A statue commemorating the heritage of Joplin and the Tri-State Mining District commissioned by retired Joplin businessman ...

The sculpture is a full-size depiction of the miners who helped build Joplin from the late 1800s through the 1960s.

Four states currently have the most widespread drought, covering 100% of their areas. These are South Dakota, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware.

Most hunters keep their favorite foraging spots a secret, according to the Missouri Department on Conservation. “Morels are ...

Oskar Jakob, 94, is a Jewish Holocaust survivor who once assembled V-1 flying bombs in a subterranean concentration camp, and ...

For a quick Route 66-themed meal break, Iggy’s Diner serves family-friendly comfort food in a setting that celebrates the ...

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As renewable energy gathers steam around the world, the harms of mining its mineral components continue to grow. On the ...

The fighting of the American Civil War ultimately reached nearly every state in the Northern and Southern territories, with ...

The elites took the death of a suspected convenience store robber in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014 and the death ... His new book, “Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided ...

For those who prefer outdoor adventures, Carthage doesn’t disappoint. Kellogg Lake Park offers fishing, hiking trails, and ...

During the afternoon of March 18, 1925, a massive tornado began in the hills of southeast Missouri and roared through ...