Learn how the beaver helped build Oregon from territorial days to statehood and became its official state mammal.

Every state has its symbols, but few are as instantly recognizable as the Texas longhorn. With its sweeping horns and rugged ...

Discover how the American badger became the state animal of Wisconsin and the surprising people who helped make it happen.

Knife owners who drive from one state to another can find themselves legal at the start of a trip... The post New federal ...

"We are known as a forgotten people, but we are still here," — MaggieJo Widdecombe, speaking of her Métis culture at MSU.

For a deeper dive into the authentic Old West, take the short drive to Bannack State Park, Montana’s first territorial capital and now one of the best-preserved ghost towns in the country.

Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000. Nearly a third of the town’s population will ...