Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Missouri shares a border with 8 other states: it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. Abbreviation: MO Capital: Jefferson City Temperature: 76 degrees, thunderstorms Time: 1:00 (CST, 1 hour behind us) Nickname: The 'Show-Me State' Missouri  has long been known as the Show Me state, but the origins of that  nickname  aren’t entirely clear. Perhaps the best-known story involves a Missouri representative named Willard Duncan Vandiver. After a tour of the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1899, the congressman was invited to a meeting of  Philadelphia ’s Five O’Clock Club, a gathering place for the city’s political and business elite. Vandiver hadn’t packed formal attire for the trip, and, when it was his turn to address the tuxedo-clad crowd, he jokingly accused Rep. John Hull of  Iowa ...

Mississippi is a southern U.S. state with the Mississippi River to its west, the state of Alabama to its east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Its Mississippi Delta region is considered the birthplace of blues music, honored at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. Also in the region is the Vicksburg National Military Park, preserving the site of a critical Civil War battle. Abbreviation: MS Capital: Jackson Temperature: 68 degrees, mostly cloudy Time: 1:00 (CST, 1 hour behind us) Nickname: It is nicknamed The  “Magnolia State”  because of the abundance of magnolia flowers and trees in the state. Population: 2.95 million (PA 12.8) Size: 48,430 sq mi (PA 46,000) Cost of living:  $32,336 (PA $49,040) Minimum wage: $7.25 (PA $7.25) Statehood: December 10, 1817 State Flag:  Mississippi’s state flag features a white magnolia blossom encircled by one gold star, 20 white stars, and the words “In God We Trust”. Stripes of red, gold, and blue are also featured....