The first recorded tractor pull likely was held in 1939 in Missouri on a farm. “Farmers wanted to go home with the bragging rights on who had the better tractor,” said Dennis Thomas, who has run the ...

Midwest Tractor and Truck Pullers presents The Pull at 6 p.m. today at the Dodge County Fairgrounds, Highway 33, Beaver Dam, with modified vehicles and diesel trucks.

JEFFERSON CITY - Pulling thousands of pounds down a 320 foot track with a supped-up tractor might not seem like a normal way to spend a Saturday night. But for one mid-Missouri family, it's a way of ...