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Chillicothe, Missouri, has an unusual claim to fame: It’s the town where pre-sliced bread first debuted back in 1928. The state has even declared July 7, Sliced Bread Day, as an official holiday. But despite being less than a century old, the origin of this revolutionary pantry staple was almost lost to history.

The Missouri Department of Conservation has planted roughly 14 fields of sunflowers throughout the 4,300-acre Columbia Bottom Conservation Area in Spanish Lake.

The bill needs one more vote to get to the desk of Mayor Tishaura Jones, who is prepared to sign it, despite a promised lawsuit by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt.

The former Missouri secretary of state’s new book, "Invisible Storm: A Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD," was released earlier this week.

“The County Board has lost confidence in its Chairman to advance a fiscally responsible future for the County,” the ordinance states.

St. Louis-based chess player Thalia Cervantes Landeiro shares how she was introduced to chess in her hometown of Havana, Cuba, and then moved to St. Louis.

Lawmakers argued the change was needed to ensure donors can maintain privacy while giving to causes they believe in.

St. Louis actor Olajuwon Davis discusses being the target of an FBI sting operation, going to prison and his new role in "Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea."

In an astounding 62% of the decisions, conservatives prevailed, and more importantly, often prevailed in dramatic ways, according to new data.

In the first year back in swing after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Fair St. Louis returned to downtown to celebrate Independence Day 2022.

Even as the Jan. 6 hearings play out, election misinformation keeps spreading. NPR tracked four leaders preaching false information about election fraud at hundreds of grassroots events nationwide.

Nancy Kranzberg examines the evolution of the design of the chair from early times to the present and how it serves as a fascinating subject for art exhibitions.