JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Adam Wolf quickly checked off a list of his costs per acre.

Two Joplin residents were being sought by police in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, on Sunday in connection with a morning home invasion and kidnapping that may have been part of a larger crime spree.

Two local universities are turning to crowdfunding platforms to help finance upcoming engineering projects.

An update on the observance planned in May to mark the fifth anniversary of the Joplin tornado will be presented on Monday at a meeting of the Joplin City Council.

A central Oklahoma university is on lockdown after officials say an armed suspect fleeing police crossed onto the campus.

A Hillsboro man was killed in a three-vehicle accident at 11:20 p.m. Saturday nine miles northwest of Mount Vernon on Missouri Highway 96 in Lawrence County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.

PITTSBURG, Kan. — If it seems I’ve written several columns lately about new restaurants in Pittsburg, you’re right. I have.

NEOSHO, Mo. — The Neosho/Newton County Library has started a program aimed at providing extra educational opportunities to home-schooled students, and it seems that they’re turning out to be quite popular affairs.

CARTHAGE, Mo. ­— Do you ever wonder who told the first story – ever?

Eric Greitens, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Missouri governor, will address the Southwest Pachyderm Club at a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Neosho.