Government cheese myths lie beneath the surface of Missouri cheese caves. gyro / Getty Images Picture it now: Hundreds of feet below the surface, converted limestone mines are home to thousands and ...

STANTON, Mo. — Have you ever wanted to take a cave tour? Or learn more about American Outlaw Jesse James? If so, this hidden gem in Franklin County is the place for you. All summer, Today in St. Louis ...

Missouri is freckled with geologic features like caves and sinkholes. This is because the bedrock — composed of soluble rock like limestone and dolomite — is conducive to karst formation. Missouri has ...

Missouri has around 7,500 recorded caves in the state, giving it the nickname of the Cave State. In honor of June 6 being National Cave and Karst Day, here is a look at a few caves you can explore in ...

Our trip this week is to Meramec Caverns near Stanton, Mo., which once served as the hideout of outlaw Jesse James. Meramec Caverns, found along what used to be Route 66, is a seven-story, 400 million ...

MISSOURI – While Missouri is known as the “Show Me State,” it’s also been deemed the “Cave State” as there are around 7,500 caves, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources—and two of ...

Missouri, long known as the “Cave State,” has thousands of caves, and although each cave deserves its own spotlight, we're going to focus on six caves that you may want to visit near Springfield. Some ...

NOEL, Mo. -- A visit to Bluff Dwellers Cave is a cool way to spend a hot summer afternoon and in more ways than one. Though humid, the temperature is cool -- approximately 56 degrees year-round -- and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BRANSON, Mo – A recently opened private ...

A drought in the Ozarks, Missouri, has exposed unexplored areas of a huge Civil War cave system that has been lost for thousands of years. The Ozarks in Missouri state are experiencing an extreme ...

About a dozen young children knelt on pads while cheering and clapping during a puppet show early Saturday afternoon at the Missouri Department of Conservation's Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City.

Picture it now: Hundreds of feet below the surface, converted limestone mines are home to thousands and thousands of pounds of cheese. If there’s a heaven, this might be it. But it's off limits to ...