southwest Missouri News

Police: Bag on Missouri Clinic Roof Failed Try at Arson

Investigators say they’re looking into a failed arson attempt at a southwest Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic after a bag containing incendiary material was found on the roof. Surveillance video from the facility in Joplin shows a person dressed in a …

Alarms Disabled at Southwest Missouri Building Where 5 Died

The company that manages a southwest Missouri apartment building where five people died in a Thanksgiving Day fire had disabled the manual fire alarms in the building about 10 years ago. Rick Schroeder, president of Bell Management, of Joplin, which …