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The owners of the shuttered Midwest Hotel building, once slated for conversion into high-end residential condominiums, have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.

Fred J. Hope, 55, of Holt, Mo., was arrested for one count of paraphernalia with intent to use, two counts of receiving stolen property and three counts of possession of a controlled substance.

Beverly Cherrito had been to the Mayors Christmas Tree lighting ceremony many times.

Enjoy the sights, sounds and flavors of the holiday season at celebrations in Missouri state historic sites.

It took Associate Circuit Judge Jim Thompson seven words Tuesday to summarize the nine combined kidnapping, murder and armed criminal action charges three local individuals now face.

Today we observe Veterans Day, the day during which 90 percent of us recognize the debt we owe the other 10 percent.

Three individuals face a combined nine criminal counts in two counties, stemming from Carol A. Thomas' kidnapping and murder.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' A charter plane for the U.S. Army carried Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, on his final trip home.

Home << Local << Lathrop honors fallen war hero Video by Eric Keith Larry Jackson speaks to the coffin of his brother Sgt.

During a procession led by the Patriot Honor Guard, people lined the streets of Smithville, Plattsburg and Lathrop on Tuesday to honor a Missouri soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Missouri GFWC Officers with the 9th District President attending the 9th District Fall Convention hosted in Kennett.

Just a few short months ago, Afghanistan was a forgotten war. That was before a new presidential administration shifted America's military might from the deserts of Iraq to the mountainous home of the Taliban and al-Qaida. More boots on the ground inevitably meant more soldiers in harm's way.

A favorite son of Lathrop, Mo., is killed this week fighting in Afghanistan.

A soldier from Clinton County was among the nine U.S. military personnel killed in action Tuesday, according to numerous non-official sources.

Mackintyre McDill-Garton preached his first sermon to other children at his church when he was only 6 years old.

What began as the fanciful notion of an ambitious grade-school boy was dedicated Saturday with tears and foot-stomping music.A modest but spiffy church, 36 feet by 24 feet and white with a Dairy Queen red roof, overflowed with about 100 people who came to remember Mackintyre McDill-Garton and enjoy the glory of the chapel he inspired.

Authorities have identified the man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Buchanan County as Michael E. Cochran, 52, of Lathrop, Mo.Cochran was killed when the 1996 Chevrolet Blazer he was driving ran off the road about 8:40 p.m. Sunday along Missouri 116, about two miles west of Wallace, Mo.Cochran was eastbound on M-116 when he ran off the roadway, ...

Home << Business << Sugar price rise not so sweet Sugar prices are on the rise. Using nearly 2 tons of sugar per season, Roxann Shook expects to withstand the global increase in sugar prices this year.

An explosion rocked a home and neighbors in Clinton County Monday evening, leveling the house.

It was a scene of destruction following an explosion shortly after 6 p.m. Monday about 1.5 miles north of Lathrop.