Rolla

The storefront location of U.S. Route 63 will be part meeting space and part resource repository.

Abide in Love is a group of 50 activists who help detainees contact their families and provide small acts of comfort and kindness, as the Phelps County Jail has become part ICE holding facility.

There are about 60 franchise stores left of the once dominant road trip stop, including one in rural Missouri offering a menu that is very different from the one Stuckey’s is known for but is meeting a growing need: biryani and halal burgers.

A new $8 million EMS base will consolidate ambulance and helicopter services in Rolla with the goal of better serving the region that is seeing fewer health care providers.

Rolla High School students put the phrase “the show must go on” to the test as they attempt to recover from a tornado to stage the musical “Chicago.”

Rolla Public Library is providing a lost-and-found for people who find photos and other personal items in their yards and elsewhere.

High school and college students, families and neighbors are all pitching in to help clear the debris and start repairing the damage from the tornado that came through town on Friday night.

Several schools — including Missouri S&T, SLU and UMKC — achieved R1 status for the first time.

Shane and Amanda Byrne are the owners of Clickety Clack Typewriters, a new store in Rolla that sells and services old typewriters and is fostering a community of fellow enthusiasts.

Officials with Phelps Health say the agreement will help keep the Salem hospital afloat and maintain services in a region without many health services.