LOCAL NEWS
- Big Lots! coming to Joplin soon.by Dalton Evans at 5:28 am
Joplin will see the arrival of a new store in the coming months. Big Lots! will be opening at 630 South Rangeline sometime in February. The current Big Lots! in Web City, located at 1899 South Madison, will close as a result. Click here to apply online.
- Man arrested for domestic assault after knocking woman unconciousby Ty Albright at 4:43 pm
A man from Joplin has been arrested for domestic assault. Read the full press release below: On January 18th, 2021, officers with the Joplin Police Department responded to 320 S. Wall Avenue for a report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers located a 63-year-old female victim who was unconscious and had severe injuries to several …
- Update on suspicious death investigation in SE Kansasby Steve Smith at 4:13 pm
CRAWFORD COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office provided an update today on the suspicious death investigation that involved a body found in Arcadia, Kan. The deceased is a male subject reported missing to the Kansas City Missouri Police Department (KCPD). Investigators believe the death occurred in Kansas …
- KDA offers food safety webinar seriesby Steve Smith at 2:42 pm
MANHATTAN, Kansas — The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety and lodging program will offer monthly online webinars on food safety issues beginning Monday, Jan.25. The free webinar series will cover a variety of food safety issues that are of interest to food business operators, managers and workers. Each 30-minute webinar will consist of a …
- Nurses in Kansas county refuse to give COVID-19 vaccineby Ty Albright at 2:40 pm
(AP) Four nurses at a rural health department in Kansas are refusing to administer any COVID-19 vaccines, citing the fast development and production of the shots. The Kansas City Star reports that none of the Coffey County nurses, including the public health administrator, feel “comfortable” administering a vaccine that has gone through a speedy testing …
- Most Missouri prosecutors not following new lawby Steve Smith at 2:12 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Most county prosecutors in Missouri are not following a new law that raised the age for being charged as an adult to 18. The law took effect on Jan. 1 but the Missouri Legislature did not provide funding for juvenile services to handle an influx of new cases caused by …
- Three inmates who broke out of Iron County jail still at large.by Dalton Evans at 12:17 pm
The search continues for Tracy Brown, Dwight Abernathie, and Samuel Gilliam, three inmates who escaped from a Missouri jail last weekend. The inmates’ escaped from Iron County jail, which occurred late Friday night or early Saturday morning after they moved a block wall, climbed into an attic, and then escaped through an old office. Iron …
- Suspect detained in Nixa murder case.by Dalton Evans at 11:17 am
An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a man in Nixa. Reports say that officers responded to the scene of a body in the street around 3 AM Monday morning. There, they found Nixa resident 41-year-old Zachary Shane Rice’s corpse in a street outside the home. A suspect has been detained but …
- Monday evening car crash claims two lives around Republic.by Dalton Evans at 10:10 am
A Monday evening accident at 8:25 PM took the lives of two men and seriously injured another on Highway TT, 2 miles north of Republic. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that 20-year-old Logan Flanagan and 21-year-old Calen Hankins, both of Republic, were in a 2008 Pontiac G6 when they ran off the roadway and …
- Carthage police are asking for your help to identify this woman.by Dalton Evans at 9:46 am
The Carthage Police Department is asking for your help in identifying an individual, according to their Facebook Page. If you have information regarding this person, contact Officer DeMasi at 417-237-7200 or email j.demasi@carthagemo.gov.
