TOPEKA — The director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation proposed construction of a $114.4 million headquarters to replace administrative buildings that subjected employees to fire-safety dangers ...

An offbeat Thanksgiving parade in Southwest Missouri is adding glitz and glamor this year. For its 14th annual Lighting of ...

A Joplin man was sentenced Tuesday to 74 days in jail and was fined $500 in the deaths of eight puppies left in a closed plastic tote outside the Joplin Humane Society. Seth Vaile, 30, 2108 Harlem Ave ...

After finishing one game below .500 last year, the New Heights girls basketball team looks to rely on a strong base of ...

Home Instead Senior Care is offering a chance to play Santa this year to homebound seniors who might be overlooked during the ...

A crowd braved freezing temperatures to watch the fourth annual Sparkle in the Park lighting ceremony in Carthage’s Central ...

Ron Richard was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians in Jefferson City on Monday. A bust of the late Joplin lawmaker ...

A Joplin man was shot and killed Sunday night by a Jasper County deputy dispatched to quell a disturbance, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Department.

Every public pension program in Missouri should adopt policies against making political contributions from retirement funds, State Treasurer Vivek Malek wrote in a letter sent Monday to system ...

Missouri Southern State University pole vaulter Emily Presley set a new level of excellence in women’s track and field with ...

Hand-painted holiday scenes with recognizable Joplin features will be lit Tuesday night at Joplin City Hall. The winter scenes are painted to resemble stained glass art by Neosho artist Sandra ...

In October 2022, Carthage resident Magdalena Vasquez and her family were jolted when a fire in their home at 800 Clinton St.