Missouri Life

Robert Calvin (Cal) Hubbard was born in Keytesville, Missouri. He spent his life in sports and is enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Football Hall of Fame, and the…

First Daughter Margaret Truman was the featured soprano soloist with the St. Louis Symphony at Kiel Opera House. She received four curtain calls and sang two encores.

Near Independence, Mrs. John Oliver walked into a closet where her husband stored blasting powder.  A spark from her pipe ... you can guess the rest.

Republican Governor Herbert Spencer Hadley proposed that prisoners in county jails be permitted to work on the new cross-state highways in exchange for shortened jail sentences.…

A massive crowd gathers on the Cape Girardeau riverfront as President William Howard Taft’s flotilla arrives on the Mississippi River for a visit.

Joan did some research about medical marijuana as an alternative and decided she wanted to give it a try. She was raised in Missouri, but at the time, lived in Indiana. She…

This date in Missouri history: Schools in Missouri are practicing emergency plans in case of a nuclear attack as the Cuban Missile Crisis heats up, affecting businesses and…

This date in Missouri history: Two men wearing stocking masks and white overalls rob a Brinks Security guard at United Missouri Bank at 10 South Broadway in downtown St. Louis,…

This date in Missouri history: The first eastbound Butterfield Overland Stage passed through Springfield on its return trip from San Francisco.

The Ha Ha Tonka Mansion, built on the cliffs high above the Niangua River, catches fire, leaving behind the ruins that are still visible near Camdenton.