Historian Andrew Wanko says Route 66’s legacy is one of real person-to-person connection and the true exploration of a place.

The team reached a deal with Hallmark Cards on a "transformative project" that will create a new ballpark at Crown Center near downtown Kansas City, Royals owner John Sherman said. The announcement comes a week after the City Council passed a financing package.

The Senate version of the operating budget now heads back to the House.

Over 40 volunteers arrived at the cleanup, and Missouri River Relief sent them to over eight sites around town.

In a 101-48 vote, House lawmakers approve a bill that would place restrictions on transgender Missourians.

The legislation would spell out when people convicted in other states must register in Missouri and when some offenders can ask a court to shorten their time on the list

The carousel was first desegregated when part of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore in 1963. It was moved to the National Mall after the park closed.

The Pennsylvania city is hosting the draft for the first time in almost 80 years. Pittsburghers say the city's passionate fanbases and winning teams make the selection a natural fit.

Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad, and the White House says Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will go there Saturday to try to "move the ball forward towards a deal."

Author and historian Greg Olson discovered the subject of his latest book, Jeffrey Deroine, while researching the Iowa Tribe of Native Americans. "What I really like about this story is...it changed a lot of the preconceptions I have about what it was like to be an enslaved person in Missouri and a free person of color in Missouri." April 22, 2026

The language, which has made it to the Senate several years in a row, would give child care providers in Missouri tax breaks up to $200,000.

The technology aims to help electricity system recover from and prevent power outages.

Missouri lawmakers are considering right-to-repair bills that would give consumers more control to fix their machinery.

Columbia is home to a growing population of renters, and that brings its own challenges for Columbia Neighborhood Watch.

Since 2016, MU's Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy has taught the history and contemporary relevance of American constitutional democracy to small, discussion-based classes. Director Jay Sexton says, "what a great time to be studying this really important and now fraught topic." April 21, 2026