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When Brianna and Elijah Campo first learned how much it would cost them to have a baby, they considered putting their dreams of starting a family on hold. The Campos, now 23 and living on base at Fort Leonard Wood where Brianna Campo is serving active duty with the Army, were a few years into […]

There was a dandy article on the history of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” earlier this year in The Atlantic, so the first thing I want to do is refer you to it. Jake Lundberg goes i…

Black River flooding at K Bridge – aerial photo by Joe Holt (via Facebook) Folks in my home region have just experienced the worst flooding in recent history, with the Black River reaching an…

I got curious the other day about why the words “bunny” and “rabbit” are so phonically different. Clearly, one is not a diminutive form of the other. So I checked out my fai…

The Department of Justice has tapped two prosecutors with expertise in organized...

I never considered myself a close follower of David Allan Coe, the outlaw country singer/songwriter who died this week at the age of 86. I was reminded of him a few years ago when I started listeni…

As part of my research for my new novel, which is coming out in November, I found myself reading a lot about the “Great Tornado of 1925,” formally known as the Tri-State Tornado. This t…

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Missouri lawmakers debated legislation that would prohibit the application of Shari’a law or foreign legal systems in state courts during a committee hearing Tuesday.

Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."Du...

I’ve been fascinated by geology since I was a junior in high school, when I took a class on the subject. Our teacher was a professional geologist with a master’s degree who approached t…

Missourians placed more than half-a-billion dollars in bets on sporting events in December but promotional offers offset the taxable profits.

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Santa’s elves don’t get enough respect. Santa is in all the pictures and songs, but who really does the work of putting together all those toys? The elves, that’s who. Thus I want…

Dillard Mill The Ozarks has an abundance of picturesque old grist mills, enough that two recent travel guides were published about them – one by Richard McGee of West Plains and another by Ba…

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Jesse Welles, from Ozark, Arkansas, and then Fayetteville, received the Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award at the 2025 Americana Music Honors & Awards night before last. I’m embarrasse…

Telling them their concerns instead of listening to their concerns

PHOTO: Steve Wiegenstein, author with deep ties to the Missouri Ozarks and a voice of profound historical insight. Exploring The Ozarks, History, And The Lives That Shape Them Steve Wiegenstein discus...

My next novel, which will be coming out in 2026, is set in the early 1920s, the time of what’s known as the “second resurgence” of the Ku Klux Klan in America. The first iteration…

PHOTO: Steve Wiegenstein, author with deep ties to the Missouri Ozarks and a voice of profound historical insight. Exploring The Ozarks, History, And The Lives That Shape Them Steve Wiegenstein discus...

I received a curious letter the other day. At first I thought it was a hoax, but after a little investigation, I learned that it was legit. It asked me if I was the son of Eugene Wiegenstein, who h…