Local Interests
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Quapaw Nation not pleased with depiction in “Tulsa King”
The Quapaw Nation is isn’t pleased with the depiction of the tribal nation in a crime series starring Sylvester Stallone.…
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15 more defendants indicted for meth and fentanyl trafficking; 9 from Parsons, 3 from Joplin charged
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Fifteen more defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a drug-trafficking…
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Missouri State Highway Patrol seeking applicants for 124th Recruit Class
The Missouri State Highway Patrol, a premier law enforcement agency, is testing for new troopers. The Patrol is encouraging qualified…
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Two under arrest in Pittsburg on alleged felony drug charges
PITTSBURG, KANSAS – This morning (Wednesday October 9th), at approximately 9 a.m., law enforcement officers with the Pittsburg Police Department…
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Autism evaluations to begin at Pitt State
A new interdisciplinary autism evaluation project by the Psychology & Counseling Department at Pittsburg State University will help slightly relieve…
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Missouri Mariner’s body to be returned to Missouri for burial
WASHINGTON, DC – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Merchant Marine Wiper Elvis N. Spotts, 18, of…
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EPA Region 7 to host open house for Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Superfund Site
LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 8, 2024) – Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host an open…
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Clearing along Shoal Creek prepares area for sanitary sewer work
Brush and vegetation will be cleared along Shoal Creek near Glendale Road in south Joplin. The clearing work is being…
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Three Pitt State faculty named to World’s Top 2% of Scientists list
T Three faculty in the Pittsburg State University Chemistry Department have been recognized on the World’s Top 2% of Scientists…
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FBI arrests Afghan man of Oklahoma City who officials say planned Election Day attack in the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant…
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