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 ...

Missouri is making school wastewater drug testing mandatory for selected districts statewide after an earlier program detected a powerful synthetic opioid in about 70% of participating schools.

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 ...

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) has officially announced NEO Baseball player Eliott Marin was named the recipient of the National Junior College Athletic Association Rawlings Gold Glove First ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mike Mazzei has won Oklahoma’s Republican nomination for governor, defeating Attorney General Gentner Drummond in a closely fought runoff Tuesday. Mazzei leads Drummond by 2,045 votes with an ...

Hot air balloons, giant kites and nightly balloon glows are filling the skies over Missouri Southern State University this weekend as Joplin celebrates the Route 66 centennial. The Centennial Route 66 ...

More than 100 residents were evacuated from a Joplin nursing home Thursday morning after an oxygen concentrator malfunctioned and caused a small fire. Firefighters responded at 10:31 a.m. to Westgate ...

The Route 66 Annual Balloon Festival is at Missouri Southern State University Friday August 28th, Saturday August 29th, and Sunday August 30th. Three days of family friendly entertainment featuring ...

Kansas State Park fee increases for vehicle permits, overnight camping, and utilities, along with the elimination of the annual camping permit. The changes will go into effect on November 1, 2026. A ...