Ever wonder why the Democratic Party uses a donkey and the GOP uses an elephant? The answer is more dramatic—and more humorous—than you might expect. These symbols were born out of political mockery, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - November 7, 1874. The Third-Term Panic by Thomas Nast was the first political cartoon depicting the elephant as the Republican Party symbol. The GOP symbol we are now ...

Gas prices across Missouri and the nation have dropped to a four-year low, offering relief to holiday travelers. A piece of living history took flight Thursday as a crane carefully lowered the 1870 ...