This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds.
Missouri University of Science and Technology will offer an extensive lineup of camps this summer that give students of all ages a chance to participate in hands-on learning activities.
PHOENIX — The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial declared a mistrial in the penalty phase Thursday after the jury reported for a second time that it was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death for killing her boyfriend in 2008. The judge scheduled a retrial for July 18. A new panel likely will be seated to try...
GRAPEVINE, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors. Of the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA's National Council who cast ballots,...
A couple from Philadelphia who practice faith healing and don’t believe in medicine were charged with murder after a second young child of theirs died after not receiving medical care. Herbert and Catherine Schaible were on probation after...
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster Wednesday announced the resolution of a multistate antitrust investigation against a major U.S. book publisher for price-fixing and collusion in the electronic book (e-book) market.
The EF5 tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., on Monday has caused untold damage and claimed at least 24 lives. If you want to help, check out the information below.
After a video went viral that showed Pope Francis seemingly performing an exorcism on a man, the Vatican responded by saying, “The Holy Father had no intention to perform any exorcism. Instead, as he frequently does for the sick...
The draft beer and whiskey shots flow freely at the sparkling new Joplin Elks Lodge 501, a distant hallway plaque the only visible reminder that three members and a bartender cleaning up after Sunday bingo died in a monster tornado that forever grafted a little-known southwest Missouri city into the nation's disaster lexicon.
Pathways Community Health will break ground on a new adolescent addiction recovery facility for its Navig8 Adolescent Treatment Program Wednesday, May 22, at noon at 1450 E. 10th St. in Rolla.
MOORE, Okla. — Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 51...
A Kansas City woman led law enforcement agencies Sunday on a high-speed chase that exceeded 100 mph from St. James to Pulaski County that ended in a crash and her arrest.
Treating the swimming pool water at The Centre with ultraviolet light won’t eliminate the need for chlorine treatments, but it likely will cut down the amount of chlorine needed, according to a report to the Rolla City Council.
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, a former Jackson County Prosecutor and senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, met this week with the Commandant of the Marine Corps to discuss the importance of military leadership in focusing efforts on combating sexual assaults in the military and holding perpetrators accountable for their actions.
A woman chased down a man who she said kidnapped her child. The Albuquerque woman’s 5-year-old daughter was abducted by the man, and the mom gave chase, police said. The kidnapper shoved the girl out of the car at some point,...
The search for two federal fugitives ended this week with the arrest of James Rhodenizer, 54, and Stephen Klasing, 32, who were both wanted by Pulaski County authorities and federal agents.
Natalie M. “Nikki” Krawitz, vice president for finance and administration for the University of Missouri System since 2002, will receive the Chancellor Medal from Missouri University of Science and Technology during commencement ceremonies Friday, May 17, at the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building in Rolla.