Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 201-year history of Springfield, the city has been home to a future U.S. president, the founder of the Post cereal company, ...

On Feb. 26, during the centennial of Black History Month, Springfield's African-American Heritage Trail unveiled and dedicated its 11th marker adding local context to national history. The newest stop ...

A Black activist of Springfield’s past has greeted people coming downtown since last fall, and it serves as just one example of ongoing efforts to tell the stories and remember Black leaders of the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Springfield has been around since the early 1800s, and many significant events have occurred over the last 200 years. Here’s a timeline of significant events that have happened in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Are you a history buff or an admirer of art? Springfield houses some of the most educational and fun museums for anyone who wants to see something new or old. Although some of the ...

What does "home" mean to you? To strike up conversations about housing types, what "home" feels like, who has access to housing and what the history of housing in Springfield has looked like since ...

A shot of a March 1987 blizzard might bring back a flood of memories for the 900 members of the Our Town’s Story: Springfield online community. A man with his car in Springfield is among the Facebook ...

With the weather turning to rain and the footing not conducive to walking with stilts, the colorful and extremely tall artists tip-toed into the Lyman and Merrie Woods Museum of Springfield History to ...