The Downtown Joplin Alliance added sparkle to Spiva Park on Thursday with the annual Light Up the Park event. “We’re bringing ...

The trustees of Missouri’s largest state employee retirement system voted Thursday to prohibit the use of pension funds for political contributions.

Shohei Ohtani is expected to win his third Most Valuable Player Award and first in the National League, and Aaron Judge is ...

Students in McDonald County High School’s Rho Kappa National Honor Society will host a community Thanksgiving dinner from 5-8 ...

Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, delivered as the Civil War neared its conclusion, set a tone for President-elect ...

For the 38th year, Liberty is working to ensure older residents in its Four-State service area have a happy holiday season with the launch of its annual Christmas Elves program.

New rates for customers of the Joplin sewer system were approved on first reading Monday night. Rates will go up an average of 4% over the next five years.

The Duquesne Police Department will hold an awareness presentation at 1 p.m. Saturday at City Hall, 1501 S. Duquesne Ave.

Jennie Scott cried tears of joy when she saw her students’ latest state test scores. Her fifth graders seemed to have made leaps in progress on the statewide math and English language arts tests they ...

The city of Granby has been awarded a $62,500 state grant to contract with an engineer to look at the feasibility of connecting East Newton High School ...

We live in an age of whispered conversations. There are aspects of American life that everyone, or nearly everyone, knows are absurd but is too afraid to speak out against and feels powerless to ...

My best friend of 40 years, "Savannah," has been in a bad marriage for 20 of those. Her husband has cheated on her repeatedly. He can't keep a job, and he emotionally abuses her and her daughter. Now ...