The Cherokee Nation is suing wholesalers and retailers of opioid medications, alleging the companies haven’t done enough to prevent tribal members from acquiring illegally prescribed opioids, which are powerful…

Authorities say two people have been found dead inside a burned home in eastern Oklahoma.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction to block abortion-restricting rules in Missouri, saying he’s bound by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year striking down similar Texas guidelines.

David Harrison Reavis, age 84, of Lawton, Oklahoma, formerly of Carthage, Missouri, passed away Wednesday April 12, 2017 at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Lawton.

Larry Dean Walsh, 76, of Parsons, went to be with God at 2:20 p.m., Friday, April 14, 2017 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.

Leta Ware, 89, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at her home.

George Dale Erwin, 78, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Landmark Hospital in Joplin.

William R. “Bill” Pierce, 47 of Joplin passed away on Resurrection Sunday April 16, 2017.

Elmer Charboneau lived a life that was too short and full of hardship. He died in battle at age 19 far from his Southwest Missouri home, and has remained nearly forgotten for almost 97 years in an unmarked grave in the Carterville Cemetery on Old Route 66 Boulevard north of Carterville.