouri has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...