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Area Dispensary Is Already Seeing Customers

Cassville Dispensary is one of first medical marijuana dispensaries in the state to open

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Cottey College partners with Nevada Regional Medical Center to provide COVID-19 testing to students

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Joplin releases sales tax numbers for 2020, results surprising to officials

Greene County, Mo. Search Or Truck In Suspicious Death, Oct. 20, 2020

Search for truck underway in Greene County suspicious death investigation

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Webb City aims to advance to final four

Neodesha shuts out Southeast for first district win

Colgan girls claim state golf championship

Lease agreement for four Joplin ball parks doesn't pass immediately, what's next for potential tenant

Thank you Dowe Quick for 40 years of service

Political signs stolen, vandalized, throughout area

Souls Harbor residents return from quarantine, officials putting more guidelines in place

Prosecutor: Man admits to disposing of bodies of Wisconsin brothers

Baxter Springs man dies in U166 crash

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Joplin Council approves next year's budget

Non-profit aimed at feeding food insecure in Liberal expands

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Cottey College Campus

Cottey College partners with Nevada Regional Medical Center to provide COVID-19 testing to students

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Jasper County COVID-19-related deaths now at 42

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Souls Harbor residents return from quarantine, officials putting more guidelines in place

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With games moved to spring, MSSU football turns focus to weight room, classroom

Area Dispensary Is Already Seeing Customers

Cassville Dispensary is one of first medical marijuana dispensaries in the state to open

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Search continues for 14-year-old Leora Hardee

October 19, 2020 6:15 PM

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Joplin deaths related to COVID-19 at 33

October 19, 2020 5:55 PM

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Kansas averages 700 new cases a day; county sees top US jump

October 19, 2020 4:59 PM

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7.4 magnitude quake off Alaska prompts tsunami warning

October 19, 2020 4:55 PM

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Okla. doctor group renews call for mask mandate

October 19, 2020 4:49 PM

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Labette County Sheriff's detain Independence homicide suspect for a separate crime

October 19, 2020 10:14 AM

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Porter, Oklahoma man arrested on 42 counts of animal abuse

October 19, 2020 9:35 AM

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OSSAA adds extra week of football games because of the pandemic.

OSSAA adds extra week of football games because of the pandemic

With games moved to spring, MSSU football turns focus to weight room, classroom

World Series: Can the Rays rally? Follow live update from Game 2

Webb City aims to advance to final four

Neodesha shuts out Southeast for first district win

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Crime

OxyContin maker to plead to 3 criminal charges

OxyContin maker to plead to 3 criminal charges

Political signs stolen, vandalized, throughout area

Prosecutor: Man admits to disposing of bodies of Wisconsin brothers

Lanagan woman sentenced for trafficking stolen identities

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Who lives in Missouri's caves?

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Non-profit aimed at feeding food insecure in Liberal expands

Mini parade planned to replace canceled Maple Leaf Parade

Carthage residents make and donate bindless quilts

Untraditional foster care home comes to Neodesha

3 scientists win Nobel physics prize for black hole research

Politics

Senate Gop To Push Barrett Forward Over Dem Boycott Of Vote

GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett despite Dems' boycott

Analysis: Racial inequity in who takes career, tech courses

Face to face: Trump and Biden to meet for final debate

GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett's Supreme Court nomination despite Dems' boycott

Arenas, stadiums find new life as safer options for voting

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Money

4 Investing Moves To Wrap Up A Rocky Year

4 Investing Moves to Wrap Up a Rocky Year

Playing the Market Is a Bad Idea, Especially Now

Is a Traditional 401(k) or a Roth 401(k) Better for Retirement?

This Mistake Could Cost You $230,000 in Your 401(k)

What Are the 2021 Social Security Earnings Test Limits?

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National & World News

The Latest: Czech Rep Sees Another Record Daily Jump

The Latest: NATO, EU health workers to help Czech Republic

Wall Street opens slightly higher, driven by solid earnings

Bank robber flees with loads of cash in ex-Soviet Georgia

Spanish lawmakers squash far-right's attempt to oust PM

Greek court imprisons far-right Golden Dawn party leadership

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Recalls

FDA recalls multiple Sunshine Mills' brand dog foods

Diabetes drug recall, high levels of cancer-causing agent

Apple, mangos, and pineapple slices among fruit at Walmart recalled due to listeria threat

The FDA is recalling some potatoes, lemons, limes and oranges due to potential listeria contamination

Bagged grocery store salad sickens more than 100 in 7 states

Entertainment

Dream Theatre Troupe

600 years of American History in 6,000 seconds

Wildcat Wednesday: Upcoming Workshops

Arts complex in Joplin exceeds $16 million in donations

Who lives in Missouri's caves?

Peace Church Cemetery: Identifying those who R.I.P.

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Lifestyle

Here’s What’s Next For Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation To Supreme Court

Here's what's next for Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to Supreme Court

Is there racial inequity in who takes tech courses?

The US topped 1,000 daily Covid-19 deaths and experts worry the worst of the fall surge is yet to come

A 'building distrust' in public health agencies is 'the elephant in the room,' Fauci says

Utah heart attack victim competes for medical care amid surge in Covid-19 cases

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