In the second installment of our five-part series, we leave Route 66 Illinois for Missouri and those 13.2 miles of Kansas on the historic Mother Road.

All signs, collected and refurbished by private collectors, were once used to advertise along Route 66 in Missouri, stretching from St. Louis to Joplin. Along with the restored neon signs ...

“This is my first time in Joplin. Yes, it will be my first time going through Missouri,” said Maria Kyson, Louisiana traveler. Maria Kyson is traveling Route 66 through Missouri and Oklahoma.

This year, one leadership organization combined art and the community in a mural project to give back to the city.

The Carthage Community Foundation announced more than $171,000 in grants from its spring grant round and the Ruth I. Kolpin Family Fund. Grants were presented at a luncheon Friday. Grants from the ...

On May 22, 1960, the strongest earthquake recorded struck southern Chile. The magnitude 9.5 quake claimed 1,655 lives, left 2 ...

Motels in the 1950s and '60s gave away matchbooks as a way to market themselves amid competition. Collectors say motel ...

For those traveling through Missouri or nearby states, Norma’s Diner represents a detour worth taking – a reminder that ...

In the heart of Joplin, Missouri sits a breakfast paradise where the omelets are so magnificent they’ve inspired road trips ...

On this week's episode of "Photowalks," lifelong photographer and journalist Jefferson Graham shows off the most ...