A non-profit group called "The National Center for the Prevention of Home Improvement Fraud" held a workshop tonight in Joplin at College Heights Christian Church. It's called "How to Protect Yourself from Home Repair Contractor Fraud".
To jump start the construction of new homes in the short and long term in Joplin and Duquesne, $122 million is being made available in the form of grants, loans, and tax credits.
Search crews are back out on Beaver Lake looking for a missing swimmer. A 19-year-old Pittsburg man disappeared after diving into the water off a boat Saturday. Several agencies across the state of Arkansas are assisting Benton County in the search.
Joplin's Memorial Hall will be leased to the Joplin School District for high-school band members and athletes to use as a place to practice. City council members passed the vote unanimously. The bill is passed and Joplin's Memorial Hall will no longer be the home to concerts or events at least for the next three years.