City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri ...

From the region’s indigenous cultures up to the brink of the Civil War, this film will trace Missouri’s indelible and undeniable mark on American history, which helped shape the nation into ...

At the time, Jackson had been providing daily care for Bolin, a widower who served as a private in the 14th Missouri Cavalry through the Civil War ... said during an oral history recording ...

Before the Civil War, almost nobody in Missouri supported the abolition of salvery. Even strong Unionists generally supported "the peculiar institution." But the bloody conflict created a new ...

Housed in the restored Jefferson Barracks 1905 Post Exchange Building, the Missouri Civil War Museum is the oldest active military installation west of the Mississippi River. Within the 22,000 ...

“On this site, a one-story frame house served as headquarters of the Civil War ... History: The Free and Independent Republic of Buzzard Island, Louisiana The Confederates from Missouri who ...

For all that, New Market Heights is little more than a footnote in Civil War history—a battle, scholars agree, that deserves better. “It fell to black sergeants to keep the unit organized ...

ST. LOUIS — Missouri took control of the St. Louis police department just before the start of the Civil War, a gambit by state leaders to prevent the city from rising up against their conspiracy ...

Missouri is home to numerous roadside attractions that offer a glimpse into the state’s rich history. From Route 66 landmarks ...

Legislation that could reach the governor’s desk this week would replace local control of the department with a state board. Missouri took control of the St. Louis police department just before ...