Volunteers teamed to help raise the walls of what will become the home of a United States Navy Veteran on north Tom Street in ...

A program now in its third year is focused on helping people in the area who suffer from substance abuse disorder, primarily alcohol and opioids. Mercy Hospital Joplin’s StepOne Service, which started ...

KCU is hoping to break ground soon on a 25,000-square-foot addition to its campus. “We are starting a Center for Population Health and Equity” in Joplin, said Catherine Satterwhite, executive director ...

Just after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday reports of a two vehicle crash along I-49 SB near 55 mile marker (near Civil War Road) alerted E-911.

Thursday May 22 was the 14th anniversary of the E-5 tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri and claimed the lives of 158 ...

PITTSBURG, Kan. — An investigation continues in Pittsburg involving a child who was hit by a vehicle last night. It happened in the area of W 4th Street and N Chestnut St. just before 6:30. The driver ...

Host Sarah Jane Tribble sets out on a mission to learn more about the Sisters of Mercy, the nuns who founded Fort Scott’s Mercy Hospital and were once prominent leaders of the community. Tribble’s ...

ST. PAUL — Judith A. “Judy” Fager, 84, of rural St. Paul passed away at 2:23 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

JOPLIN, Mo. — Volunteers use today’s pleasant weather to make a difference in the community.

Volunteers joined forces Friday to help a disabled homeowner whose property needed some tender loving care. Friday’s workday ...

A NURSE WITH MERCY HOSPITAL SAYS HER NUMBER ONE THING FOR SUMMER SAFETY IS HYDRATION. < "not only the typical water intake, making sure you're drinking quite a few cups a day,"> THE SUN CAN ALSO ...