Quantcast
breaking news
MSNBC Top Stories
Top NBCNews headlines
  • Solar Impulse plane sets distance record for a solar-powered flight
    The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane landed in Dallas on Thursday, breaking the distance record for a solar-powered flight on the second leg of its coast-to-coast odyssey across America.The super-light, super-wide plane rose from its runway at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 4:47 a.m. MST (7:47 a.m. ET) Wednesday with Andre Borschberg, Solar Impulse's co-founder and CEO, at the control...
        


  • Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
    An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest on Thursday - although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week.Yuichiro Miura, who also conquered the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) peak when he was 70 and 75, reached the summit at 9:05 a.m. local time Thursday, according...
        


  • 'Europa Report' packs realistic chills into trailer for science-fiction thriller
    The first trailer for the science-fiction film "Europa Report" has been launched onto the Internet, and it just might be the most realistic — and harrowing — depiction of space travel on the big screen in years.In "Europa Report," an intrepid crew of astronauts leaves Earth behind for Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, on a private space mission to seek out alien life. As the first two-minute trailer...
        


  • Teen birth rate drops, especially among Hispanics
    Across the nation fewer and fewer teens are giving birth, especially Hispanic girls, according to a new government report.Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that from 2007 to 2011, the overall rate of teen births plummeted a full 30 percent. The biggest decline was among Hispanic teens, whose birth rate dropped 34 percent. Among non-Hispanic black teens there was...
        
  • Solar Impulse airplane is setting solar-powered flight record in Texas
    The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane was assured of setting a distance record for solar-powered flight on Wednesday as it sailed from Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth, on the second leg of its coast-to-coast odyssey across America.The super-light, super-wide plane rose from its runway at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 4:47 a.m. MST (7:47 a.m. ET) with Andre Borschberg, Solar Impulse's co-...
        


 
ABC Top Stories
ABC News: Top Stories
ABC News: Top Stories
 
 
 
Local News Archives
    Friday, October 1, 2004
  • Lymphoma Fundraising
    A Joplin grocery store is offering more than just food this weekend. Rene Fryer is holding her second luekemia and lymphoma fundraising event at dillion`s...
    Read More»
  • Hot Movie
    Today, firefighters from several area departments had a private viewing of the newly released movie Ladder 49. The Northstar 14 movie theatre closed the one...
    Read More»
  • Jury Deliberating
    An area man accused of stabbing his estranged wife says he`s not guilty. Herbert brown of Joplin appeared in court today where he entered a...
    Read More»
  • Brown Enters Plea
    An area man accused of stabbing his estranged wife says he`s not guilty. Herbert Brown of Joplin appeared in court today where he entered a...
    Read More»
  • Bank Robbery
    A four state bank is robbed at gun point, but police believe they may have the suspect in custody. According to Jasper County Sheriff Archie...
    Read More»
  • Thursday, September 30, 2004
  • Crossing Guard Struck
    A school crossing guard is injured while protecting your children.It happened on 41st street just before 8-oc`lock Wednesday morning as the crossing guard began across...
    Read More»
  • Crossing Guard Update
    The mother of a Stapleton Elementary school student says the accident that occured yesterday injuring a crossing guard wasn`t the first of its kind. Cathy...
    Read More»
  • Wilson Trial
    The trial of a southeast Kansas man accused of murdering his wife continues in Crawford County district court. Walt Wilson of Pittsburg faces a charge...
    Read More»
  • Wanted Man
    Authorities are searching for a McDonald County man accused of assault. David Flory is charged with 1st degree assault in connection with a Monday night...
    Read More»
  • Vioxx Recalled
    There could be a drug in your medicine cabinet that could cause more harm than good. The drug Vioxx is being recalled by the...
    Read More»
  • Wednesday, September 29, 2004
  • Preventing E-coli
    According to Dan Pekarek at the Joplin Health Department,he says it`s spread from the close contact of kids. It can be passed on from not...
    Read More»
  • E Coli Lawsuit
    Patricia and Asa Wasden filed the lawsuit against Kid`s Korner Day Care. The suit alleges that their son, Ian, suffered from Hemolytic Uremic syndrome after...
    Read More»
  • Library Gropings
    Police are on the lookout after two girls were groped at the Joplin public library. Just before eight o`clock last night, an eight-year-old girl was...
    Read More»
  • Library Gropings
    Police are on the lookout after two girls were groped at the Joplin public library. Just before eight o`clock last night, an eight-year-old girl was...
    Read More»
  • Wilson Trial
    Emotional testimony today about the hours before a kansas woman died. Testimony continued today in the trial of a Southeast Kansas man accused of murder....
    Read More»
  • Tuesday, September 28, 2004
  • American Indian Museum
    A new museum is honoring native americans across the country, and here in the four states. Members of the Miami Tribe attended the opening of...
    Read More»
  • Monday, September 27, 2004
  • Joplin Will Get Flouride
    It`s a battle over teeth, and the deadline is here. The opponents of flouridation have faught hard to block putting flouride in Joplin water. Now,the...
    Read More»
  • Civilian Service Award
    Local residents are being honored for their help in a recent house explosion that claimed the life of a Joplin Police officer. A ceremony was...
    Read More»
  • Plea Charge
    A local man charged with a shooting at a local fast food restaurant changes his plea. 17-year old Andrew Fay entered a plea of...
    Read More»
  • Walton Wilton Trial
    Jury selection began today in the trial of 31-year-old Walton Wilson of Pittsburg. The Southeast Kansas man is accused of murder. Watson is charged with...
    Read More»
 
©1998 - 2013 Fourstateshomepage.com
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
All Rights Reserved