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Mexico, Missouri Couple Remodels Their Home From the 1800s

Doug and Lori McPike turned a home from the late 1800s in Mexico, Missouri into their dream, modern farmhouse.


Clara Lazen

February 5, 2012

The science and education worlds were buzzing about ten-year-old Clara Lazen from Kansas City.


Belle starr Fort Smith on a horse with a pistol. Public domain

February 3, 1846

The "Bandit Queen" Belle Starr was born in Carthage, MO. She was probably the most infamous of all the pistol-packin' mamas of those days. Read more…


Josephine Baker St. Louis Missouri

February 2, 1952

Josephine Baker returned to Missouri to do a charity performance. A crowd of 8,000 turned out to see her.


Another Heyday for Hemp

A once substantial Missouri cash crop makes a comeback.


Hiking at The Pinnacles in Columbia

Explore 250-million-year-old rock formations at The Pinnacles at Sturgeon, near Columbia


Langston Hughes

February 1, 1902

Novelist, playwright, and short story writer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin.


January 31, 1812

Birthday of William H. Russell of Lexington, MO. He was a co-founder of a huge freighting firm, the Overland Stage Co., and the Pony Express. Read…


Robert Rucker Anna Rucker

January 30, 1984

Robert and Anna Rucker liked to play the lottery.