Goodman Groundbreaking, Web Extra

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Goodman Elementary students sing "Try Everything" by Shakira at the groundbreaking for their new school. (April 2, 2018)

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AmeriCorps Crew Teams With the Eastern Shawnee Tribe
AmeriCorps Crew Teams With the Eastern Shawnee Tribe
Updated: Thursday, April 19 2018 7:43 PM EDT2018-04-19 23:43:00 GMT
With every pile of mulch they level, this team helps the Eastern Shawnee tribe get closer to being fully recovered from last year's flood, as well as bringing themselves closer to achieving their own dreams. "I would be a senior right now at the university of Washington, but I didn't have much of a direction. I was hoping that through this program, networking and gaining some sort of guidance" says Paul Goehring, one of the AmeriCorps workers. Paul and the A...More >>
With every pile of mulch they level, this team helps the Eastern Shawnee tribe get closer to being fully recovered from last year's flood, as well as bringing themselves closer to achieving their own dreams. "I would be a senior right now at the university of Washington, but I didn't have much of a direction. I was hoping that through this program, networking and gaining some sort of guidance" says Paul Goehring, one of the AmeriCorps workers. Paul and the A...More >>
Owner of Building Destroyed By Fire in Pittsburg is Charged With Arson
Owner of Building Destroyed By Fire in Pittsburg is Charged With Arson
Updated: Thursday, April 19 2018 6:39 PM EDT2018-04-19 22:39:40 GMT
The Crawford County Attorney filed charges today (April 18) in a Pittsburg arson case. 64-year-old Grant K. Dahmer is charged with arson. The Fire Chief says he is the owner of the building that he allegedly set fire to. April 12th, 2018: The Pittsburg Police Department says they have arrested one person in connection to the fire at 111 E 10th Street. Fire crews responded to the fire just before 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 7th. The unoccupied commercial building was extensively damag...
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The Crawford County Attorney filed charges today (April 18) in a Pittsburg arson case. 64-year-old Grant K. Dahmer is charged with arson. The Fire Chief says he is the owner of the building that he allegedly set fire to. April 12th, 2018: The Pittsburg Police Department says they have arrested one person in connection to the fire at 111 E 10th Street. Fire crews responded to the fire just before 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 7th. The unoccupied commercial building was extensively damag...
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Joplin City Council Member Explains Decision to Not Resign After Felony
Joplin City Council Member Explains Decision to Not Resign After Felony
Updated: Thursday, April 19 2018 5:46 PM EDT2018-04-19 21:46:01 GMT
Joplin's city attorney says the City does not do background checks on City Council candidates.
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Joplin's city attorney says the City does not do background checks on City Council candidates.
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Carthage School Adds Second Recess with Positive Results
Carthage School Adds Second Recess with Positive Results
Updated: Thursday, April 19 2018 4:37 PM EDT2018-04-19 20:37:48 GMT
School is all about learning and teachers are tasked with getting students of all ages prepared for state tests. Time is often tight but despite that Columbian elementary in Carthage is giving kids a second recess every day.
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School is all about learning and teachers are tasked with getting students of all ages prepared for state tests. Time is often tight but despite that Columbian elementary in Carthage is giving kids a second recess every day.
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Driver Charged In A Crash That Killed 4, Including MSSU Student
Driver Charged In A Crash That Killed 4, Including MSSU Student
Updated: Thursday, April 19 2018 4:22 PM EDT2018-04-19 20:22:27 GMT
A truck driver in a crash that killed four people, including a Joplin resident, is charged five months later. The crash happened on November 21st, 2017 outside of Saint Louis, Illinois. Madison County, IL State Attorney Tom Gibbons says 54-year-old Mohamad Y. Jama was driving too fast in a construction zone on Interstate 55 near the community of Hamel when his tractor-trailer slammed into other vehicles that had slowed or stopped. The crash killed 19-year-old Vivan Vu (J...More >>
A truck driver in a crash that killed four people, including a Joplin resident, is charged five months later. The crash happened on November 21st, 2017 outside of Saint Louis, Illinois. Madison County, IL State Attorney Tom Gibbons says 54-year-old Mohamad Y. Jama was driving too fast in a construction zone on Interstate 55 near the community of Hamel when his tractor-trailer slammed into other vehicles that had slowed or stopped. The crash killed 19-year-old Vivan Vu (J...More >>
Columbian Elementary Pilots Second Recess
Updated: Thursday, April 19 2018 1:55 PM EDT2018-04-19 17:55:59 GMT
Columbian elementary school in Carthage is giving students a second recess each day. It's a pilot program showing promising results. We hear from the principal about what prompted the effort, a teacher about how it's impacting her class and we get feedback from the kids on tonight's news. Lisa Olliges reports. More >>
Columbian elementary school in Carthage is giving students a second recess each day. It's a pilot program showing promising results. We hear from the principal about what prompted the effort, a teacher about how it's impacting her class and we get feedback from the kids on tonight's news. Lisa Olliges reports. More >>

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AmeriCorps Crew Teams With the Eastern Shawnee Tribe

AmeriCorps Crew Teams With the Eastern Shawnee Tribe

Owner of Building Destroyed By Fire in Pittsburg is Charged With Arson

Owner of Building Destroyed By Fire in Pittsburg is Charged With Arson

Joplin City Council Member Explains Decision to Not Resign After Felony

Joplin City Council Member Explains Decision to Not Resign After Felony

Carthage School Adds Second Recess with Positive Results

Carthage School Adds Second Recess with Positive Results

Driver Charged In A Crash That Killed 4, Including MSSU Student

Driver Charged In A Crash That Killed 4, Including MSSU Student

Columbian Elementary Pilots Second Recess

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