Today in the news: Bank of America sued for alleged mortgage fraud
News to knowThe Justice Department sued Bank of America on Wednesday, saying the bank sold defective mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The suit seeks $1 billion, the amount the government says...
View ArticleMorning Jolt: Halloween lights go Gangnam Style
In the news: On the heels of last years awesome Halloween house that had a light show to Party Rock Anthem comes a Halloween house that has a Gangnam Style show. The house in Leesburg, Va., has...
View ArticleToday in the news: Frankenstorm headed for East Coast
News to knowHurricane Sandy also known as Frankenstorm by government forecasters is headed toward the East Coast and could early next week. The massive storm is expected to be over the Bahamas on...
View ArticleMorning Jolt: Mystery Monkey finally caught
In the news: A monkey that was on the lam for more than three years in Tampa, Fla., and reportedly attacked at least one person has finally been captured. The Mystery Monkey is a rhesus macaque...
View ArticleToday in the news: NHL cancels games through November
News to knowThe NHL lockout will continue, and games are cancelled through the end of November, it was reported Friday. The hockey league set a Thursday deadline for a new collective bargaining...
View ArticleToday in the news: US military performs zombie apocalypse training
News to knowThe U.S. military began training today for a zombie apocalypse. Seriously. The training is part of Navy special-operations forces and Marine exercises at an anti-terrorism summit. Brad...
View ArticleJasper school expansion, community safe room nears completion
On May 22, 2011, two hours before the massive tornado ripped through Joplin, hundreds of Jasper residents were gathered in one room for the Jasper High School graduation.If that storm had veered north...
View ArticleHundreds celebrate I-49 re-designation
As a kid, Mickey Bulger, Carterville, remembers watching as builders expanded the then-two-lane U.S. Highway 71, now Missouri 171, from Carthage to Webb City to a four-lane highway.
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The following stories can be found in our print edition. Call 417-358-2191 to subscribe.Dear Santa Letters - in Sunday, Dec. 16Carthage Salvation Army bell ringersEagles at Kellogg Lake
View ArticleTwo killed in wrong-way crash
Two people were killed and four were injured in a crash on Interstate 44 involving a vehicle traveling west in the eastbound lanes, hitting another vehicle.
View ArticleOutage affects AT&T cellular customers
Cellular phone service was out the Carthage, Joplin and Springfield areas, western Missouri and most of Kansas for about two hours Thursday morning, forcing people to scramble for ways to communicate.
View ArticleCarthage man, wanted in Tulsa, caught in Carl Junction
The registered sex offender from Carthage who was wanted for allegedly groping and attacking women in the Tulsa, Okla., area last week, was caught Friday evening in the Carl Junction area.
View ArticleToday in the news: US military performs zombie apocalypse training
News to knowThe U.S. military began training today for a zombie apocalypse. Seriously. The training is part of Navy special-operations forces and Marine exercises at an anti-terrorism summit. Brad...
View ArticleJasper school expansion, community safe room nears completion
On May 22, 2011, two hours before the massive tornado ripped through Joplin, hundreds of Jasper residents were gathered in one room for the Jasper High School graduation.If that storm had veered north...
View ArticleHundreds celebrate I-49 re-designation
As a kid, Mickey Bulger, Carterville, remembers watching as builders expanded the then-two-lane U.S. Highway 71, now Missouri 171, from Carthage to Webb City to a four-lane highway.
View ArticleOnly in Print
The following stories can be found in our print edition. Call 417-358-2191 to subscribe.Dear Santa Letters - in Sunday, Dec. 16Carthage Salvation Army bell ringersEagles at Kellogg Lake
View ArticleTwo killed in wrong-way crash
Two people were killed and four were injured in a crash on Interstate 44 involving a vehicle traveling west in the eastbound lanes, hitting another vehicle.
View ArticleOutage affects AT&T cellular customers
Cellular phone service was out the Carthage, Joplin and Springfield areas, western Missouri and most of Kansas for about two hours Thursday morning, forcing people to scramble for ways to communicate.
View ArticleCarthage man, wanted in Tulsa, caught in Carl Junction
The registered sex offender from Carthage who was wanted for allegedly groping and attacking women in the Tulsa, Okla., area last week, was caught Friday evening in the Carl Junction area.
View ArticleSarcoxie school board member John Lewis charged with possession of child porn
A Sarcoxie school board member was charged on Friday with possession of child pornography in the federal district court in Springfield. John Lewis, 67, Sarcoxie, was charged in a criminal complaint...
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