Missouri

Vandals threw a bronze statue of George Spiva into a fountain at Spiva Park in downtown Joplin, Missouri, on October 11th.

EJ Turner considers participating in the International Tree Climbing Competition in Tower Grove Park earlier this month a “full circle moment.”. Turner, 42, of House Springs is an arborist and co-owner of Turner Tree Specialists, based in Arnold. He discovered his passion for competitive tree climbing as a spectator...

WENTZVILLE, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Dozens of families in a Wentzville mobile home community are being evicted as a plan to rezone their neighborhood into a commercial area awaits a final vote. The impacted families live in a mobile home community along Highway Z, south of Interstate 70. Families...

Misty Leslie, 48, was killed when an Independence Police Department SUV struck her Audi outside Kansas City, but key details remain unknown.

Two weeks after Wyandotte County sued Kansas over control of the Chiefs’ new stadium, both sides have settled. Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Christal Watson announced the deal, which clears the way for the $3 billion domed stadium, expected to open in 2031. The county will drop its lawsuit and keep authority over zoning and planning around the site. “A legal fight over the Chiefs’ $3 billion Kansas Stadium is over at least for now,” KCTV5 reported. “Governor Laura Kelly and KCK

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Heartland News) - The Missouri Department of Transportation announced this week the speed limit will increase to 75 mph on stretches of Interstate 55 from the Arkansas border to Jefferson County, Missouri. Troopers with the highway patrol said a higher speed limit does not eliminate the need...

Four people from the same household in Benton County have tested positive for measles, health officials confirmed this week, adding to a statewide case count that has now climbed to 18 in 2026. The cluster is the latest sign of how quickly the virus can move through an under-vaccinated community, and local health workers are now racing to track down anyone who may have been exposed.

A Kansas City man has been charged with murder in connection to a suspected homicide that occurred inside an Independence hospital this week, court records show. James F. Lawson was charged Friday with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to charging documents. Jackson County prosecutors announced the charges after police had investigated the circumstances of a suspicious death in the hospital on Thursday. According to a police probable caus

Robots fetched giant rolls of newsprint at the Kansas City Star's glass-and-copper press pavilion, which sold for a fraction of its cost and now hosts servers.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a petition seeking the immediate and permanent removal of Harrison County Clerk LeeAnn M. Miles following her arrest on two felony charges involving the alleged financial exploitation of an elderly resident and stealing. The petition for a writ of quo warranto argues that...