Hannibal

Mississippi River crests at some hard-hit towns

Associated Press — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:54:38 +0000

The Mississippi River is on the way down at some hard-hit Midwestern towns.

Hannibal smoking ban sparks debate

Lauren Richardson — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:01:57 +0000

A new smoking ban was passed in Hannibal after much debate between both city officials and community members.

Twain's Hannibal in sound and pictures

Davis Dunavin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:49:29 +0000

It's well-known that Twain wrote extensively about the real people and places he found growing up in Hannibal, and many of Tom Sawyer's experiences were his experiences. As a companion piece to the Word Missouri feature Hannibal: living in the shadow of Twain, I traveled to three places that make appearances in his books to see how they've changed in the nearly two centuries since Twain's boyhood here. Click for photos and sound from each place.