A quarter-cent Jasper County sales tax that would have funded services to children who need mental and behavioral health treatments failed Tuesday by a margin of 419 votes, according to complete but ...

Tornado and severe weather season in the central U.S. have ramped up this spring. Last week was especially tough as at least 50 twisters were reported from the Deep South northeastward into Michigan.

America has highways, and then it has legends. Route 66 is firmly in the latter category, friends. The historic “Main Street ...

Missouri’s piece of this historic highway stretches from St. Louis on the eastern border to Joplin in the southwest corner, passing through communities where Route 66 isn’t just history—it’s their ...

Employees from the Nevada Animal Shelter” contacted the Joplin Humane Society about taking in some of their animals. Several ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — The recent failure of multiple storm sirens in Carthage—during a tornado warning—has the fire department ...

Forecasters say the potent system raises the risk of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the U.S. starting Wednesday.

A tornado cut a path of destruction through central Vernon County early Wednesday. Vernon County Sheriff Mike Buehler said it appeared to have touched down near Bronough and Moundville southwest of ...

: Numerous agencies responded early Wednesday morning to Nevada and Vernon County to assist after a Tornado. The storm was on the ground from 7:32 to 7:44 a.m.

A section of Nevada, Missouri and nearby Moundville are picking up the pieces after a tornado that ripped through the town ...

ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. government forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation — the highest category they ...

MOUNDVILLE AND NEVADA. North of Joplin in Vernon County damage is focused in Moundville and the City of Nevada. The Missouri ...