An arena that once was a speedway has been repaired and is intended to be the future site of a variety of outdoor events. Kyle Cox of C. Cox Auto Sales said he and others bought the former Joplin 66 ...

Hot air balloons, stunt kites and dueling kites will take to the skies over west Joplin during the JOMO Route 66 Hot Air Balloon and Kite Festival this weekend. The festival will be held from 7 a.m.

JOPLIN, Mo. — There are just days to go until Joplin’s new outdoor event center kicks off operations. Thousands and thousands of feet of new fencing. Just one small part of what it takes to open a new ...

Springfield is marking the 100th anniversary of Route 66 with a 5K run on June 6. The Centennial Route 66 5K will start at 8 a.m. at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Route 66 Experience, according to a ...

Tulsa’s Golden Driller is one of several giant statues along Route 66 that draws visitors from all over the world. Driving down Route 66 in Tulsa, you might see giant statues along the way. These ...

A parade that could set a new record for the most classic cars on the road at one time will kick off the morning of May 30th in Tulsa. The “Capitol Cruise” will mark the start of events for the Route ...

Today, Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and the Illinois Department of Agriculture ...

Hi, I’m Lauren Pronger from Amarillo, TX and I’m talking about The American Dream?, a graphic novel memoir by Shing Yin Khor for the HPPR Radio Readers. As an avid graphic novel reader, one of the ...

World-renown Route 66 starts in downtown Chicago. But you’ll want to motor west to Springfield, roughly 200 miles from the Windy City, to find the best of the Mother Road. “The big cities don’t have ...