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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri taxpayers paid for state Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s trip to Texas last week to announce a lawsuit he filed seeking to force the restart of construction of a southern border wall. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Schmitt’s spokesman, Chris Nuelle, declined to immediately release the total cost of the …

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a fatality accident just before 10 Friday night on Missouri 413 two miles west of Springfield. The Patrol’s Crash report says the accident occurred when a car driven by 33-year-old Heather D. Gooch of Springfield pulled out in front of a car driven by 27-year-old Austin R. Roffers of …

(TULSA, Okla.) – A woman who operated a Tulsa spa was sentenced last week in federal court for using medical devices on her patients that were not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The devices are also known as cosmetic fillers. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell …

TOPEKA, Kan – Lansing Correctional Facility resident Lawrence A. Brown, Jr., died Friday, October 22, 2021 after being transported to St. John’s Hospital, Leavenworth, KS where he was pronounced deceased by hospital staff.  The cause of death is pending an autopsy, but is not believed to be COVID-19 related. Per protocol, when a resident dies …

Who will be Joplin’s next City Clerk? The Joplin City Council will conduct a special closed meeting at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon at Joplin City Hall at 602 Main Street. The purpose will be to interview candidates for the City Clerk position that will become open with the retirement of Barbara Golhoffer. The timing …

A 54-year-old man was killed after he was knocked off his 1-cylinder scooter and struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 55 near Pevely, Missouri south of St. Louis. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Dante R. Trice of St. Louis was driving his 2014 Lance Cali Classic 50 scooter Friday evening when a man driving …

A man has been arrested for suspected human trafficking after a van carrying 14 people was stopped in southwest Kansas, police said. An officer who “suspected criminal activity” stopped a van Thursday as it drove through Liberal on U.S. 54 according to a local television station. Investigators found 14 people inside the van, some stacked …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Police say a driver who crashed into a tree in Kansas City, Missouri, was later found to have been shot. Officers were dispatched at 9:15 p.m. Friday to an injury accident. Police say in a news release that the man was unresponsive when police and emergency medical responders arrived at …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A Republican Oklahoma state senator is drawing criticism for referring to Asian Americans as “yellow families.” Sen. Dave Rader of Tulsa made the comment Wednesday during an interim legislative study on racial inequality in economics and the criminal justice system. Oklahoma Democratic Party Chair Alicia Andrews said it’s frustrating that Rader …

The magic number is now 10. As of today, callers have to dial the three digit area code plus the number to make local telephone calls. The change affects Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas but not the state of Oklahoma. The Federal Communications Commission approved the change last year along with a new 988 national suicide …