Missouri Life

At one time, more than one-third of Missouri was covered in prairie—a landscape known for wide-open expanses of verdant grassland. Although much of this habitat has since been…

Vice President, Harry S Truman, assumed the Presidency following the death of F.D.R. on this date.

Enoch Herbert Crowder was born  in Edinburg, Missouri, on this date in 1859.

Bennett Spring State Park is well-known among anglers for its excellent trout fishing, but visitors also enjoy its hiking trails, Niangua River access, campgrounds, cabins, and…

With an aesthetic that's equal parts Mick Jagger and Monticello, Kansas City-based interior designer Kelee Katillac has made an international name for herself as a creative force…

Founder of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Pulitzer Prize, Joseph Pulitzer was born on this day. He arrived in St. Louis from New York penniless in October of 1865.

The Kansas City Royals played their first game in team history on this date.

Democrat political boss, Tom Pendergast, was indicted on income tax charges. Prior to this he had almost complete control of Kansas City and the state Capitol was known as "Uncle…

No, that date isn't supposed to read "1861," McDonald County set down a path that would lead to their seceding and becoming an independent territory on this date in 1961.