Grain Valley, MO news and local guide

Local NewsKansas City, MOHays Post

Sex sting: 14-year-old was actually a federal agent in Kansas

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Missouri man was sentenced to 120 months in prison after traveling across state lines to have sex with who he thought

Local NewsIndependence, MOKOMU 8

Mexico lions club says it tried to salvage Fourth of July fireworks after vendor bankruptcy

Fireworks near me in Mexico, Missouri: July 3 Noon Lions Club canceled, July 4 Tyronn Lue Community Day Celebration still going ahead for Independence Day.

Local NewsIndependence, MOSedaliademocrat

Missouri Veterans Home celebrates 250 Years of service, independence

PoliticsKansas City, MOFultonsun

Planned Parenthood expands mifepristone access to Kansas City suburbs

The Planned Parenthood clinic in Gladstone began offering medication abortion on Wednesday, becoming the fourth location in Missouri to open appointments fol...

SportsKansas City, MOVariety

Taylor Swift Wedding Frenzy: The Power Guest List, the NDAs and A-List Panic Over Lack of Details

Who made the cut for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's celebrity wedding of the decade?

Local NewsIndependence, MOJoplinglobe

5 things to do this weekend

1. Missouri Southern State University will host Joplin’s Independence Day events Saturday at Fred G. Hughes Stadium. The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. It wi...

Local NewsJoplin, MOJoplinglobe

Joplin water bill could rise by $15 per month under Missouri American rate request

Water bills for Joplin residents could increase by $15 a month under a rate request submitted last week by Missouri American Water to the Missouri Public Ser...

Local NewsJoplinglobe

Master Naturalists information meeting set for July 21

Missouri Master Naturalists, Chert Glades Chapter, will host an informational meeting for anyone interested in joining the Fall 2026 Missouri Master Naturali...

Local NewsKOMU 8

Mizzou to induct Nicki Webber Moore to Athletics Hall of Fame

Mizzou announces third member to join the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

Local NewsKCTV5

Celebrating 250: Missouri’s role in American history

250 years ago, Missouri was not part of the American Revolution. Instead, the region was the site of a separate geopolitical struggle.

PoliticsKMOV First Alert 4

Missouri budget vetoes cut substance use prevention funding

Among the cuts is $1 million from the state’s Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund — money paid out by drug companies and pharmacies through cour...

SportsMexicoledger

Burle named Missouri Military Academy Colonels swim head coach

Missouri Military Academy has named Chris Burle as the new head coach of the Colonels varsity swim team and program, bringing a strong background in competit...

WorldDaily Mail

Probe into fiery Missouri plane crash that killed 11 skydivers and pilot takes shocking twist... as investi...

Shortly after takeoff, security video footage from a nearby hangar showed the plane making a gradual turn to the left before it crashed and burst into flames...

Public SafetyButler, MOBangor Daily News

Preliminary report didn’t flag an engine failure before a skydiving plane crash that killed 12

BUTLER, Mo. (AP) — A preliminary report issued by federal safety investigators did not flag any serious safety failures that could have led to the fiery

PoliticsWPSD Local 6

Missouri judge sentences region's 'most prolific drug suppliers ever prosecuted' to decades in prison

A judge sentenced a pair of brothers that an Assistant U.S. Attorney referred to as "likely the most prolific drug suppliers ever prosecuted in the history o...

Local NewsMexico, MOMexicoledger

PHOTO GALLERY: Mexico Jeep Thing 2026 highlights

Jeeps swarmed the downtown square Saturday for the second annual Mexico Jeep thing. The event, hosted by Salty Heifers Co., started at 10 a.m. at the Missour...

BusinessNew Florence, MOMexicoledger

Independent Stave Co. donates to AECI

Independent Stave Company of New Florence donated $2,053 to Audrain Emergency Communications LLC to support its continued effort to keep Missouri connected i...

Local NewsSedalia, MOSedaliademocrat

MOORE Expo announces relocation to Missouri State Fairgrounds for 2027 event

The Midwest Overlanding & Off-Road Expo (MOORE Expo) announced Friday, July 3, that it will relocate to the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri b...

Public SafetyLocal10

Investigators find no evidence of engine failure in fiery crash of skydiving plane that killed 12

Federal safety investigators said in a new preliminary report that they found no indication that engine failure caused the fiery crash of a plane on a skydiv...

PoliticsNewstribune

Missouri Supreme Court work continues this summer, inside and out

Keeping up with the needs of a century-old building provides unique challenges for the Missouri Supreme Court.

Local NewsJefferson City, MONewstribune

Free events headline busy weekend of celebration

Jefferson City residents have more than just picturesque views of fireworks over the Missouri River to look forward to this weekend.

TravelSedaliademocrat

Audit finds former Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s state flights often lacked a public purpose

Former Gov. Mike Parson’s office spent $375,000 flying him around on state aircraft without keeping flight records showing why, and for a third of those fl...

Local GovernmentMontgomery City, MOSedaliademocrat

Data center backlash spills into Missouri primaries as GOP candidates demand action

MONTGOMERY CITY — Bill Cope stood before the Montgomery County Commission earlier this month to urge local officials to reject a 25-year, 70%  persona...

Local NewsDaily Nonpareil

Through the lens of Missouri Valley softball's tight win at Lewis Central

See through the lens of Missouri Valley softball's tight 5-4 win at Lewis Central at Iowa Western Community College on Thursday.