8 shot to death, including gunman, in Southeast Missouri rampage
TYRONE, Mo. (AP) — A gunman killed seven people and wounded an eighth person in an overnight house-to-house rampage in a small town in the Missouri Ozarks before apparently committing suicide in a...
View ArticleState reports avian influenza found in flock at Jasper County turkey farm...
The Missouri Department of Agriculture said avian influenza has been found in a flock on a turkey farm in Asbury, and the department is working with the USDA, state health officials and corporate...
View ArticleMount Vernon man killed, Carthage woman seriously hurt, in Saturday crash on HH
A Mount Vernon man was killed and a Carthage woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle, head-on crash on Missouri Highway HH west of Carthage Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway...
View ArticleMissouri House speaker resigning after MSSU intern text messages
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Speaker John Diehl said Thursday that he is resigning from the Legislature after acknowledging that he exchanged sexually charged text messages with a Missouri...
View ArticleNew Joplin Board of Education members take oaths of office
The Joplin R-8 Board of Education is back to full strength after Thursday's appointments by the Jasper County Commissioners, but the decision on a new permanent superintendent for the R-8 District will...
View ArticleJasper County officials discuss process of choosing R-8 Board members
The Jasper County Commissioners said two of six people they approached for the Joplin R-8 Board of Education turned them down before they settled on a utility executive, retired Missouri state Senator...
View ArticleLegislative aide to State Rep. Mike Kelley suspended after arrest in...
The legislative aide to State Rep. Mike Kelley, R-Lamar, has been arrested in Columbia and accused of choking a woman until she passed out. Kolton Babb, legislative aid in Jefferson City, has been...
View ArticleBack to School sales tax holiday 2015 starts Friday
During the Back to School sales tax holiday, which lasts from Friday to Sunday, certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers and other items are exempt from state...
View ArticleMom plans 'nurse-in' at pool after alleged harassment over breast feeding
A Carthage woman says a staff member at the Carthage City Pool told her she couldn't breast feed her child at the pool last weekend, but city officials say she was asked to cover up after receiving a...
View ArticleCEO David Haffner to retire from Leggett & Platt
Leggett & Platt announced on Monday that David Haffner, the company's chief executive officer since 2006, will retire from the company and its board of directors on Dec. 31. Karl Glassman, current...
View ArticleCitizen requested audit finds millions of dollars mismanaged by Joplin city...
State audit gives "poor" rating to Joplin municipal government
View ArticleNew Missouri laws will affect vehicle, boat owners
The Missouri General Assembly recently enacted new legislation affecting motor vehicles and boats, and Governor Jay Nixon has signed the legislation into law.
View ArticleLong speaks at local town hall meeting
A crowd of about 80 people, mostly Republican and about a dozen Democrats, packed a banquet room at Granny Schaffer's to hear the latest news from Washington D.C....
View ArticleCarthage man wanted in Lawrence County homicide
A former Carthage resident is wanted as a “person of interest” in the investigation into a possible homicide that happened Saturday afternoon in Lawrence County.
View ArticleGov. Nixon appoints Carthaginian to Mo. Advisory Commission for Dental...
Among the individuals chosen from the state for the Missouri Dental Board and Advisory Commission for Dental Hygienists was Erika L. O'Malley, of Carthage.
View ArticleHunter wins Overby Award for 'Echoes of School Bells'
A local author was honored on the Jasper County Courthouse steps on Friday, Oct. 16.
View ArticleFAA to require most drones to be registered and marked
Spurred by numerous reports of drones flying near jets and airports, the federal government has decided to require that the aircraft be registered in order to make it easier to identify their owners...
View ArticleDisaster declaration opens doors to aid for flood victims
People who felt the impact of the historic rains and flooding of the Dec. 26 and 27, 2015 storms may be eligible for help from the federal government after a federal disaster declaration made last month.
View ArticleBirkes announces run for Missouri House of Representatives
A rural Jasper County man has announced he will run for the Missouri House of Representatives seat to be vacated by Tom Flanigan in 2017.
View ArticleLawmakers speak at Chamber forum
A vanity license plate sporting the word JIHAD, paycheck protection, a $27.1 billion state budget, and antibiotic use on livestock...
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