Joplin man accused of shooting 5 people in 2016 to get trial

April 21, 2021 GMT

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A Joplin man charged with injuring five people in a shooting in 2016 is competent to stand trial, a judge has ruled.

Spring threatens nesting, but peregrine falcons rebound

By EMILY YOUNKERJune 14, 2019 GMT

LA CYGNE, Kan. (AP) — On a recent sunny June morning, it was business as usual at the power plant in La Cygne, a two-hour drive north from Joplin along U.S. Highway 69.

Missouri utility picks site for water-storage reservoir

February 4, 2019 GMT

DIAMOND, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri water utility has chosen a site in a southwestern county to build a water-storage reservoir to address a growing water shortage in the Joplin region.

Prices rise as the minimum wage increases in several states

By DAVID A. LIEBDecember 30, 2018 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — At Granny Shaffer's restaurant in Joplin, Missouri, owner Mike Wiggins is reprinting the menus to reflect the 5, 10 or 20 cents added to each item.

A two-egg breakfast will cost an extra dime, at $7.39. The price of a three-piece fried chicken dinner will go up 20 cents, to $8.78. The reason: Missouri's minimum wage is rising.