by Alisa Nelson | May 20, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, History, News
On June 1, the Missouri State Penitentiary will begin offering its popular ghost and history tours again at the 184-year-old prison. In a press release today from the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, it says work is underway at the historic site to...
by admin | Sep 10, 2019 | Business, News, Politics / Govt, Weather
You’ll have the opportunity again soon to tour the old Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) in Jefferson City, about four months after an EF-3 tornado struck the facility. Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau (JCCVB) spokeswoman Brittney Mormann says...
by Mike Lear | Jul 23, 2014 | News
One award-winning actress’ look at her family history has offered Missourians a look at their state’s history. Cynthia Nixon, best known as one of the stars of Sex and the City, has been featured on the TLC show Who Do You Think You Are. She asked the show...
by Mike Lear | Jul 22, 2014 | News
A show airing Wednesday night on TLC follows a television star whose search of her family history appears to have turned up one of the Missouri State Penitentiary’s many dark stories. Cynthia Nixon is perhaps best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes on the show...
by Mike Lear | Jul 10, 2014 | News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed a bill that would allow alcohol to be sold at events in the State Capitol and the historic Missouri State Penitentiary. Supporters said the bill would allow the Missouri Capitol Commission to include alcohol sales at celebrations of...
