Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno joined the Springfield Juneteenth Jubilee Committee to proclaim June 13 as Juneteenth Jubilee Day in Springfield.

Soaps are missing the (sail)boat by not telling more summer stories. Nothing beat the blockbusters we grew up watching.

A statue of a Confederate general that was toppled by protesters in Washington in 2020 will be restored and replaced this fall, in line with President Donald Trump’s ...

Juneteenth was celebrated for the fourth year at Bloomington's biggest park with a diverse crowd of vendors, live entertainment and Black joy.

TUPELO — After rain washed out plans for the regular Juneteenth festivities in Tupelo, residents will have the chance to celebrate the day the last slaves were notified of emancipation ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom—a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.” ...

A Springfield man was arrested on multiple charges connected to illegally riding an off-highway vehicle.

Multiple restaurants and businesses closed their doors in the Springfield area last month.

Feeling lucky? Maybe there'll be a $118 million Powerball winner just after the Juneteenth or “Freedom Day” federal holiday, which was June 19, 2025.

A downtown Springfield restaurant announced it will be closing this month. The announcement came days after a downtown coffee shop said it was closing.

President Trump hinted at ending federal recognition of Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S. But there are more logical targets.

Technology drove the personal wealth behind many philanthropists atop the list of last year’s biggest American donors. But ...