Holiday Comfort Food

These dishes from Burgers’ Smokehouse inspire smiles, even in uncertain times.


Elijah Lovejoy Alton Illinois Riot

November 9, 1802

Elijah Lovejoy was born on this date. Lovejoy was a crusading newspaper publisher, who got his start in St. Louis, and he was abolitionist who was…


Jefferson City Missouri Capitol Building

November 7, 1922

Mellcene Thurman Smith and Sarah Lucille Turner became the first women elected to the State Legislature.


Explore a Remodeled Victorian Home

Gail Breneman talks about the years-long process of bringing her 1890’s property into the new age.


2020 Discover the Best of Missouri Life Awards

The 2020 reader’s choice awards are here.


Valentine Tapley 12 Foot Beard Frankford Missouri

November 6, 1860

This was the last day that Valentine Tapley shaved. He promised his Pike County friends that if Lincoln were to be elected, he would never shave…


The Elms Resort Excelsior Springs 1931 Robbery Kansas City

November 5, 1931

On this day, forty shots were fired in the Elms Hotel lobby and veranda in a robbery gone bad. The Excelsior Springs police shotgun squad chased the…