Discover the incredible story of Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime. From his groundbreaking "Maple Leaf Rag" to the posthumous recognition of his opera "Treemonisha," explore how Joplin shaped ...

By Gail Mitchell Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Toni Braxton and award-winning actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer are expanding their Love & Laughter limited Las Vegas engagement. Six more ...

This week marks Scott Joplin’s 156th birthday. Before jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, or hip hop, Joplin launched the defining American sound of the early 20 th century, ragtime, which formed the basis ...

Hand-painted holiday scenes with recognizable Joplin features will be lit Tuesday night at Joplin City Hall. The winter scenes are painted to resemble stained glass art by Neosho artist Sandra ...

Learn more about the history of the Academy Award for best picture, and see all of the Oscar winners, from the last 90 years.

Peggy Caserta, whose candid revelations about her romantic relationship with rock star Janis Joplin were revealed in a groundbreaking if often sordid 1973 tell-all book that she later disavowed as ...

President-elect Donald Trump is selecting hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary, he announced Friday. In a statement, Trump said he was "most pleased to nominate" Bessent ...

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump selected hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department, elevating one of the finance world’s most vocal supporters of the president-elect to a ...

President-elect Trump on Friday named billionaire investor Scott Bessent to be his Treasury secretary. Bessent would be the key leader of the president-elect’s economic team, which will be ...

Want to buy an eight-story office building in downtown Joplin? The Liberty Building, 402 S. Main St., is on the market for $2.4 million. The first floor, which was being cleared out this week ...

The Marquette men's basketball team took care of business on its trip to paradise. David Joplin shook off an early-season shooting slump and scored 29 points as the Golden Eagles beat Georgia ...

President-elect Donald Trump picked billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as his choice for the secretary of the United States Treasury. President-elect Donald Trump picked billionaire ...