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Marcellus Williams is executed by the state of Missouri shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court denies a request to delay the execution.
2024-09-24

A tornado outbreak hits Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky, United States. Around 50 people are feared dead.
2021-12-10

Governor Mike Parson announces that Missouri will launch a "Be a Mo VIP Winner" campaign to vaccinate individuals amidst a rise of cases in the state. In five rounds, over 180 people will be drawn with each receiving a US$10,000 prize. The announcement comes after 3,031 cases of COVID-19 was reported in the state, the highest since January.
2021-07-21

Missouri becomes the first U.S. state to file a lawsuit against the Chinese government over the coronavirus pandemic, claiming the government is responsible for the virus's negative impact on the state's economy and that the nation is "hoarding" masks. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman says his country is "not under the jurisdiction of U.S. courts"; that "abuse of litigation" does not help the "epidemic response at home in the United States and also runs counter to international cooperation".
2020-04-21

A U.S. federal judge blocks a Missouri law banning abortions eight weeks after conception from going into effect.
2019-08-27

Two freight trains collide in southeast Missouri, United States, causing a highway overpass to collapse.
2013-05-25

Jovan Belcher, a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs American football team kills himself at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, after reportedly killing his girlfriend.
2012-12-1

The names of 123 victims of the tornado that hit the US city of Joplin, Missouri are released.
2011-05-31

The death toll from the Joplin, Missouri, tornado reaches 116, becoming the deadliest single US tornado since 1947.
2011-05-23

The city of Joplin, Missouri, is hit by a tornado, causing "major damage" in the downtown area and at least 30 fatalities.
2011-05-22