Rolla

Small towns far from big cities rely upon federal grants to help them, but numerous definitions of what the government considers rural make that complicated.

The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved four major projects on the Rolla campus, including upgrading two entrance areas.

Current and former students are playing a role in the Rolla school district’s $25 million construction project, adding to and renovating four buildings.

Carter Chance has cerebral palsy, but a little bit of tech and a lot of strength helped him achieve his goal of marching in the high school band.

A small repair shop and museum in an unassuming strip mall in Rolla is considered the Taj Mahal of vacuum cleaner collections.

Council members were opposed to the cost and called them unnecessary, but changed their position when the police chief said the cameras are essential equipment.

Moriah Renaud voted in the Rolla's 4th Ward in the November election, less than six months before she was elected in the 1st Ward, a possible violation of city rules.

Dispensaries are starting to open in more rural areas as the rollout of voter-approved medical marijuana continues.

Five Rolla City Council members up for reelection voted for a mask mandate, and all five of them lost in this month's election.

Missouri is among the worst states in the nation in percentage of population vaccinated, but Gov. Mike Parson said that could turn around soon.