JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin officials are hoping thousands of people will visit the city when the International Route 66 Festival comes to the city next August. Organizers of the… Read more »

LINN, Mo. (AP) — A four-lane alternative to Interstate 70 across Missouri is inching a little closer to completion. State highway officials broke ground Monday for the widening of nearly… Read more »

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Female moviemakers from across the country will gather in Columbia this weekend for the fifth annual Citizen Jane Film Festival. The Stephens College event celebrates women… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Eight Missouri public safety officials have been honored with the state’s Medal of Valor. The medals were presented Thursday in the governor’s office. The awards… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A former employee of a St. Joseph fee office is among the latest three people indicted in a conspiracy to provide identification documents to illegal… Read more »

(INDEPENDENCE, Mo., AP) — Missouri relatives of a 10-year-old Colorado girl missing nearly a week gathered for a vigil in a Kansas City suburb. Jessica Ridgeway disappeared Oct. 5 from… Read more »

By ANDY LYONS (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The two defendants in the William Blaine Whitworth murder case entered not guilty pleas during separate arraignment hearings Tuesday in Johnson County Circuit… Read more »

By MICHAEL FREEMAN (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – Judge James Hall accepted his appointment by the City Council Monday to serve as municipal judge. Hall was sworn in and then addressed… Read more »

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Time is running short for Missouri residents to register to vote in the November elections. Wednesday is the deadline for people registering in Missouri for… Read more »

(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Authorities say one man has died in a motel fire west of Springfield. Officials responded to the Cloud Drift Motel around 2 a.m. Monday. Brookline Fire… Read more »