The milder weather will continue through the weekend, the National Weather Service says.

Two Plato residents — including a 6-year-old child — were injured Wednesday afternoon in an accident on I-44 in Laclede County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Tpr. K.T. Moore said the crash ...

The tax-free weekend begins on Friday, Aug. 1, and ends on Sunday, Aug. 3. Missouri’s tax-free weekend allows persons to save ...

Dangerous heat continues through Wednesday, with heat index values around 100° to 113°F. There is good news: Wednesday is the last day for extreme heat. By Friday, the high will be about 82, the ...

The National Weather Service said the heat advisory remains in effect through 8 p.m. Wednesday for Texas County. Cooler ...

A musical is set for performance this week at the Melba Performing Arts Center in downtown Houston. The STARS Foundation will perform “Seussical The Musical Jr.” on Friday, Aug. 1 and 8, and Saturday, ...

The Houston High School band, under the direction of a new leader, is preparing for the upcoming season with a three-day camp ...

On July 23, officers were dispatched to the Cabool Apartments for a physical altercation. Everrett Bishop was taken into ...

July 25, 2025, in Roby, Missouri. He was born on May 1, 1930, at the family farm on Roubidoux near Plato, Missouri, to Tom ...

If there’s one thing that Houston High School senior Katy Evans enjoys in life, it’s swinging an aluminum bat and making hard contact with a softball.

The doors will open in October at the new Houston branch of the Texas County Library in the downtown business district.

After receiving a bit of response to last week’s entry in this series, I decided to do a follow-up that delves a little into the subject of atheism.