Joplin man accused of shooting 5 people in 2016 to get trialApril 21, 2021 GMTJOPLIN, 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 reboundBy EMILY YOUNKERJune 14, 2019 GMTLA 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...Missouri utility picks site for water-storage reservoirFebruary 4, 2019 GMTDIAMOND, 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...ADVERTISEMENTPrices rise as the minimum wage increases in several statesBy DAVID A. LIEBDecember 30, 2018 GMTJEFFERSON 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...