US Business
Hot Market for Used Cars Pushed Carvana to Record Profit
The used-car retailer reported sales were up nearly 40% over last year as the price of new cars rises.
Year: 2026
Events
Freeman’s Children’s Miracle Network Champion Zakiyah Crow Makes Her Own DQ Blizzard Treat to Celebrate Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day on July 30, 2026
(Joplin, MO) – Sure, there are well over 20,000 possible custom Dairy Queen Blizzard® combinations a child can dream up, but faced with a dizzying array of syrups, toppings, and mix-ins, Children’s Miracle Network at […]
Education
Missouri Southern State University Celebrates 20 Years of Creativity with ‘bordertown’
Lover of running, hater of lotus pods, master poet, and beloved professor Dr. Hannah Dow never saw herself becoming a writer, yet she always had a compulsion for storytelling. In the sweet spot where a […]
Education
Crowder College Recognized on USA Today’s American’s Top Vocational Schools 2026 List
(Neosho, MO) – Crowder College has been recognized on USA TODAY’s list of America’s Top Vocational Schools 2026. The complete list of institutions earning recognition was announced on July 23rd, 2026, and can currently be […]
Events
City of Joplin to Close Langston Hughes/Broadway Street Bridge for Repairs Beginning on August 3
Drivers using Joplin’s Langston Hughes/Broadway Bridge will need to make route adjustments next week when the City of Joplin closes the structure for repairs. The bridge, constructed over Landreth Park and Murphy Boulevard, is located on Langston Hughes Boulevard/Broadway Street between Landreth […]
Health Care
Freeman Health System’s Neosho Hospital Recognized for Physician & Nurse Communication Excellence
(Neosho, MO) – Exceptional patient care begins, and ends, with communication. Newton County patients have spoken, and Freeman Health System’s Neosho Hospital is among the nation’s best when it comes to physician and nurse communication […]
US Business
Ford’s Sales and Revenue Are Down. The Automaker Isn’t Sweating It.
The company’s second-quarter performance was bolstered by sales of high-margin off-road vehicles
US Business
CBS News Adds Ross Douthat and Sebastian Junger to ‘60 Minutes’
The hires mark executive producer Nick Bilton’s first major staffing decisions since taking over the show in May.
US Business
Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy Program to End After 2026
Plus, the DOT moves to spare space companies from environmental reviews, and long live British politics’ ‘Hot Podium Guy.’
US Business
Trump Administration Moves to Spare Space Companies From Environmental Reviews
The reviews study the impact of rocket launches and reentries on surrounding wildlife and their habitats, but industry officials complain they take too long.