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  • Principal of school that lost 7 kids: 'After the tornado, the crying stopped'
    In her first time back at the school since late Monday, Plaza Towers Elementary principal Amy Simpson recalled the moment the deadly tornado took aim at the school.“I got on the intercom and said, ‘It's here,’’’ Simpson told NBC's Kate Snow. “At first, it's just a rattling, but then all of a sudden, bigger things. (I) could hear the air duct crash down and a pipe, and I could hear the other four l...
        


  • UK fighter jets scrambled to escort passenger jet from Pakistan
    A Pakistan Airways passenger jet bound for the Manchester, England has been intercepted by fighter jets from Britain’s Royal Air Force after it sent an emergency radar signal to air traffic controllers, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said.Defence officials said fighter jets had been scrambled but the reason for the emergency signal was not immediately known."Typhoon aircraft from RAF Coningsby were ...
        


  • Jersey Shore reopens 7 months after Sandy: We're 80% there, says Christie 
    Seven months after being devastated by the worst storm in New Jersey history, most of the beaches and boardwalks of the Jersey Shore are back and open for business in time for Memorial Day weekend.Take that, Sandy. On TODAY Friday, Gov. Chris Christie strolled the rebuilt boardwalk with Matt Lauer in Seaside Heights, the famed ground zero for MTV’s “Jersey Shore’’ and a town hit hard by the storm....
        


  • 'Like a Hollywood movie': Driver escapes I-5 bridge collapse into Wash. river
    A driver said he thought he was about to die when an Interstate 5 bridge span collapsed in Washington state, plunging his pickup and another car into the Skagit River below.Dan Sligh, his wife and another motorist found themselves waist-deep in water when the freeway crumbled moments after the bridge was clipped by an oversized truck, he told NBC affiliate KING5 of Seattle.State officials said the...
        


  • Tornado-ravaged city of Moore, Okla., to hold Sunday memorial
    The decimated city of Moore, Okla., will hold a public memorial service Sunday evening, six days after a tornado killed 24 people, injured 377 and destroyed hundreds of homes.Gov. Mary Fallin said the prayer service at the First Baptist Church will be "open to all," though it was unclear if President Barack Obama, who is visiting Oklahoma that day, will attend.The gathering will be the first oppor...
        


 
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Local News Archives
    Monday, December 29, 2003
  • Bound Over for Trial
    A Vernon County man charged with murder will go to court in connection to the crime. 31-year old Mark Anthony Hood of Nevada has...
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  • Murder Charges Filed
    Murder charges are filed against a Joplin man in connection with the death of his wife. Charges of first degree murder were filed today...
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  • Friday, December 26, 2003
  • Ottawa County Courthouse
    An 86-year-old courthouse could see its doors closed if the county doesn`t resolve numerous violations. The state Fire Marshal`s office in Oklahoma says the Ottawa...
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  • X-Mas Boxes
    After opening Christmas presents you`re probably faced with what to do with the sea of empty boxes that has engulfed your living room. Putting...
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  • Holiday Travel
    The gifts have been unwrapped, and now many people are headed back home. But authorities are urging you to be extra safe behind the wheel...
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  • Christmas Calls
    For those who couldn`t be home for the holidays one local phone company made it possible for residents to keep in touch with friends and...
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  • Monday, December 22, 2003
  • New Leader Plan
    Joplin City leaders say it may be next summer before a new city manager is named. According to Joplin Mayor Richard Russell it could be...
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  • Suspect Arrested
    One man is in custody and a local woman remains in serious condition in connection to a severe beating. Police say 36-year old Willie Hendrix...
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  • Sunday, December 21, 2003
  • Cherokee County Tax Troubles
    A meeting with local County Commissioners turns heated after residents become upset about paying additional taxes on their land. Property taxes are due in Cherokee...
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  • Columbus Drug Raid
    Two Kansas residents are behind bars after a drug raid at their homes in Cherokee County. 30-year old Steven Snyder, and 31-year old Crystal Sparks...
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  • Domestic Disturbance
    A local woman is in serious condition after a severe beating,and police are looking for the suspect. Joplin Police were called to the Appletree townhouses...
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  • Friday, December 19, 2003
  • Miami Child Abuse
    A Northeast Oklahoma man is accused of child abuse after his infant son is found injured. Brian Barnett of Quapaw has been charged in connection...
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  • Inhofe In Tar Creek
    A US Senator visits the four states after proposing an unpopular clean-up plan for a superfund site. Senator Jim Inhofe visited with residents in Miami,...
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  • Joplin City Manager Resigns
    After nearly 10 years serving the city a Four State City Mananger submits his resignation. Steve Lewis resigned from his position as Joplin City Manager...
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  • Wednesday, December 17, 2003
  • Virginia Hickey Dies
    A longtime area businesswoman, volunteer and broadcasting pioneer has died. Virginia Hickey of Joplin died Monday following an illness. She was an active member of...
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  • Reynolds Indictment
    A Southwest Missouri man is indicted for extortion and making threats. 35-year-old Larry James Reynolds of Neosho, also known as Jamie Reynolds, has been indicted for...
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  • Human Bones Found
    Sheriff`s deputies are investigating the discovery of human bones in an area north of Mt. Vernon, Missouri. A man found the bones this week as...
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  • Meeting With Governor Henry
    Residents of a local superfund site travel to the state capitol in an effort to encourage a buy-out plan. residents who live in...
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  • Tuesday, December 16, 2003
  • Fatal Fire in Alba
    An early morning fire in the four-states claims the life of an elderly woman. The fire broke out just after 9:30 this morning at a...
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  • Lawmakers on Saddam
    Local lawmakers speak about what Sadaam Hussein`s capture means for the future of our country. Both U.S. Senator Kit Bond and U.S. Congressman Roy Blunt...
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