A major heat advisory remains in effect for Poplar Bluff and the Bootheel through Friday, with heat index values up to 107.

NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. – The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed the presence of four minor earthquakes in the Missouri bootheel since Thursday morning. USGS officials have tracked all four ...

STEELE, MO - An earthquake rattled the Missouri bootheel Tuesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). USGS reported a 2.5 magnitude earthquake in Steel, Missouri ...

New Madrid, Missouri, was terrorized by its fault line in the early 19th century, and earthquakes are still the region's claim to fame. But these days, earthquake insurance is prohibitively expensive.

Leading up to the disaster, people in Missouri shelled out nearly $22 million on insurance policies, according to the USGS report. “State Farm Insurance reported applications for coverage in Missouri ...

Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium Inc., or MBRC, currently located at 903 S. Kingshighway, Suite A, will construct a new, stand-alone building next to the former Plaza Tire building in Sikeston.

In 2013, the Missouri Foundation for Health sought to reduce the outrageously high infant mortality rates in portions of St. Louis and six counties in Missouri's Bootheel region.