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The Missouri Supreme Court has set an execution date for Lance Shockley, who was convicted of murdering a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper in 2005, for October 14, 2025.
A shelter-in-place order has been lifted in a Van Burn Township neighborhood after reports of an active shooter on Wednesday.
VAN BUREN, Mo. (WSIL) -- A man who was convicted of murdering a Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant in 2009, has been ordered to be executed in October in 2025.
New details have been released about the EF1 tornado that hit Van Buren on June 6, as well as two other brief tornados in the area.
VAN BUREN — An early morning storm spawned a suspected tornado and damaged more than 50 structures in Van Buren on Friday.
Nellie M. Johnson, 86, of St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in St. Joseph. She was born Nov. 28, 1938, in St. Joseph, daughter of Gladys and Bill ...
Locally filmed western "Trail of Vengeance," starring Rumer Willis, premieres May 27 in Van Buren, Fort Smith, Rogers and Fayetteville Malco theatres.
A controversial landfill in Van Buren Township that has accepted hazardous waste from states like New York is looking to expand.
Martin Van Buren Created America’s Partisan Political System. We’re Still Recovering The eighth president of the United States, the so-called little magician, saw political parties as the key ...
VAN BUREN -- Earth Day celebrations are set to return on Saturday to Van Buren's historic downtown.
Van Buren police believe a 19-year-old killed a man who was found dead near a road on Sunday morning.Anthony Lee Tabor, 19, of Van Buren, was arrested on a warrant for 2nd-degree murder.
Van Buren County will play for a historic TSSAA girls basketball state championship after beating Coalfield on Abigail Netherton's last-second shot.