With Independence Day fast approaching, Marceline is preparing and in the midst of a week of festivities featuring carnival rides, live entertainment, a community parade and a fireworks display.

A St. Joseph man and woman were killed early Sunday when a motorcycle crashed east of St. Joseph, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Maryville's City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday with development proposals, public safety agreements and water infrastructure among the items on its agenda.

"Backyard bird" habitat can support ecosystems in urban environments.

The Missouri Department of Conservation will begin lowering Kendzora Lake north of Kansas City later this month as part of a major renovation project.

Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly.

Michigan Gov. Whitmer is one of four Democrats who sent their states' National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations in recent weeks, amid President Trump's ongoing — and controversial — deployment in the city.

A Supreme Court ruling gives the Trump administration space to strip this status from hundreds of thousands of more people from the few remaining countries with this program.

The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits that Congress and the courts had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory agencies that comprise much of the federal government.

Venezuela's La Guaira state bore the brunt of the earthquake damage, bringing memories of a 1999 disaster that became President Hugo Chávez's first major test. Now, it's the acting leader's challenge.