The National Weather Service is warning there is an elevated fire risk today in the region. The reason? Dry air continues. Elevated fire danger means that weather and land conditions are favorable for ...

A Salem man is wanted after he led the Missouri State Highway Patrol on a chase Friday with speeds hitting 136 miles per hour, authorities said.

One person is charged with failing to register as a sexual offender, authorities said. Bond for Blythe W. Brotherton, 29, is set at $1,500 cash only on the class E felony. He was earlier convicted in ...

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Caleb Harrington of Raymondville was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2024 term at University of Maryland Global Campus in Adelphi, Md. To be eligible, a student must complete at least six ...

The host Houston High School squad earned the third-place plaque at last week’s fourth annual Houston Community Foundation Varsity Boys Basketball Tournament in Tiger Fieldhouse.

Gov. Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags be flown at half-staff at government buildings in Oregon County, the Firefighters Memorial of Missouri in Kingdom City and firehouses statewide on ...

On Dec. 18, deputies were dispatched to a Highway 32 location near Plato regarding a report of an assault involving three minor-age girls.

Candidates for 2025 Houston High School Hoop Queen include freshmen Isis Crawford and Isabella Cook, sophomores Ariana Flores and Sara Jones, juniors Hannah Ennis and Katy Evans, and seniors Morgan ...

A recent Texas County Circuit Court filing says an Eunice murder suspect may gain competency to stand trial in the 2022 murder death of his sister-in-law.

State Rep. Bennie Cook has been appointed by House Speaker Jonathan Patterson to serve as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions for the upcoming legislative ...

Despite an early lead, the Houston High School girls basketball team lost to Liberty in the third-place game of the Thayer Winter Classic on Saturday.