JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A sweeping Missouri law aimed at child grooming, sextortion and sex trafficking is now in effect, bringing significantly tougher penalties for people who target minors. House ...

MIAMI, Okla. — Miami Public Schools has replaced Pam Bevis as principal of the high school and junior high. They have named Brandon O’Field acting principal effective immediately. In a letter dated ...

UPDATE: Authorities say it appears to have been accidental. A homicide investigation initially was said to be underway at a home in rural Lawrence County, following the death of 6-year-old Bridger ...

U.S. Representative Eric Burlison's office will host a Veterans Resource Day at the Joplin Public Library on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will connect veterans and ...

An area tribal leader isn’t happy with President Trump’s latest executive order. Wyandotte Nation Chief Billy Friend is criticizing the president’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” ...

A 21-year-old man from Joplin has died following a motorcycle crash Wednesday night on Range Line Road. Police identified the motorcyclist as Benjamin Hedrick. Hedrick was reportedly traveling north ...

The Joplin City Council narrowly approved new regulations for future data centers Monday night, including a last-minute ...

The Quapaw Nation is investigating the deaths of several bison from a herd the tribe has spent more than 15 years rebuilding. In a statement Friday, the Nation said it is “deeply saddened” by the loss ...

Twenty-one years after Sandra L. Spoon vanished from Joplin, authorities are still searching for answers. Spoon was 57 when she was last seen around 10 p.m. Aug. 28, 2005, at a residence on Pearl ...

He kicked a cat to death. A Golden City man has been charged after authorities say he admitted to kicking a cat that later died. Connor Scott West faces a misdemeanor animal abuse charge in Barton ...

A street closure is planned for a portion of St. Louis Avenue in Joplin on Monday, August 31st. According to the Missouri Dept. of Transportation (MoDOT) the closure will last for two days. St. Louis ...

"The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red..." — Revelation 6:12 Tonight is the night for a partial lunar eclipse. It wll start around 11:12 tonight ...