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A youth has drowned after being swept away by water in Joplin. Today, Saturday, August 24, at approximately 8:56 a.m., Joplin Police Dispatch received a call of a juvenile male being swept away by water near 5th and Murphy Blvd. to the east. The caller reported a juvenile male, about age 13, was walking by … The post Joplin youth swept away by water, drowns appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

One Carthage resident is dead, another seriously injured after a wreck on the southbound lane I-49, six miles north of Carthage just before 10:40 p.m. Friday night. A motorcycle ridden by 50-year-old Cecil Balster, Jr. went off the road and overturned, ejecting both him and his passenger, 30 year old Tedi Balster. He was pronounced … The post Carthage resident killed in late-night cycle wreck appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

Missouri Democrat Jason Kander is back. He dropped out of public life to get treatment for post-traumatic-stress-disorder he’d struggled with since his army days. Now, Kander now plans to resume his public profile. He’ll lead a national expansion of the Veterans Community Project. Kander’s job running a nonprofit for homeless veterans has made the Kansas … The post Kander to resume public profile appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

(AP) St. Louis police and U.S. marshals have found and taken into custody two people wanted on child abuse and other charges after authorities in Oklahoma last month found one of their children dead and three others in critical condition. Police said on Twitter Friday that twenty-seven-year-old Hakim Mustafa Moore and twenty-nine-year-old Robin Alexander were … The post Oklahoma fugitives accused of child abuse found in Missouri appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

A man from Pittsburg is in custody after he was found a DUI enforcement initative. Read the full press release below: On Friday morning, August 23, 2019, at approximately 1:35 AM, an officer of the Pittsburg Police Department, who was working a granted funded DUI enforcement initiative, conducted a traffic stop on a motorcycle for … The post Pittsburg man arrested after DUI enforcement initiative appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

A manhunt continues in southeast Kansas. The search is on for Aaron Hutton after he allegedly robbed a business in Iola at gunpoint Wednesday. The 5 foot 9, 145 pound white male is considered armed and dangerous. He even eluded police by jumping into the Neosho River near Humboldt. Over 11 local agencies are searching … The post Manhunt in southeast Kansas appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]