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

Jamie Hund and Neely Myers, from the Leadership Joplin, sat with Howie this morning to discuss a couple of events happening this weekend! This Saturday May 31st, Color the Community Day will occur ...

On May 22, 1960, the strongest earthquake recorded struck southern Chile. The magnitude 9.5 quake claimed 1,655 lives, left 2 million homeless and triggered a tsunami responsible for over 230 ...

The Budweiser Clydesdales stopped at Wood River’s Eastwood Tavern in 1958, drawing local tavern owners and families.

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 ...

Locations along Route 66, including two in the Four-State Area, received grants recently designed to help preserve items along “the Mother Road.” Grizzly Contracting and Supply in Galena ...

Locations along Route 66, including two in the Four-State Area, received grants recently designed to help preserve items along “the Mother Road.” Grizzly Contracting and Supply in Galena, Kansas, and ...