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 ...

A Kansas City man with a long record of prison sentences for drug trafficking has been charged with four counts of assault against Joplin police officers on Sunday during a ...

Dan Rife’s lawsuit to stop the Carthage City Council from removing him from his position as mayor will move to an evidentiary hearing sometime in the next ...

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.

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 ...

What inspired your interest in family history? Was there a particular ancestor in whom you were interested? Did you have a ...

Want to buy an eight-story office building in downtown Joplin? The Liberty Building, 402 S. Main St., is on the market for $2.4 million. The first floor, which was being cleared out this week, was ...

Commers,” by Katherine Center, Emma Wheeler has been the full-time caretaker for her father, who suffers from a traumatic ...

If you exit off of Interstate 49 onto Missouri Highway 160 into Lamar and go east into town, you'll see the right side of the ...

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

Most people are aware of the valuable lessons that can be taught to young kids participating in high school sports. Chief ...

On July 4, 2026, this nation will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence — a document that enshrined into the annals of human history the phrases. “When ...