The Jefferson City Police Department announced road closures in a Monday press release for Friday’s annual Independence Day ...

According to Feeding America, 1 in 6 children in Missouri face hunger. "We serve a couple hundred kids over the summer. So, we ensure we feed the kids as soon as they get off the bus. So even if ...

ST. LOUIS — Two Missouri college campuses were recently named among the "prettiest college campuses in America," according to a magazine. Architectural Digest, a monthly magazine, recently named ...

A brutal heat wave across the eastern United States trapped millions of people in sweltering air this week with record-high ...

Ahead of a key anniversary, Missouri's sprawling 240-mile Katy Trail has earned national praise. The Katy Trail landed at No. 4 on USA TODAY's recent list of the 10 best recreational trails in the ...

We’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. In the hills north of Kansas City, Mo., a small abbey has become a destination for Catholics hoping to see a miracle. By Ruth Graham ...

Missouri, which earned the infamous nickname of "meth capital of America," played a key role in the drug's spread across the country. A new podcast tells that story.

If it seems like many people you know are suddenly getting COVID-19, you're not alone – new tests found that more than half of U.S. states are currently at the highest possible level when it ...

Changing Face of America: Missouri Farms NPR's John McChesney returns to the area where his family farmed for many generations in Saline County, Missouri. It's a rich agricultural region, ...

ST. LOUIS — The Mrs. America pageant is the longest-standing beauty pageant for married women. Contestants represent all 50 states and compete in the national competition after winning their ...

Trans journalists Erin Reed and Evan Urquhart say Missouri is embracing, and influencing, the national anti-trans movement. Missouri’s 2023 legislative session was dominated by efforts to ...

Jesse James, one of America’s most famous outlaws, hails from Missouri. His birthplace, Kearney, is about 30-minute drive from KCMO, while St Joseph, about an hour away, is where he died.