Local Interests
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Local authorities seek Schweitzer’s return for trial
42-year-old Amanda Schweitzer, a former teacher at Joplin’s North Middle School, is serving a sentence of 20 years without parole…
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Priest to return to Topeka parish after no charges filed
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A priest who was accused of sexual abuse of minor will return to his parish in…
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Headcounts are down at public schools. Now budgets are too
MISSION, Kan. (AP) – Public school systems are beginning to feel the pinch from enrollment losses tied to the coronavirus…
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Man from rural Scammon arrested while allegedly burglarizing home
Cherokee County Deputies arrested a man from rural Scammon late Thursday night while allegedly burglarizing a home in the northern…
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FBI says sextortion schemes targeting boys is up
The FBI Kansas City Division is warning parents and caregivers about an increase in incidents involving sextortion of young children.…
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Stitt nominates nominates Reed for permanent Commissioner of Health
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is nominating interim Commissioner of Health Keith Reed to take the job…
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More than 150 to graduate from KCU-Joplin medical school Sunday
This Sunday morning, more than 150 soon-to-be graduates of Kansas City University (KCU)-Joplin will gather in full regalia at MSSU’s…
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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Disorder in U-S Capitol Riot
A member of the Proud Boys from western Missouri faces up to five years in federal prison for obstructing law…
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Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday
Missouri residents with unused or expired prescription drugs can safely dispose of them Saturday. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day…
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Missouri Senate advances $46 billion state budget
(AP) — Missouri senators have approved a roughly $46 billion state budget. The GOP-led chamber on Tuesday passed the spending…
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