Explore the Missouri River: its map, amazing history, why it's called 'Big Muddy,' and key facts about North America's longest river.

First Union Pacific Rail laid in Omaha.

Leavenworth, Kansas, is nearly synonymous with prisons. But when CoreCivic announced plans to detain immigrants there, ...

A newly purchased cabin cruiser boat sank in the Missouri River in Sioux City in June 1975. The four people aboard survived with minor injuries.

When an 18-year-old Joe Meek arrived in the wilderness of Wyoming in 1829, the greenhorn had to toughen up fast to survive ...

Before Kansas City existed, the river town of Harlem, Missouri, ferried people to this area. Its history includes Frank and Jesse James, TWA and some major flooding. Now, a plan that would bring ...

It doesn't take a safari or a remote jungle trek to witness wild animals in their natural settings. Across the U.S., ...

Mike Bianco and the Ole Miss Rebels landed a commitment from former Mississippi State signee Topher Jones on Sunday night after the Magnolia State native made t ...

The historic Pony Express Re-Ride concludes Saturday in St. Joseph, Missouri, as riders finish a 2,000-mile relay carrying mail by horseback.

Hurricane Katrina is the deadliest flood event in the U.S. in the past 25 years. The storm crashed into the Gulf Coast and ...

SEDALIA — The city of Sedalia announced the historic Bichsel Jewelry street clock is back on South Ohio Avenue in downtown ...