Gangsters’ Joplin Hideout Will Not Become B&B

Forget about spending the night in Bonnie and Clyde’s hideout in Joplin. The Joplin City Council has refused to let a minister turn the house into a bed and breakfast. Neighbors had strongly opposed the idea. The Reverend Phillip McClendon says he wanted to...

Truckers’ Higher Pump Prices Being Passed Along

The high cost of gasoline and diesel doesn’t only affect Missourians with cars – it’s affecting truckers, and that could lead to costs being passed on to consumers. Glenn Brown is Chairman & CEO of Contract Freighters Incorporated (CFI) –...

Prison Escapee Back In Custody

An inmate who walked off a work release crew from the Licking prison is back in custody. The State Corrections Department reports prison officials captured inmate Samuel Nelson on Highway 17 in Crocker, not far from where his crew had been working. Nelson didn’t...

Willie And Wy "No Show" Puts Promoters Out Of Business

The failure of a big-name concert in Joplin has driven the promoters out of business. Willie Nelson and Wynonna Judd cancelled their appearance and now Access Entertainment says it’s folding. A spokesman for Access says lawyers are trying to get damages from...