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Missouri Senate committee debates plan to reinstate presidential primary for 2028
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent Missouri would join at least 14 other states with a “Super Tuesday” presidential primary in 2028 under a bill that…
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35 out of 37 businesses don't sell alcohol to minors during Joplin PD compliance check
To reduce underage access to alcohol, the Joplin Police Department conducted Youth Alcohol Compliance Checks at various establishments throughout the…
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17 establishments pass Joplin Health Department inspections
All establishments that were inspected by the Joplin Health Department this week passed their inspections. The list is below: The Grind (mobile) Sweet…
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Joplin Globe names new publisher
Josh Umholtz, publisher of Farm Talk and a West Plains native, has been named publisher of The Joplin Globe. Farm Talk, published out of Parsons, Kans…
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Bill requiring sex-based restrooms, dorms clears Missouri House
By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent The Missouri House passed a bill Monday that would force entities receiving state funding to restrict usage o…
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Eric Burlison introduces Great American Healthcare Plan
(By Seventh District Congressman Eric Burlison) On Thursday, I introduced the Great American Healthcare Plan, a comprehensive reform to lower costs an…
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Nancy Hughes: What happens when I don't forgive
“And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” Mark 11:25 (N…
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Casey's, Range Line Eagle Stop fail Joplin Health Department inspections
Casey's General Store, 201 S. Maiden Lane, and Range Line Eagle Stop, 3504 S. Range Line failed Joplin Health Department inspections this week, accord…
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Republicans squeeze tax overhaul through Missouri Senate in late-night vote
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent After unveiling a new plan just before midnight to replace Missouri’s income tax with a broader sales tax, state S…
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Freeman physicians come through for Nichols in first campaign report
Nearly $70,000 was spent during the first three months of 2026 on the 32nd District State Senatorial race between incumbent Jill Carter and challenger…
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Missouri educators push back on bill forcing struggling readers to repeat 3rd grade
By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent State Rep. Cathy Jo Loy, a Republican from Carthage, said her bill seeking to automatically retain Missouri t…
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Missouri income tax repeal plan’s first-year cost jumps to $4.2 billion in Senate
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent The first-year cost of a House-passed proposal to eliminate the Missouri income tax ballooned to $4.2 billion unde…
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Missouri bill would require hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape survivors
By Anna Spoerre Missouri Independent Missouri hospitals and clinics that perform forensic exams following sexual assault are not required by law to of…
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Rowan Ford's stepfather's fundraising page removed from Go Fund Me
The attempt by David Spears, the stepfather of 9-year-old murder victim Rowan Ford to raise money through a Go Fund Me page, appears to have run into…
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Twenty-three establishments pass Joplin Health Department inspections
The Joplin Health Department inspected 23 establishments this week and all 23 passed, according to information posted on the department's website. Rap…
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How Trump’s SAVE America Act could make it harder for married women to vote
By Jonathan Shorman Missouri Independent Millions of women could face new challenges to voting under President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act, which…
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Plan to put Medicaid work requirements in state Constitution draws public opposition
By Steph Quinn Missouri Independent Advocates for cancer patients, people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers urged Missouri lawmaker…
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Rowan Ford's stepfather launches Go Fund Me page
Rowan Ford's stepfather has a Go Fund Me page. David Spears, who initially confessed to the murder of 9-year-old Rowan Ford, a fourth grader at Triway…
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Ellen Nichols puts a quarter of a million into her Senate campaign
Six days after Joplin neurosurgeon Ellen Nichols formed her campaign committee, there was a clear indication that big money is going to be spent in th…
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Longhorn Steakhouse, Golden Dragon fail Joplin Health Department inspections
Longhorn Steakhouse, 1930 S. Range Line Road and Golden Dragon, 1020 S. Range Line Road, failed Joplin Health Department inspections this week, accord…