OK Tribes Share Block Grants
Six Northeast Oklahoma Indian tribes are among 31 that will share in over 90 million dollars in Indian Housing Block Grants. The Department of Housing and Urban Development says funds are meant to benefit low-income families living on Indian reservations or other communities. For information on these grants, follow this link:  <a href="http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2012/HUDNo.12-022">http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2012/HUDNo.12-022</a>

One Dead in Mobile Home Fire
One person is dead after a mobile home fire in Asbury. A Jasper County Sheriff's Deputy saw the home at 20503 State Highway 43 fully engulfed in fire around 11 Tuesday night. Sharon Rhine of the Sheriff's Department tells News Talk KZRG the body was found after the fire was put out. "Once the firefighters were able to pull away metal and debris, they could see the remains of a body inside the mobile home.  Well, actually amongst the debris." The identity of the victim and cause of death are not known at this time. An autopsy is being performed and the State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze.

2 Arrested For Crack In Fort Scott
Two people in Fort Scott were arrested after Police found a substantial amount of crack cocaine at their home. Police served a search warrant in the 800 block of East 7th Street Tuesday. 33-year-old John Henry Baskin the Second and 52-year-old Georgellen Baskin were arrested for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute within a thousand feet of a school. They're being held in the Southeast Regional Correctional Center. 

Jasper County GOP Chair: Santorum Did Better Than Expected
 Rick Santorum's win in yesterday's Missouri Primary was a bit of a surprise to the head of the Jasper County Republican Party. "Santorum did a little better than I expected," says John Putnam, chair of the Jasper County GOP. He tells News Talk KZRG support for Santorum is obviously strong in Missouri. "Conservatives that I run with have been straw polling every

Joplin Humane Society Still Packed
 The Joplin Humane Society is still packed, some 8-and-a-half months since the May 22nd tornado. Outreach Coordinator Tianna Fisher tells News Talk KZRG there is some good news, though: "We were fortunate enough to find all of the tornado animals that could not be reunited with their original families new and loving homes." The shelter's currently housing some 400

Bustamante Gets Life Sentence, Possibility of Parole
A Missouri teenager has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in the killing of a 9-year-old girl. Alyssa Bustamante was sentenced this morning after pleading guilty in January to October 2009 stabbing and strangling of her neighbor, Elizabeth Olten. Bustamante, who was 15 at the time, now is 18, and had been charged with first-degree murder. By pleading guilty she

Santorum Wins MO Primary
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won Missouri's nonbinding Republican presidential primary Tuesday, claiming momentum in his challenge against national frontrunner Mitt Romney even though the victory won't earn him any delegates. Missouri's primary was essentially a glorified public opinion poll. That's because state Republicans chose to award their delegates to theRepublican National Convention using a caucus system that will begin in mid-March. Voter turnout in Jasper and Newton Counties was quite low.  Just 5.43% in Jasper County and 7.5% in Newton County.  You can find the latest numbers at: <a href="http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/allresults.asp?eid=336">http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/allresults.asp?eid=336</a>.

MO Term Limits
Missouri lawmakers could soon have more flexibility in deciding how many years they serve in each of the Legislature's chambers. Currently, state lawmakers generally are limited to eight years in the House and eight years in the Senate. A House committee endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday that would allow lawmakers to serve 16 years in the state legislature, either the House or the Senate. Initially, the proposed constitutional amendment would have allowed lawmakers to serve up to 12 years in each chamber. But the House Elections Committee made changes. Committee chairman Tony Dugger, a Republican from Hartville, says the new 16-year proposal is closer to what voters would want. If approved by the legislature, the bill would go to voters in November.

Bustamante To Be Sentenced Wednesday
A judge in Jefferson City says she will decide the sentence Wednesday for an 18-year-old girl who killed her 9-year-old neighbor. Alyssa Bustamante was 15 when she killed Elizabeth Olten in October 2009. Bustamante pleaded guilty to second degree murder last month. She could get life in prison.

Seat Belt Enforcement
Friday night Missouri State Troopers were part of a seat belt enforcement effort along Route 66. Sergeant Mike Watson of the Highway Patrol tells News Talk KZRG they made several arrests in Southwest Missouri. "We had ten arrests for failing to wear seat belts.  In addition to that, we also made three driving while intoxicated arrests as well as two felony drug arrests." Watson says the bottom line is to get you to buckle up.  He points out that in last year's Missouri traffic fatalaties, two-thirds of those who died weren't wearing seat belts.