Joplin

A Joplin woman and her boyfriend have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her husband, whose body was found in a mine hole in June.

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A Joplin man has drowned after jumping into a drainage ditch to rescue his son and another child. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as 50-year-old Anthony C. Cox. The patrol says the children were playing in the Joplin ditch Saturday afternoon when they became caught in rising water...

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A new Joplin hospital that replaces one destroyed by a deadly tornado is opening its doors to patients Sunday. The $465 million Mercy Hospital Joplin has 205 private rooms. Builders say critical areas of the hospital, such as the emergency department and intensive care unit, have windows rated to withstand 250 mph winds...

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) €” Joplin police say a fatal shooting during a home invasion was self-defense. Police say Michael Dean died early Monday at a house in Joplin. Dean was shot by a person staying at the home. Three men who were with Dean were arrested Monday night and charged with second-degree murder and two counts of first-degree burglary...

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A new Joplin hospital that replaces one destroyed by a deadly tornado is preparing to open. The Joplin Globe reports that hundreds turned out Saturday for an open house in advance of the March 22nd opening of the new Mercy Hospital Joplin...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri contractor is going to prison for five years after stealing more than $73,000 from an elderly Joplin couple who hired him to repair their home after the May 2011 tornado. The U.S. Attorney's office says 59-year-old Terry Alton Parker of Nixa was sentenced Wednesday...

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Officials in Joplin say Vice President Joe Biden will speak at next month's dedication of the city's new high school, replacing a building destroyed by the May 2011 tornado. The district announced yesterday that Biden will be joined by U...

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Costs of rebuilding and repairs since the May 2011 tornado that hit Joplin and Duquesne have topped $1 billion.

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Southern State University in Joplin was locked down briefly after students reported seeing a suspicious person, possibly with a gun.

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The Joplin City Council has chosen a $4 million financing package to lure an independent baseball team from El Paso, Texas, to Joplin.