Joplin for Justice, having organized several peaceful demonstrations last month, has erected an “I can’t breathe” billboard on Range Line Road that its members hope will advance conversations in the area about race and justice.

Joplin’s recently hired city manager, Nick Edwards, wants to hear from residents about what they would like to see in the city’s future, as well as the city’s strengths and weaknesses.

The city of Joplin has changed the email address for people to send questions about the novel coronavirus.

Recently, a friend asked if I had written anything on the Brookline Massacre.

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Getting accurate information about the pandemic that has rattled everyday life for four months now can be tricky, but it can be a different kind of tricky if you don’t speak English.

Lamore Wise and his business partner, Gary McKnight Jr., are athletes who know something about bulking up to achieve their best performance on the field. Fresh out of college, they have decided to use that knowledge about nutrition and energy…

Joplin’s recently hired city manager, Nick Edwards, wants to hear from residents about what they would like to see in the city’s future, as well as the city’s strengths and weaknesses.

The Missouri Department of Heath and Senior Services is reporting 472 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 27,133.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Joplin metropolitan area of Jasper and Newton counties grew from 1,826 to 1,878 on Friday. Two additional deaths were reported.

For the past several mornings, some intrepid observers and photographers have been getting up before sunrise to find and photograph a comet that has become one of the largest items in the sky.