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A man from Joplin is facing charges after a string of alleged burglaries. Read the full press release below: On January 12th, 2022, officers with the Joplin Police Department were called to Cracker Barrel at 4010 S. Richard Joseph Blvd for a report of a found item. An employee had located a safe behind the …

Missouri’s unemployment rate continues to drop. Read the full press release from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center below: Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased from November 2021 to December 2021, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 16,700 jobs over the month, with …

(AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay has been charged with criminal damage to property after authorities say he broke some items during an argument.  Gay was arrested Wednesday night in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas.  The Kansas City Star reports that an Overland Park police report says Gay broke a …

The U.S. Army Corps says it will spend $732 million to expand a lock and dam system in Missouri.    The expansion will help barges more efficiently transport millions of tons of corn, soybeans, and other goods along the Mississippi River.  The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports the lock expansion was part of the Biden administration’s …

Today, Governor Mike Parson delivered the 2022 State of the State Address to the Missouri General Assembly. Read all the details below: Following a recap of 2021 and Missouri’s Bicentennial year, Governor Parson proclaimed that Missouri is strong today and will be even stronger tomorrow. Governor Parson’s speech focused on budget priorities and America Rescue …

A foster mom from Carthage, who abused two young girls in her care, has been sentenced to spend seven years in prison. 43-year-old Jennifer Chambers plead guilty to two counts of felony child abuse after an incident in November of 2020 when she took a 3-year-old girl to a local hospital. Medical staff found the …

The Missouri Department of Conservation has released the numbers from the deer hunting season. Read the full press release below: Missouri’s 2021-2022 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 293,670. Of the deer harvested, 143,049 were antlered bucks, 26,599 were …

Everyone in the US is now eligible to get free COVID 19 testing kits.  The registrations for getting those kits opened up on Tuesday, and are being distributed by the US Post Office.  Every home in the country is eligible to get 4 free kits.  Those will be delivered later in January.  You can sign …

Officials from the McDonald County Sheriff’s office reportedly says they’ve been investigating the death of an inmate in custody. McDonald County Sheriff Rob Evenson says 37-year-old John Cody Carriger was found unresponsive in his cell last Thursday. Evenson says there were no signs of an assault or suicide. Carriger had been in the jail for …

Tomorrow, Governor Mike Parson will deliver the 2022 State of the State Address in the Missouri House Chamber. The speech will be live-streamed on Governor Parson’s Facebook page and the State of Missouri Facebook page. If you’re in Jefferson City, you should know that an overflow area to view the live-stream will be located in Hearing Room …