Police are looking into a Joplin teenager's disclosure this week that she was sexually abused by a family member.

A citizens group in Newton and McDonald counties is preparing to sue the Missouri Department of Natural Resources over new rules that could allow companies that spread food production and ...

Seventeen years ago, I had a mental breakdown. For the first three years afterward, my husband stood by me. The medications I was prescribed caused me to gain more than 100 pounds. I have tried diets, ...

Missouri Southern's football team didn't expect to be looking at a 1-5 record on Oct. 12 of the 2024 season. But, like life, ...

The biggest fall festival in the area kicks off nine days of activities on Friday in Carthage. “This is my third Maple Leaf, ...

Habanero’s Mexican Restaurant and Cantina opened on Tuesday in the former El Vaquero restaurant at 2412 S. Main St. The restaurant has received some much-needed attention inside and out with fresh ...

A 34-year-old man waived a preliminary hearing Thursday on charges that he assaulted three juveniles earlier this year at Cunningham Park in Joplin.

Police officers applied resuscitative measures to save the life of a 4-year-old boy they were forced to pry from the grasp of a man who purportedly was choking him during ...

A Jasper County judge decided Thursday there is probable cause for a 47-year-old man from Little Rock, Arkansas, to stand trial on a charge that he stabbed another man Aug.

The city will hold a session of "Council in the Park" at 5:45 p.m. in Ewert Park at Seventh Street and Murphy Boulevard. Residents are invited to meet council members, talk with city officials and ask ...

A measure that would guarantee paid sick leave for over 700,000 Missouri workers who currently lack it, as well as gradually ...

Webb City hits the road Friday for a matchup with the Willard Tigers in what will be the Cardinals' final road game of the ...