SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- Race and politics are certainly part of the news today. But these issues go back so far, they’ve been part of Missouri’s story since the beginning. The founding of the state and the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- Missouri is celebrating 200 years this year and to honor that, OzarksFirst is taking a look at the past 200 years and what has made Missouri significant all this time. OzarksFirst ...

Martial Law, or Order No. 11, oil on linen, by George Caleb Bingham, 1868. The painting recalls the aftermath of the raid on Lawrence, Kansas, by Quantrill’s Confederate guerillas. The state's bucolic ...

Missouri City is hoping that economic development and historical identity can coexist - that you can break ground on a new ...

It was meant to be a joke, but to black students at the University of Missouri it was something they couldn’t ignore. Four months after the shooting death of Michael Brown a local club gave out ...

ST. LOUIS - If you want to know about a people, look at the food they eat. The new book "A Culinary History of Missouri: Foodways & Iconic Dishes of the Show-Me State" traces the history of Missouri ...

Located in Forest Park, the building that now houses the Missouri History Museum was originally constructed as the first national monument dedicated to Thomas Jefferson. Now honoring state history, ...

These local history columns focus on detailed aspects of Cape Girardeau. Those needing more on Southeast Missouri history can access published histories. While no comprehensive history exists after ...

JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Museum of Military History hosted their annual spring open house over the weekend. The museum extended its hours for May 20 and 21, remaining open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Race and politics are certainly part of the news today. But these issues go back so far, they’ve been part of Missouri’s story since the beginning. The founding of the state and the ...