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A Joplin woman was charged with drunk driving after crashing her car into a couple of light poles early Wednesday morning. The Highway Patrol tells News Talk KZRG 26-year-old Kayla Sause was northbound on Highway 43 just south of Joplin around 2 a.m when she ran off the road and hit two light poles. She … The post Joplin Woman Arrested For DWI Following Crash appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

How do you feel about Empire Liberty Utilities building wind farms in the Four State area? The Missouri Public Service Commission is holding a public meeting tonight at Missouri Southern’s Cornell Auditorium inside of the  Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center at 6 o’clock for your input. Empire Liberty Utilities wants permission to own, operate, … The post PSC Holding Public Hearing Tonight For Empire’s Proposed Wind Farms appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

The Joplin City Council unanimously voted to approve a new wastewater study for the years 2020 through 2024 in and outside of the city. The $51,900 agreement with Burns and McDonnell Engineering, who also conducted a previous rate study analysis in 2013 and 2014. The current sewer rates went into effect in 2015 after the aforementioned … The post Council approves wastewater study, airport improvements appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

Four people are behind bars after a search warrant was served in Pittsburg. Read the full press release below: On Tuesday morning, January 22, 2019, at approximately 8:50 a.m., Law Enforcement Officers of the Pittsburg Police Department served a search warrant at a residence located at 715 W. Kansas St., in Pittsburg. The search warrant … The post Four arrested after drug raid in Pittsburg appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

(AP) Anti-abortion leaders are promising to pursue a change in the Kansas Constitution if the state’s highest court rules that the document protects abortion rights. Several hundred abortion opponents rallied Tuesday inside the Statehouse. They marked the 46th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 that legalized abortion across … The post Abortion foes vow to pursue change in Kansas Constitution appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

A Missouri lawmaker is taking issue with the way Medicaid is reimbursed to nursing homes. Republican State Senator Cindy O’Laughlin says the problem is Missouri covering reimbursement costs for a recipient that moves to an out of state nursing home. “My district boarders Illinois, they can go to Illinois and the state of Missouri will … The post Missouri Lawmaker Takes Issue With Medicaid Arrangement With Nursing Homes appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]