Unrelenting tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest have killed at least 10 people. The storms shredded homes and shopping centers and collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO and ADRIAN SAINZ
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4/1/23
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The man named as a person of interest in the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old daughter has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Washington state officials …
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3/31/23
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A tornado has plowed through Arkansas’ capital and surrounding areas, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. The Little Rock …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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3/31/23
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Transgender people and their allies gathered at at venues across the country Friday as part of an annual, international recognition of transgender resilience, an observation that this year comes amid …
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By WILSON RING
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3/31/23
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A Florida teenager has documented how it feels to be young and transgender for a film set to debut at a festival as transgender people around the world celebrate visibility and lawmakers across the …
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By LAURA BARGFELD
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3/31/23
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Ahead of Tuesday’s election, the Quill reached out to five candidates vying for three seats on the West Plains R-7 School Board: current officeholders Lee Freeman, Reid Grigsby and Christena Silvey Coleman, and challengers Jodi Purgason and Scott Tuma.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUIL.NET
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3/31/23
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The owners of a Florida-based sanctuary made famous by the Netflix docuseries, “Tiger King,” say they plan to move most of their big cats to an Arkansas refuge and eventually sell their 67-acre …
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3/31/23
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Donnie Ray McClellan, 67, is running for West Plains mayor against incumbent Mike Topliff.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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3/31/23
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An open house will be hosted from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday for ASCEND (Autism Support Can Empower New Directions) at the MSU-WP Lybyer Technology Center, 605 W. Main St.
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3/31/23
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The Howell County Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the conference room on the second floor of the county office building, 35 Court Square in West Plains.
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3/31/23
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A lawsuit filed by Missouri’s Planned Parenthood reveals that the state's Republican attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided at the organization's St. Louis clinic. …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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3/31/23
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and legislative leaders are calling for $124 million in income tax cuts. Sanders and GOP leaders unveiled the tax cut plan on Thursday as they near the end of …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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3/30/23
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While he’s far from the only U.S. president to be dogged by legal and ethical scandals, Donald Trump now occupies a unique place in history as the first ever indicted on criminal charges. Two …
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By RUSS BYNUM
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3/30/23
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Missouri House Republicans have voted to ban diversity spending in state government. State lawmakers on Thursday voted along mostly party lines in favor of a proposed $45 billion state budget …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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3/30/23
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The West Plains R-7 School District has announced Dr. Joby Steele has been hired as West Plains Elementary School assistant principal for the 2023-2024 school year, his duties beginning July 1.
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3/30/23
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Tuesday is election day for West Plains and other city councils. Here is a rundown of candidates in the Howell County cities which are holding races, and one ballot initiative for the city of West Plains.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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3/30/23
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A Mtn. View resident has been charged with abuse or neglect of a child and first-degree child endangerment involving a substantial risk. Both are felonies.
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3/30/23
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A wind advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service office in Springfield, effective from 1 p.m. today to 1 a.m. Saturday, for Howell and surrounding Missouri counties, plus Dent and Webster counties. The advisory is issued ahead of an enhanced risk of severe weather impacting the central and eastern parts of Missouri, as well as parts of northern Arkansas. In southern Missouri, the enhanced risk area is east of Springfield and Branson, with an elevated moderate risk status assigned to the Poplar Bluff and Bootheel areas.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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3/30/23
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After nearly four decades, a cold case killing in eastern Missouri has been solved, thanks to DNA evidence. Authorities in Lincoln County announced Wednesday that a DNA match identified the victim as …
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3/30/23
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A St. Louis County man has been found not guilty in the deaths of five people who were shot at an apartment complex in 2019. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a jury deliberated less than two …
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3/30/23
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