Minutes after the April 27 tornado, Danny Fleming received a call that his Baxter Springs business had been destroyed. A co-owner of DNA Performance Cycles, Fleming arrived to find the building’s walls had collapsed onto nearly 30 motorcycles.
The Missouri General Assembly sent legislation to Gov. Jay Nixon this week that would require doctors to provide information about breast density on post-mammogram reports.
A 22-year-old Joplin man was arrested Tuesday on weapon charges incurred while he was free on bail set in a case involving a foiled kidnapping attempt in October.
Neosho City Attorney Steve Hays will submit the ethics complaint against two Neosho City Council members to Newton County Prosecutor Jake Skouby for possible prosecution.
Matthew Estes, of Seneca High School, and Tyrone Hou, of Webb City High School, have been named winners in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program and will each receive a $2,500 scholarship.
Voters in the Columbus School District overwhelmingly rejected a $30.6 million bond issue Tuesday that called for renovations throughout the district, as well as the construction of a new elementary school.
Whether the Empire District Electric Co., based in Joplin, is in compliance with the Renewable Energy Standard that Missouri voters overwhelmingly approved in 2008 is a question that is now before the Missouri Supreme Court.
A united House Republican caucus was joined by a lone Democrat on Tuesday to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a $620 million tax cut for Missouri businesses and individuals.
After a national tragedy 13 years ago, a complete stranger offered Joplin resident Henry Robertson a room, a hot shower and a meal. This week, Robertson, now 85, was able to return the favor — although under much more pleasant circumstances.
Seven teams squared off Tuesday in the third annual Robo Challenge, which tested the skills and strengths of students in the pre-engineering class at Franklin Technology Center.