JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Federal investigators who visited a Mars Petcare plant near Joplin found potential dangers to the health of employees but the plant was closed before a follow-up visit could be ...

JOPLIN, Mo. –A judge in Jasper County hands down an 18 year sentence in a Joplin murder cast. Kristopher Smith entered an Alford plea back in Janaury to the charges. Because of that plea, he was ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — A building effort that began in response to the devastating May 2011 tornado in Joplin has ended after a volunteer organization built and dedicated its 180th home. Rebuild Joplin ...

The states of Missouri and Illinois are very familiar with strong tornadoes. The Good Friday, New Year’s Eve, and Amazon tornadoes come to mind as recent examples. However, it is the Joplin tornado of ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A cat and dog food manufacturer has opened its first factory, a $90 million facility in Joplin. Heartland Pet Foods Manufacturing opened the 415,000-square-foot plant Wednesday at ...

JOPLIN, Mo. - For Andrea Holseth and her son, Brier, 9, the opening of a new elementary school meant saying goodbye to a school they loved and looking forward to a new beginning. “It’s a big ...