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Local news for Joplin, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

4 hrs ago | Columbia Daily Tribune

Joplin settles with suspect hit by cop

The city of Joplin recently paid $5,000 to a 25-year-old black man who was struck in the face by a white police officer while he was handcuffed, according to a newspaper report.

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Related Topix: Jasper County, MO

Fri Jul 25, 2008

Joplin Globe

Indie film crew shooting in area

A "Soft Rot" has come to town. Sleuth Foot Ltd., a New York-based film company, was in downtown Webb City on Thursday to shoot scenes for an upcoming movie.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Joplin Metro, Webb City, MO

Joplin Globe

Joplin teen accused of impersonating officer

Something was not quite right about it. Headed east on 26th Street, near the Wisconsin Avenue intersection, shortly after midnight Wednesday, the three women thought something was not quite right about the car ...

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Joplin Globe

Charges filed against Joplin man in fatality accident in Webb City w/ ...

WEBB CITY, Mo. - A Joplin man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after the vehicle he was driving crashed Monday night, resulting in the death of a passenger.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MO, Joplin Metro, Webb City, MO

Springfield News Leader

Water conference in Joplin scheduled Sept. 11-12

A water conference will be held Sept. 11 and 12 at La Quinta Inn, 3320 Range Line Road in Joplin.

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Joplin Globe

Arson suspected in house fire

Arson is suspected in a fire that heavily damaged a man's home early Wednesday in Joplin, according to fire Chief Gary Trulson.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Joplin Globe

Attendance up at Joplin pools

Attendance at Joplin's public pools is way up when compared to last year. As of Wednesday, Joplin's pools had served 22,835 patrons.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro

Joplin Globe

Charges filed against Joplin man in Webb City fatality wreck

A Joplin man has been charged with one felony count of involuntary manslaughter after the vehicle he was driving crashed and killed a passenger on Monday.

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Related Topix: Webb City, MO, Joplin Metro, Jasper County, MO

Joplin Globe

Got Batknowledge? Put it to the test for a chance to win DVD

Are you going batty for today's opening of "The Dark Knight"? Celebrate the opening of one of the summer's most anticipated films by putting your knowledge of the Caped Crusader to the test.

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

Whittier Daily News

Missing boy found in Missouri

An 8-year-old boy who went missing from his aunt's home July 7 has been found in Missouri.

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

Joplin Globe

Joplin council set to weigh construction grant

An agreement that would provide developers renovating the Bagcraft building with $175,000 in grant money will be discussed tonight by the Joplin City Council.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro

Sun Jul 20, 2008

KSNF

Joplin Pays Former Prisoner To Drop Beating Claim

Following a self-imposed inter-departmental investigation, Joplin police have reached a settlement with the man who was beaten by an officer while in jail.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro

Joplin Globe

Two men hurt in traffic accidents on roads in area

A Joplin man was injured in a motorcycle accident at 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Missouri Highway 90, two miles east of Noel in McDonald County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

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Related Topix: Noel, MO, Joplin Metro

Sat Jul 19, 2008

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Joplin pays $5,000 to man who claimed police abuse

The city of Joplin recently paid $5,000 to a 25-year-old black man who was struck in the face by a white police officer while he was handcuffed, according to a newspaper report.

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Related Topix: Jasper County, MO

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Joplin Globe

Rich Brown: Joplin church to feature 'Living Proof Life' simulcast

Those congregating at a Joplin church Aug. 1-2 will be among an estimated 80,000 women to see, hear and be inspired by dynamic Christian author and speaker Beth Moore.

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Related Topix: Christian Music, Living Proof, Life, Holidays, Lughnasadh, Joplin Metro

Joplin Globe

Harris cites fuel prices in Joplin campaign stop

Though he acknowledges that the state can have only a limited impact on gasoline prices, Jeff Harris said Thursday that he wants to see Missouri consumers protected from the costs of "hot fuel." The Democratic ...

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Joplin Globe

Pair plead guilty to misdemeanor stealing in scam

Two former Joplin residents pleaded guilty Thursday in Associate Division of Jasper County Circuit Court to one count each of misdemeanor stealing for their roles in an alleged home-repair scam.

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Related Topix: Jasper County, MO, Joplin Metro

Joplin Globe

Homeless count conducted in Joplin

Globe/T. Rob Brown Sonya Franks, Chance Program coordinator with the Economic Security Corporation, takes some notes Tuesday at a homeless camp in Joplin.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Jasper, MO, Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Joplin Globe

State seeks to keep sex offender locked up

Theodore Ginnery has spent the past 28 years in prison for two child-sex offenses he committed in Joplin in the late 1970s.

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Related Topix: University System of Georgia, State University of New York System, State University of West Georgia (University System of Georgia), Missouri State University, University of Missouri System, Missouri University of Science & Technology (University of Missouri System)

Springfield News Leader

Joplin man seriously injured, Carthage boy hurt in crash, patrol says

A Jasper County crash that occurred at dusk Monday resulted in serious injuries to a Joplin man and minor injuries to a child, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.

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Related Topix: Jasper County, MO, Joplin Metro, Carthage, MO, Canada

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