On April 11, 1945, a Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball during the ...

Charles Emerson, who lived near Mekeel’s Corners, claimed he killed six crows with one shot from his English fowling piece.

Today, as a floating memorial, the Turner Joy stands as a testament to naval engineering and warfare—but also as a reminder ...

Eighty years ago, on April 11, 1945, the USS Missouri was involved with the Battle of Okinawa when kamikaze pilot Setsuo Ishino slammed his plane into the Mighty Mo’s side. The Mighty Mo was ...

On today's episode of Spotlight Now, Gov. Josh Green joins to talk about measles, economy, and a new puppy. On today’s episode, Green also shared how he plans to lead the state through the ...

The U.S. Navy welcomed a new USS Iowa into its service this weekend. The new nuclear submarine, SSN-797, was commissioned on Saturday, April 5, not in Iowa, but at the Naval Submarine Base New ...

The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura ...

Ray Hanley is a retired health care and IT executive, historian, producer of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's "Postcard Past" feature and author of 20 Arkansas history books.

The park also features the USS Drum – a WWII submarine – tanks, aircraft and memorials dedicated to each modern war and the American men and women who fought in them. There's even a monument ...