Climate scientists have long said that eating more plants and fewer animals is among the simplest, cheapest and most readily available ways for people to reduce their impact on the environment. And an explosion of new types of plant-based “meat”…

MIAMI, Okla. — Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College will host its 14th annual alumni/recruitment rodeo at 7 p.m. today at the indoor arena at Synar Farm.

Because of a printing issue, the etc. section with television listings was not delivered with the rest of The Joplin Globe weekend edition on Saturday. It will be delivered Tuesday with the paper. It also can be found online by…

A chat with a U.S. Postal Service carrier made my day a few months ago.

The kitchen is no good place for me during the holidays. My weakness is those chocolate peanut butter balls my wife makes by the dozens.

Seven of Joplin’s downtown historic buildings that are or will be renovated involve a $34 million investment in Joplin.

A Wyandotte, Oklahoma, man was killed in a fiery, single-vehicle crash at 11:46 p.m. Thursday on Peace Church Road, about a mile and a half north of Joplin in Jasper County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Young children in Missouri are now able to register for monthly free books through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a global book-gifting program that promotes early childhood education.

A lawsuit has challenged the constitutionality of Missouri’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot. The trial in the case is expected to begin Friday. Voting rights advocates suing to overturn the law say…

The Jasper County prosecutor’s has charged a former director of parks in Carthage with the theft of more than $142,000 in city funds.