A judge has sentenced a Missouri woman to two years in federal prison for failing to pay taxes on the money she stole.     Prosecutors say 56-year-old Tammera Goodman of Kansas City embezzled around $465,000 from her family’s restoration business to pay personal credit card bills and her mortgage while working as the office manager. Prosecutors say the company chose not to prosecute Goodman and allowed her to continue to work there.    &nbsp…

       The family and supporters of a black Topeka man killed last year by police are speaking out against the city, the department and what they called unjustified violence by law enforcement toward black men as they discuss a federal civil rights lawsuit.     The suit alleges that the two white officers, Michael Cruse and Justin Mackey, lacked legal justification when they fatally shot Dominique White after a struggle in September near a park in To…

There was a celebration in Newton county for the grand opening of the new judicial center. It has several new features placing an emphasis on security. Things such as something called a sally port, it’s where inmates can be transported to court in a more secure fashion than before. And a separate entrance for judges to the courtroom. County officials are excited about the upgrades and the location. The center has actually been open for a year — but renovations wer…

NEOSHO, Mo. — More than 50 community members, city employees, court staff and others gathered Thursday on the Neosho square to witness the grand opening for the Newton County Judicial Center.

A federal lawsuit filed in Minnesota alleges Hormel Foods Corp. and other companies colluded to inflate consumer pork prices.

Police in Junction City, Kansas, have identified a woman whose body was found last month, and a North Carolina man has been charged in her killing.

The pedestrian who died from injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle Wednesday crossing Range Line Road in Joplin has been identified as 16-year-old Mark E. Collins, of Joplin.

St. Louis Community College has dropped plans to raise tuition by 5 percent for the coming school year, citing the Missouri Legislature’s decision to abandon former Gov. Eric Greitens’ budget proposal.

The Jasper County prosecutor’s office filed multiple felony counts Thursday on two suspects who tried to rob a 34-year-old Joplin man by binding, gagging and beating him.