The Missouri History Museum in St. Louis isn’t just a place to look at artifacts. It’s a place to...
Free Family Fun Awaits at the St. Louis Birthday Bash This Valentine’s Weekend (LISTEN)
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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...
Japanese Warriors To Demo Skills in Missouri City
(Springfield, MO) -- Springfield, Missouri plans to celebrate Japanese culture this weekend, with...
Postage Stamp Inspired Mural Celebrates St. Louis Arch’s 60 Years (LISTEN)
The Gateway Arch is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, and a new mural will soon add to...
Free to a good home: One large Missouri bridge
(Jefferson City, MO) -- The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning to replace a 1950s...
MSU Archeologists discover significant plantation site in ‘understudied’ Ozarks area (LISTEN)
Archeologists from Missouri State University were excited to find a plantation site near...
Missouri remembers wrestling legend Hulk Hogan
Missouri is remembering professional wrestling legend Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan,...
Miss Kansas City Courtney Rowe crowned 2025 Miss Missouri
Kansas City native Courtney Rowe is the new reigning Miss Missouri. She and 20 other women...
A Missouri president born: Truman Library & Museum to honor 33rd president (LISTEN)
Today, in 1884, the 33rd president of the United States was born in Lamar, Missouri. Alisa Nelson...
Keep your eye out for giraffe architecture on your next Ozarks visit (LISTEN)
The Accidental Ozarkian, Barbara Baird, rejoins Bill Pollock on Show Me Today to discuss how...
Missouri author tells the stories of baseball legends from STL (LISTEN)
Author Ed Wheatley joins Bill Pollock to discuss St. Louis baseball greats in his new book, From...
A Family’s Journey Down Route 66, America’s Most Famous Highway (LISTEN)
On their journey down Route 66, Brennen Matthews and his family, originally from Africa, set out...
After Senate passage, Missouri is one step closer to banning child marriage
One chamber down, one to go on an effort to ban child marriage in Missouri. The bill sponsored by...
Rolling Through Missouri: ROUTE Magazine’s Celebration of Route 66 (LISTEN)
A magazine is dedicated to the Mother Road, Route 66. Brennen Matthews is the editor and suggests...
From Underdog to Icon: Missouri author Jan Jacobi on Lincoln’s Road to Greatness (LISTEN)
In Jan Jacobi’s 'Lincoln and Douglas,' young readers will connect with a determined Abraham...