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(AP) A raise for Missouri statewide elected officials and lawmakers is close to taking effect. The state Legislature has until Monday to block raises recommended by an independent citizen panel. A House committee on Tuesday passed a resolution to block the raises. But that leaves very little time for both the House and Senate to …

(AP) Republican legislators are suggesting that mistakes by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration are making it more difficult for older Kansas residents to get COVID-19 vaccine shots. But the head of the state health department, Dr. Lee Norman, told legislators Tuesday that the biggest problem Kansas faces in administering the vaccines is “there’s just not …

TOPEKA – (January 26, 2021) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today advised consumers to protect themselves against purchasing counterfeit NFL merchandise or falling victim to phone scams involving fake tickets to Super Bowl LV. “We’re all proud of the Chiefs’ repeat trip to the Super Bowl and the opportunity to run it back,” Schmidt …

Authorities say witnesses are describing a deadly shooting in southwest Missouri as self-defense. Phelps County Sheriff Michael Kim said in a news release that was posted Monday on Facebook that deputies talked to six eyewitnesses to the Jan. 16 shooting in Dolittle in which Donny Mason was killed and another man suffered a leg wound. …

The Better Business Bureau is warning area residents about a text message going around that says Netflix is offering a free one-year memberships. All you have to do is go to a website and click on a link and enter your financial information. The problem is it’s a part of a scam. “If you sign up …

There is good news this week about the fight against COVID-19 in the City of Joplin. Figures show that the rolling average of new cases is down to 21 after peaking at 40 in the first week of this month. Joplin Mayor Ryan Stanley said at this week’s city briefing that several practices the city …