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The Mafia Is Coming to the Classroom and Online at Truman State This Fall (LISTEN)
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History
New book shows complicated history of early Missouri through the life of one man (LISTEN)
A new book from the University of Missouri Press introduces readers to one man who lived MANY...
Union Pacific’s Big Boy Engine Part Of Missouri’s Rich Railroad History (LISTEN)
Missouri railroading buffs turned out in droves to see Union Pacific’s historic “Big Boy” engine....
Missouri Star Trek History Preserved by the State Historical Society Available to the Public (LISTEN)
If you think comic conventions are a modern phenomenon, think again. Long before Comic-Con became...
Historic Big Boy Engine Wows Missouri Railroad Fans
Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 steam engine is headed to Kansas and Colorado after spending...
Missouri State Professor Honored by Chickasaw Nation Shares What Most Americans Get Wrong About Native Americans (LISTEN)
A Missouri State University educator who has spent her career helping people better understand...
How the Good Roads Movement helped transform Missouri’s muddy rural routes into modern highways (LISTEN)
Before highways crisscrossed Missouri and before most rural routes were paved, getting from one...
Kansas City gangster history comes alive on immersive Prohibition-era tour (LISTEN)
Kansas City’s past isn’t just history on a page; it still echoes through downtown streets, old...
How Missouri’s bridges became “life support” for historical communities (LISTEN)
Missouri’s old bridges are more than relics. They are reminders of how isolated communities...
Kansas City’s 100th Cinco de Mayo Celebration This Weekend (LISTEN)
The Guadalupe Centers of Kansas City are hosting the 100th Cinco de Mayo celebration this...
Explore Missouri’s hidden mill tour along Highway 60 from Cape Girardeau through the Ozarks (LISTEN)
While the spotlight often shines on Route 66, there’s another road that quietly tells the story of...
How One Man’s Railroads Transformed Southeast Missouri (LISTEN)
Louis Houck isn’t a name many outside Missouri know, but in his day, he transformed the...
Freedom Plane to Bring Original Founding Documents to Kansas City (LISTEN)
A rare collection of nine original Founding‑era documents is hitting the road, well, the skies, as...
Free Family Fun Awaits at the St. Louis Birthday Bash This Valentine’s Weekend (LISTEN)
The Missouri History Museum in St. Louis isn’t just a place to look at artifacts. It’s a place to...
Missouri-produced film features true story of Tuskegee Airmen – airing Feb. 10 (LISTEN)
Missourian and World War II Tuskegee Airmen James Shipley of Tipton, Missouri, is one of the...
Kicks, Culture, and a Century of Joplin’s Route 66 Legacy (LISTEN)
Route 66 hasn’t just been a road through Joplin; it’s been the city’s heartbeat. Now, the city is...
New St. Louis exhibit shows resilience of Japanese American families during WWII (LISTEN)
Imagine losing your home, your job, your school, everything you’ve worked for, not because of...
Missouri Museum Up For National Honor
A Missouri museum is up for a national honor. The National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Missouri Legacy and Why It Still Matters (LISTEN)
When we think of Martin Luther King Jr., we often picture him on the steps of the Lincoln...
For Many Missourians, A New Year Begins With A Hike
(Undated) -- Dozens of Missouri State Parks, conservation areas, and historical sites will host...
US Senate passes bill that would make Missouri’s Churchill Museum a National Landmark
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a national parks bill that would designate America's...
Missouri could be sitting on a critical mineral ‘gold mine’
(Jefferson City, MO) -- Mineral-rich Missouri could be in a good spot amid concerns about...
Missouri Brings Route 66 Nostalgia Online for 100th Anniversary (LISTEN)
If you have ever cruised down Route 66, you know it’s more than just a highway—it’s a piece of...
Missouri Showcases Route 66 History with Google Arts & Culture Partnership
Route 66 is turning 100, and Missouri is helping lead the centennial celebration. Katie Seal with...
Inside Missouri’s ‘Most Haunted’ House Steve Skinner Reveals What’s Real (LISTEN)
Tucked away near the Lake of the Ozarks in Brumley, the Haunted Castle House invites the brave to...
How a chance meeting with Elvis in Springfield, Missouri led to a job for a local guitarist (LISTEN)
When John Wilkinson was a little boy, he snuck out of his house to meet the future King of...
Missouri Eyes Millions in Tourism Revenue from FIFA World Cup and Historic Celebrations
Preparations for the FIFA World Cup in Kansas City were a key focus at the Governor’s Conference...
Springfield remembers the Great Cobra Scare of 1953 (LISTEN)
It sounds like something out of a movie, but in the summer of 1953, Springfield residents were on...
From Lewis & Clark to WWII: Missouri’s Walk Back In Time Returns to Mexico
In north-central Missouri, the grounds of the Audrain County Historical Museum in Mexico are...
STL’s role in flight: Honoring an aircraft that changed naval aviation forever (LISTEN)
The roar of the first F/A-18 Super Hornet still echoes in aviation history. St. Louis was at the...