Delpha Speak has 13 grandchildren and she didn't think it was completely implausible that one of her grandsons-in-law would call her to say he was in ...

Small appliance museum opens in SW Missouri

1 day ago

A brand-new attraction in southwest Missouri is a collection of really old stuff commonly seen in the kitchens of generations past. ...

SW Mo. egg plant accused of price fixing

2 days ago

A southwest Missouri egg-production plant is named in four federal lawsuits claiming it and other companies conspired to fix domestic egg prices. ...

2 die when 16 vehicles collide

3 days ago

A series of collisions on foggy Interstate 44 have left two people dead and seven injured in southwest Missouri. ...

Missouri editorials

4 days ago

Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Missouri newspapers: ...

DNR to conduct Carthage odor survey

6 days ago

State officials plan a survey of Carthage residents in yet another effort to pinpoint the source and severity of the city's lingering odor problem. ...

Arrest in $90,000 embezzlement from humane society

10 days ago

The former treasurer of a southwest Missouri humane society is charged with embezzling almost $90,000 from the organization's building fund over a three-year ...

Boyfriend pleads guilty in baby's shaking death

11 days ago

A southwest Missouri man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in the shaking death two years ago of his girlfriend's 2-month-old son. ...

FBI investigating burning of mosque sign

14 days ago

The FBI is investigating the burning of a mosque's sign in Joplin as a potential hate crime. ...

Couple wanted for mobile ad scam in 3 states

15 days ago

Several businesses in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma have been fooled by a man promising mobile advertising. ...