Observed arrival · 2026-11-08
LW Newsroom’s Southwest Missouri investigations
A local newsroom covering Joplin and Southwest Missouri government, public spending, and community issues through investigations, news updates, and reader tips.
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- Southwest Missouri residents following local government
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- Its investigation list includes a proposed 828-acre reservoir and a reported $191.9 million rate-increase request near Diamond, Missouri.
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The page divides its coverage among latest news, investigations, government accountability, and fact checks, and provides a route for readers to submit tips. Its investigation listings include an 828-acre reservoir proposal near Diamond, a reported $191.9 million rate-increase request, and a Joplin parking-garage spending item. These are topics and figures presented by the newsroom; the supplied extract does not include the underlying records.
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