Vandals damaged a construction site for Vita Nova Village near Joplin by cutting internal wiring, forcing the non-profit and Sister Corps to seek volunteer electricians to resume the project.

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

Cherokee County authorities are investigating an overnight homicide.

Kenneth Carter and Edward Turner were charged with multiple counts of delivering controlled substances to inmates at the Joplin City Jail following a string of suspected overdoses.

A Kansas man facing multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, died by suicide in the Grand Lakes area on October 11.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed the Victim Protection Act into law following reports that over 84 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violenc…

Neosho Police are investigating a reported attempted abduction.

The Joplin jail inmate arrested in connection with last week’s incident at the jail is making his first court appearance.

A Sarcoxie woman was arrested and charged with felony child abuse after her 14-year-old daughter walked six miles on a broken leg to seek help.

A Parsons man who barricaded himself inside a sober living and recovery home and threatened to kill himself is now safe and in custody.

Federal law enforcement officials report that five people including three in Kansas, have been sentenced for their roles in an $800,000 fraud scheme.

A judge set $5 million bail for Crystal Ross and denied a bond reduction for Shane Ross following charges related to a child abuse case in Joplin.

Tramone Howard-Hill, 23, made his first court appearance in Cherokee County today following his arrest for the attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a woman stabbed last weekend.

The Riverton School District has fired a teacher following reports of inappropriate conduct.

Multiple ambulances have been called to the Joplin city jail for unspecified medical issues.

A Newton County woman will not go to prison for her role in a home burglary and arson from a year ago.

A 23-year-old Baxter Springs man named Tramone Howard-Hill was arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon following a stabbing that left a victim in critical condition.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway sued Deana Brown for operating The Dog House on Apple Road without a valid license and seeking civil penalties.

A Carthage man is being held on assault and robbery charges after police say his weapon of choice was urine.

Joplin police say recent arrests spell the end to what they call an “alarming” string of thefts.