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  • Son allegedly stabs father, cuts off his own hands
    An argument ended grimly in California this week, with a father found in the driveway bleeding from stab wounds and his son nearby, his severed hands lying on the ground.Shasta County Sherriff’s deputies responded to a reported stabbing in Redding, Calif., on Monday afternoon to find the gruesome scene with “visible injuries” in the driveway, according to a news release.Both Gregory Dunn, 58, and ...
        


  • Feds: 2 plotted to build 'Hiroshima light switch' weapon
    Two upstate New York men, one of them said to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan, plotted to build a truck-mounted, industrial-strength X-ray weapon to kill “enemies of Israel” by poisoning them with radiation, federal authorities said Wednesday.One of them boasted that he could build a “Hiroshima light switch” and that “everything with respiration would be dead by morning,” authorities said.Investig...
        


  • Google: 'We're not in cahoots with the NSA'
    Google’s chief legal officer said Wednesday “we’re not in cahoots with the NSA” as the company stepped up its efforts to reassure customers that their gmail and Internet browsing history are safe from government prying."There is no free-for-all, no direct access, no indirect access, no back door, no drop box," said David Drummond, Google's top lawyer, in a live webchat with The Guardian newspaper....
        


  • Fed will keep pedal to metal on economic stimulus, for now
    The economy is growing, the labor market is improving and inflation is nothing to worry about. That's the Federal Reserve's widely-anticipated assessment of the economy, released Wednesday after a two-day meeting.The Fed said it would keep interest rates at historic lows near zero and that it would continue its bond buying program, known as quantitative easing, aimed at keeping the central bank's ...
        


  • Fed will keep pedal to metal on economic stimulus
    The economy is growing, the labor market is improving and inflation is nothing to worry about. That's the Federal Reserve's widely-anticipated assessment of the economy, released Wednesday after a two-day meeting.The Fed said it would keep interest rates at historic lows near zero and that it would continue its bond buying program, known as quantitative easing, aimed at keeping the central bank's ...
        


 
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  • Ousted Men's Wearhouse Founder Says He Was 'Silenced'
    Retailer Men's Wearhouse announced that it "terminated" founder and executive chairman George Zimmer.
        


  • Fed Votes to Maintain Stimulus Program
    The Federal Reserve announced today that it won't be changing its bond purchasing stimulus program and labor market conditions have improved in recent months, but it is keeping its target interest rate low while unemployment remains above 6.5 percent.
        


  • Ohio Woman Enslaved, Threatened with Snakes: FBI
    The lawyer for an Ohio woman accused of keeping a mentally disabled woman and her daughter as slaves and threatening them with deadly snakes, says his client is not guilty and the alleged victim was free to come and go as she pleased.
        


  • Apple's Siri May Now Prevent Suicides
    Apple's snarky assistant has been updated with a helpful, serious feature. Siri now responds to suicidal statements with useful suicide prevention information.
        
  • Documentary Alleges TWA Flight 800 Cover-Up
    In a new documentary, former government investigators who looked into the mysterious crash of TWA Flight 800, which killed 230, are breaking their silence to claim that the explosion that brought down the plane in 1996 was likely no accident, and that the final report on the cause of the blast was falsified.
        


 
 
 
Local News Archives
    Wednesday, October 15, 2003
  • Jordan Sentenced
    A former Southwest Missouri church worker is sentenced for charges of indecent exposure. 45-year old, Terry Jordan received a one year suspended sentence today after...
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  • Back On The Job
    Three officers are back on the job today after being exposed to anhydrous ammonia at a methamphetamine bust. Officers with the Cherokee County Sheriff`s Department...
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  • Pittsburg Bomb Scare
    A scary incident for workers at a Four State County building when a possible explosive is received in the mail. Officials with the Pittsburg Police...
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  • Tuesday, October 14, 2003
  • Schoolhouse Rock
    Four State students had a chance to get out of the classoom and study the history of miners. Joplin Elementary Gifted Students visited wildcat park...
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  • Miami Bond Issue
    Voters in one four state community say no to education. Voters in Miami turned down a bond issue that would have provided funds to make...
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  • Soul`s Harbor Needs
    A local organization is putting the "merry" in this christmas for underprivileged children and they need your help. Souls Harbor is asking for monetary donations,...
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  • Accused Mom Delayed
    A mother whose infant twin boys were bitten by rats has her case continued. Charlee Heitz pleaded innocent earlier this year to child abuse charges....
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  • I-44 Construction Delay
    Rainy weather in the four states could prove costly for a Missouri construction company. Resurfacing and reuilding continues on the eight mile stretch of Interstate...
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  • Thursday, October 9, 2003
  • Jasper County Sheriff`s Department Restructuring
    A new county sheriff announces some changes within his department. Jasper County Sheriff Archie Dunn has announced several new promotions and a restructuring of the...
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  • Cherokee County Drug Bust
    Another search warrant leads to a drug bust in Cherokee County. While officers were searching outside 407 East Oak in Weir, they discovered several cultivated...
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  • Newton County Drug Bust
    Four people are charged with drug trafficking following a Sheriff`s raid earlier this week. Elizabeth and Samuel Mitchell, along with Zane and Roberta Donaldson, remain...
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  • Schaiff Fined
    A battery incident in a Southeast Kansas City Hall has a former Mayor paying the price. Former Columbus Mayor Bill Schaiff was sentenced yesterday for...
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  • Sunday, October 5, 2003
  • Marian Days Suspect
    One of the suspects in a stabbing death at an area religious gathering says he is not guilty of the crime. Khoa Nguyen is one of...
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  • Girard Fire
    A Southeast Kansas grain elevator explodes and is destroyed by fire. Fire units still remain on the scene of a blaze that destroyed the circle...
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  • Vernon County Escapee
    The search continues for an escaped inmate in the four-states. Officials at the Vernon County jail say 21-year old Aaron Stevens escaped from the jail...
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  • Vernon County Murder
    A weekend shooting leaves one man dead and another recovering from a gunshot wound. The shooting happened last night just after seven o`clock in Vernon County...
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  • Thursday, October 2, 2003
  • Life Support Preceed
    Depression is a growing problem,but one local group is working to spread the information needed to treat it. Next week is mental health awareness week and...
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  • Humane Society Overcrowding
    A four state humane society is one step closer to expanding. A feasibility study is being conducted on the expansion of the Joplin Humane Society....
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  • Flying the Coop
    Just over a week after he was arrested, the owner of almost a dozen game fighting cocks has turned them loose. McDonald County Sheriff Robert...
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  • Grove Rape Suspect
    A four-state rape suspect turns himself into authorities for the rape of a local nine-year old girl. Officials with the Delaware County Sheriff`s Department received...
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