The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will hold a number of area blood drives to address a need for donations of types O-positive and A-positive blood.

ST. LOUIS — Parts of Missouri are so dry that corn crops are suffering and hay for cattle is in short supply, with water becoming increasingly scarce, experts say.

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A former employee of a southwestern Missouri paddlewheel tourist boat alleges in a lawsuit that he suffered post-traumatic stress after trying to save victims of a fatal duck boat accident.

DIGGINS, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say storms have damaged trees, downed power lines and churned up at least one small tornado in Southwest Missouri.

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — It was an ordinary day of recess on the Carl Junction school playground, but one thing was out of place — a student with disabilities was unable to navigate his wheelchair through the mulched area.

Although some evidence of the blaze that shuttered Joplin Workshops’ commercial laundry in March 2017 remains, also unmistakable are the signs of progress.

The following road and bridge projects are underway:

Public hearings on the city’s proposed 2019 budget and property tax levy will be held Monday at a meeting of the Joplin City Council.

The Joplin Globe publishes summaries of routine and follow-up inspections performed by the Joplin Health Department.

Take it from a guy who has covered a few high school football games: Parking can be a nightmare for even a seemingly benign matchup.