Missouri Southern State University kicked off its 2025 football season with the first day of practice Wednesday. A number of ...

Area school districts kick off the next academic year with back-to-school events, open houses and more beginning Saturday and running through the next two weeks.

A longtime Joplin police officer, J.D. Love, who was regarded by his peers as a community unifier, has died. He was 88.

Local historians Jason and Aiden Chambers will present research into Bonnie and Clyde followed by a screening of a Hollywood movie about the crime couple next week.

Emancipation Days, held last weekend in Joplin, was a celebration of freedom and community, and a homecoming for many.

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

A big piece of the puzzle for the Joplin Outlaws in the summer is having host families to house some of the visiting athletes ...

Webb City’s quest for a trip to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, came to an end Monday with a 13-3 loss to Kearney, Nebraska, in the Midwest ...

An impeachment hearing of Carl Junction Mayor Mike Moss is set for Tuesday, Aug. 26, and Thursday, Aug. 28, starting at 6 p.m. both days.

The Leadership Joplin Class of 2025 celebrated the completion of its “Bass and Boomtown” mural Monday on the east wall of ...

The Joplin Outlaws, defending Mid America League champions, secured a berth in the finals with a 5-4 win over the fourth-seeded Texarkana Rhinos Tuesday night in Abilene.