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A man from Oronogo is facing charges for allegedly distributing fentanyl in the Joplin area. 30-year-old Cody Dalton Romines was arrested on Monday along Interstate 44 in Jasper County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who pulled him over for speeding alleges that Romines threw a bag out of his window before stopping. According to …

Investigators with the Joplin Police Department have received surveillance video and images of the suspect vehicle from a homicide investigation that began Monday. Investigators believe this vehicle to be a black Ford Taurus SHO (Super High Output) with distinctive wheels and exhaust system. They are asking for the help of the general public in tracking …

A recount request from Joplin City Council candidate Brian Evans, who lost by just 13 votes in the April 5th election, has been completed. Jasper County Clerk Charlie Davis has confirmed the recount did not change the results. Josh DeTar, the third and final winning candidate, actually gained five more votes.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Legislature on Thursday approved a bill requiring public and public charter school students to use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate. About a dozen conservative states have passed laws aimed at the transgender population, including bathroom use, athletes and banning gender confirming treatments or …

Just a month after being reelected to the Carl Junction City Council, Gary Stubblefield has resigned. The former Carl Junction Area Chamber of Commerce executive director cited personal reasons for his departure. The council will vote to accept his resignation at their next meeting in June.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Joplin man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Newton County. Read the full press release below: Jason C. Russell, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 24 years and four months in federal prison without parole. On …

(AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court denied a request by U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey and his wife to give free legal advice to a conservative activist group as a condition of their professional probation, but McCloskey said Thursday he’ll try to find another right-wing organization to represent. Mark and Patricia McCloskey of St. Louis …

Over the course of the last several days, investigators from the Pittsburg Police Department and from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, as well as, agents with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, have actively followed up on numerous leads and have conducted numerous interviews related to the murder of Stephanie Marie Short and the shooting of …

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) joined 21 Republican senators in sending a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D. to raise concerns over the Biden administration’s inadequate response to the nationwide baby formula shortage. The senators are seeking answers regarding when the Biden administration was made aware …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Legislature gave final approval Thursday to another Texas-style anti-abortion bill that providers say will be the most restrictive in the nation once the governor signs it. The bill is part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights. It comes on the heels …