Due to damage from the April 29 storms, Grant Beach outdoor pool will remain closed indefinitely. Only Fassnight will offer full concessions.

A change in airports in Washington, D.C., will avoid delays, allowing veterans to return to Springfield for an earlier Welcome Home ceremony.

Also in food and restaurant news, a lakeside sub shop opens a Republic location and a Springfield favorite moves downtown.

A Springfield fire marshal was recognized with an investigative award and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...

This writer urges southwest Missourians to speak up before expanding chicken operations contaminate the Ozarks' water supply.

The federal government made its final order of penny blanks this month — the first step to end the production of the 1-cent coin, a spokesperson for the Treasury Department confirmed to USA TODAY.

The Missouri Attorney General's Office filed 27 felony counts against Jeremy Watson, but 13 were dismissed for taking place ...

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms over Memorial Day weekend could bring flooding to parts of the state.