The BriefJoplin's Independence Day celebration takes place Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at Fred G. Hughes StadiumThe free event features live music, food trucks, bounce houses and fireworks ...

The five-plane squadron which is to operate from the Akron is in the process of being organized. From the manner in which we ...

The Medallions Au Poivre brings French bistro sophistication to the Missouri steakhouse experience. Seared pepper-encrusted ...

Make the drive to these one-of-a-kind Missouri restaurants because every single one offers something unlike anything else in ...

Sixteen artists from around the world are converging on asphalt in Joplin, Missouri, to prepare illusory artworks for this ...

Joplin city leaders are considering the potential impact of a state ballot question that would eliminate state individual income taxes and reduce local property and sales taxes, which could affect ...

The Spiva Center for the Arts is showcasing a new art exhibit, "66 Stories: Attractions, Oddities, & Americana", which ...

Joplin city officials have changed the city's outdoor warning siren activation policy as the result of an unwarned EF1 tornado that struck the west side of the city April 24, ...

A travel app called Clio has added a 28-stop driving tour of Route 66 from Springfield to Joplin to its collection of ...

The Joplin Jailbirds will no longer play at Wendell Redden stadium this summer and will instead play a 19-game home slate at Joe Becker Stadium beginning June 2. The news comes roughly a month after ...

Artists are working in two dimensions to create even more 3D images tied to the 100th anniversary of Route 66.

FUTURESCAN COMING UP. THIS IS BREAKING NEWS FROM KMBC NINE. MISSOURI STATE LAWMAKERS IN JEFFERSON CITY HAVE ADVANCED NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAPS THAT VOTE COMING DOWN IN LAST 90 MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. I’M ...