Kennett softball debuted its 2026 roster with a 2-0 sweep at the home jamboree, showcasing strong pitching, a 21-player squad and leadership from seniors McCaig, Wallace and Wilcut.

Jackson girls finish 27-3 with first Class 6 final four since 2003, falling 65-52 to Lee’s Summit West for fourth as sophomore Kate Deck scores 22 and the young Indians eye the future.

Kennett High's "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" opens March 19 after students preview a song for the Kennett Rotary Club; performances run through March 22, tickets $10.

Thirteen people were arrested on drug-related warrants in a multi-agency roundup in Dunklin County, part of an ongoing ...

Staley's veteran, loaded lineup smothers youthful Jackson in Class 6 semis, ending gold hopes but sending Indians to bronze ...

MSHSAA Class 1–3 all-state basketball teams for 2025-26 showcase strong representation from Southeast Missouri small schools.

Missouri transit groups warn Gov. Mike Kehoe’s plan to cut transit aid from $6.7M to $1.7M could slash routes, strain rural ...

When I was very young, my summers were spent with my grandparents on their farm in the southern most part of the Missouri bootheel. For me, my grandparents were always old; however, when I look back, ...

Republican SNAP cuts have fractured the farm–anti-hunger alliance, putting a long-delayed five-year farm bill at risk even ...

Youth gardening helps kids learn math, art and ownership through hands-on projects like seed tapes, salad boxes and cut ...

Missouri SB1586 would dissolve local solid waste districts, shift their duties to the state and, critics say, undo decades of ...

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