November 27 is Thanksgiving Day. A poem written by Lydia Maria Child in the 1800s relates the excitement of this special day ...

The Martin Blog KMAland Basketball Preview series rolls on today with a look at Missouri River Conference girls hoops.

This tiny disc of zinc with just a smidge of copper has played an outsized role in our national (and international) discourse ...

Sergeant Bluff-Luton star Bre VanDenTop is a unanimous choice among eight Missouri River All-Conference volleyball first team ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker ...

For a president in the mid-19th century to show such personal concern for a Black man's welfare is astounding. But consider that Lincoln was fewer than two weeks removed from his inauguration, taking ...

An 1861 job-reference letter from Abraham Lincoln on behalf of a young Black friend and valet provides a glimpse of an extraordinary relationship the two had despite the demands the new president had ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. Advertisement Article continues ...