Republican candidate for governor and State Sen. Bill Eigel will be in West Plains on Wednesday for a meet-and-greet, just under a week ahead of the Aug. 6 primary election. more

Current 132rd District State Rep. and Democratic candidate for governor Crystal Quade introduced herself at a recent event held at the West Plains Civic Center, drawing a crowd of about 65 people interested in hearing her message and plan for the future of Missouri. more

All are invited to bring their appetites — and a lawn chair — to the Downtown Food Truck, Music, and Art Festival, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 in Mtn. View. more

A 32-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas, man is dead after an exchange of gunfire with Arkansas State Police’s SWAT team. The man was wanted on multiple felony warrants out of Little Rock, Sherwood and … more

A court filing shows that the signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of the number needed to qualify for the ballot if they're the only ones … more

A man who was on the verge of walking out of prison this week after a judge found evidence of his “actual innocence” and overturned his murder conviction now faces a fresh legal hurdle. The … more

This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced that the federal government has approved Parsons’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to multiple severe weather systems that generated tornadoes, high winds and flooding across southern Missouri from May 19 through 27. more

Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among … more

New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration’s enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by … more

An alleged parental kidnapping that resulted in an Amber Alert being issued by the Missouri State Highway Patrol just past midnight Wednesday morning ended with the child being found safe and the father being charged with parental kidnapping, a Class E felony. more

The union representing workers at Lear Corp.’s Missouri plant that makes seats for General Motors vehicles says it has reached a tentative agreement with the company, ending a strike that was in … more

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Some U.S. states are scrapping investments in Chinese companies amid tensions between countries with the world's largest economies. Indiana, Florida and Missouri all have taken actions requiring … more

A Missouri judge on Wednesday ordered the release of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit. St. Louis Circuit Judge Jason … more

A public hearing pertaining to residential property rezoning held ahead of the regular session of the Willow Springs City Council on Thursday yielded no public comments or questions. more

The Howell County Board of Equalization will meet with county commissioners at 1 p.m. Thursday to hear appeals regarding assessed property valuations for 2024. more

The two candidates for Howell County Sheriff were posed 55 questions submitted by audience members during a debate July 16 that lasted about two hours, held before a full house at the Star Theater in Willow Springs. more

Leland E. Collins, 41, West Plains, has been charged after allegedly striking a woman with a piece of wood during a domestic altercation. more

Howell County Sheriff Brent Campbell has announced the department's participation in a program intended to help victims of property theft recover their items through partnership with ProtechDNA, a crime prevention technology company that offers products and a registry of property that can be accessed by law enforcement partners in returning stolen items items to their rightful owner. more

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