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  • Activists rally – and pray – as Boy Scouts vote on gays
    GRAPEVINE, Texas -- As 1,400 Boy Scouts of America delegates gathered Thursday to vote on a proposal to end the organization’s longstanding ban on gay youth, activists on both sides of the contentious issue ramped up the pressure.A group opposed to allowing gay Scouts posted a call to prayer on its Facebook page – a sign of how large religion looms over the vote.“Would you join us in a time of sol...
        


  • Morgan Freeman appears to doze off during live interview
    Zzzzz... Look, film promotion can be an exhausting business. And who can blame an esteemed actor like Morgan Freeman if he gets tired of doing the same kind of local-news interview to promote his new movie in dozens of cities? Freeman and Michael Caine spoke to Seattle's Fox affiliate, Q13, via satellite from New York on Wednesday, and it looked as if Freeman grabbed a little shut-eye while Caine ...
        


  • 'Star Trek' beer boldly goes where no brew has gone before
    “Star Trek Into Darkness” has already conquered the box office, and now J.J. Abrams and crew can toast their success with the first officially licensed adult beverage in the “Star Trek” universe, Vulcan Ale.Vulcan Ale was dreamed up by Canada’s Delancey Direct to celebrate the centennial of Vulcan, Alberta, a small Canadian prairie town that has leveraged its name (which it shares with Spock’s hom...
        


  • Ranking the 'Hangover' craziness, from teeth to tigers
    The “Hangover” franchise is all about the Wolf Pack getting into and out of a lot of trouble in a short period of time. But everything's relative. Some of the movie trouble (head-shaving) is relatively minor, but other events (stealing Mike Tyson's tiger?) are crazy. With "Hangover Part III" opening May 23, here's a ranking of the trouble the boys got into in the first two installments.Crazy ranki...
        


  • Vials of Apollo 11 moon dust found in storage
    By Megan GannonSpace.comVials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years.The samples — collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — were rediscovered last month by an archivist who was going over artifacts tucked away at the Lawrence Berkeley Nat...
        
 
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  • British Mother Confronted Hacking Suspects
    Loyau-Kennett's bus had just stopped in front of the gruesome killing. Most would have shielded their eyes and fled. Instead, the mother of two and cub scout leader got off the bus and walked straight for the man whose hands were stained a deep red. He carried weapons. She carried only resolve.
        


  • IRS' Lois Lerner Placed on Leave
    Congressional and administration sources confirm that IRS director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave. Lerner came under fire this week when she chose to invoke her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself rather than testify before the House Oversight...
        
  • Teacher's Video From Inside OK School
    Cellphone video recorded by an Oklahoma teacher at Briarwood Elementary School shows the exact moment an E-F5 tornado tore through the building as she attempted to calm students' fears by telling them, 'It's almost over.'
        


  • Cop Shot in 'Evil Evan' Manhunt Returning
    The Texas deputy shot three times in March while chasing a paroled Colorado inmate suspected in the slaying of Colorado's prisons chief will be heading back to work this weekend and said he is "ready to go back to it."
        
  • Rescue After Month of Alleged Torture
    A New York City businessman was rescued this week after being held for more than a month in an abandoned warehouse, where his alleged abductors tortured him for weeks in a plot to extort his family for millions in ransom, prosecutors said.
        
 
 
 
Local News Archives
    Tuesday, May 11, 2004
  • Zaleski Sentenced
    The former director of another local agency is sentenced for drunk driving. Jim Zaleski entered a guilty plea in a Jasper County courtroom yesterday. He...
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  • Bruckner Arrested
    The director of a local medical clinic is arrested after she is accused of stealing. Community Clinic Director Nina Bruckner was arrested last Friday ...
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    • Monday, May 10, 2004
  • Magruder Charged
    A four state woman is sentenced for stealing money from her former employer. 45-year-old Pamela Magruder accepted a plea agreement for stealing charges. Prosecutors say...
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  • Bus Driver Charged
    Misdemeanor charges are filed against a bus driver accused of endangering underage passengers. 45-year-old Marian Shoemaker of Pineville has been charged with 23 misdemeanor criminal...
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  • Hoaks In Court
    Two four state women whose case has gained national attention will be going to trial. Birdie Jo and Becky Jo Hoaks both pleaded not guilty...
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  • New Children`s Center Website
    A four state children`s center is using the Internet to help fight child abuse. The Children`s Center in Joplin has unveiled a new website in...
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    • Sunday, May 9, 2004
  • Living History Museum
    The pages of history are coming to life at one local school and it`s bringing along some famous faces. Fourth graders at Eastmorland Elementary school...
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  • Jay Child Porn Charges
    Police are searching for a Delaware County man wanted on federal charges of producing and distributing child pornography on the internet. 44-year old Buddy Williams...
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  • Perry Thomas Dies
    A well known community leader in the four states passes away. 70 year old Perry Thomas of Carl Junction died Sunday morning from complications of...
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  • Coyner Arrested
    A local man is released from the hospital and then arrested. 37-year-old Tracy Coyner of Afton was hospitalized last week for injuries he sustained after...
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  • Galena Meth House Bust
    A four state man is arrested in less than two months for manufacturing methamphetamines near an area elementary school. 44-year-old Forrest Duggan of Galena was...
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    • Thursday, May 6, 2004
  • Class of 1948 Gives Back
    Some local high school graduates will have a bit more money in their pockets when they leave for college this fall. The Joplin High School...
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  • Delaware County Accident
    Two Kansas men die in an accident in Northeast Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says Steven Spence and Thomas Washington, both of Cherokee, Kansas, were...
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  • L.E.A.D. Meeting
    Environmental leaders say "don`t spread the lead" in the tar creek area. Today wraps up the seminar and over the course of meetings environmental leaders have...
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    • Wednesday, May 5, 2004
  • Rob Clay Update
    Federal authorities are now involved in the investigation of a former Executive Director of the Joplin Boys and Girls club. Rob Clay is charged with...
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  • School Bus Update
    Some four state parents are still wondering why the bus driver who injured their children is sitting at home drawing a pay check. Parents of...
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  • Body Found in McDonald County
    Authorities identify a body found last night. McDonald County authorities have identified a body found Tuesday evening as 47-year-old Mark Tartanar of the Lawrence County....
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    • Tuesday, May 4, 2004
  • Triple Fatality
    The accident happened at the intersection of U-54 and 319 earlier this week. A 1990 Oldsmobile was headed westbound on U-54 when the vehicle went...
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  • Officer Resigns
    As you may remember officer Patrick Saleh was placed on administrative leave with pay almost two weeks ago following a shooting. The incident happened on...
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  • Bank Robberies Related?
    Police are looking into similarities in last weeks two bank robberies. According to detectives with the Joplin Police Department the descriptions of the two suspects...
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