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Longtime Kansas City Royals broadcaster Fred White died Wednesday of complications from cancer. He was 76.The Royals were inf...
A 52-year-old Barton County man is facing child pornography charges after being indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday. T...
It was a special day for one fourth grade student at West Central Elementary School. Karen Alvarado was honored with the Scho...
The Joplin Humane Society's teaming up with a national group dedicated to saving the lives of animals. Tianna Fisher of t...
In about the time it takes to deliver a pizza, Joplin Police caught a car thief Wednesday morning. At 8:49am, a woman reporte...
When a tragedy happens like the one in Boston last week, people want to give money to help. But you might be approached by so...
There's a special event happening in Carl Junction tomorrow night. Lisa Knutzen tells News Talk KZRG about the 13th annua...
Authorities say a mother and her 5-year-old daughter whose bodies were found after a house fire outside Fort Scott died from ...
They were dancing the night away last night for a good cause. The third annual Zumbathon was held Friday night at the Joplin ...
The name of the man who was killed in a shootout with law enforcement this morning outside the Joplin Motel 6 has been releas...
A bill Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed into law last week was inspired by a Cherokee County case. The law, which takes e...
The American Red Cross is recognizing people in the community who are Everyday Heroes. They range from the Joplin Fire Depart...
You wouldn't believe the things you can make clothes out of. Students in Joplin High School's Fashion class showed of...
A memorial for the May 2011 Joplin tornado was dedicated Wednesday night at Freeman Health System. The Beacon of Hope is a mo...
For the second straight year, the Pittsburg Police Department has earned a commmunity traffic safety award from Triple-A. Las...
If you or your kids like super heroes, you'll want to check out Buffalo Wild Wings in Joplin Monday night. They're ha...
The Joplin Fire Department will be honored by the American Red Cross as one of the region's Everyday Heroes. Fire Chief M...
Pittsburg Police are looking for the man who robbed Dillons Grocery Store at gunpoint Tuesday night. Police say a man entered...
Two officers from Neosho have been honored for saving a woman's life. On March 8, Neosho Police Officer John Miller and N...
A Four States business has won a national award. Crossland Construction of Columbus took second place in the building divisio...
Neosho Police are looking for the man who robbed a local restaurant Wednesday night. Police say aman approached the owner of ...
A man is in critical condition after breaking into a Neosho man's home... and getting stabbed in the face. Neosho Police ...
Missouri Southern's Student Senate is holding its third annual Saint Baldrick's event Tuesday night. It's to rais...
An animal rights group held a protest outside a Joplin Walmart this morning. Mercy For Animals doesn't like the way pork ...
Pittsburg State University kicked off their annual Community Campaign, which salutes businesses in Crawford County that partn...
A reception was held Monday for Joplin School Superintendent Doctor CJ Huff, in recognition of being one of four finalists fo...
A woman from Vinita died early Sunday morning when her car went off a bridge and landed upside down in a creek. The Oklahoma ...
Michelle Obama has visited a Walmart in Springfield to promote her campaign to fight childhood obesity.The first lady made th...
A table carved by a Carthage artist is benefitting two breast cancer groups and the Spiva Center for the Arts. Larry Glaze sp...
The actor who played "The Sheriff" in Disney's "Cars" will be visiting Galena this Saturday. Michael ...
Missouri Congressman Billy Long said there was some good in President Obama's State of the Union speech. The good was tha...
Two granddaughters of the founder of a Topeka anti-gay church have left the group and apologized for any hurt they caused oth...
Freeman Health System is creating a memorial of the May 2011 tornado. Freeman President and CEO Paula Baker tells News Talk K...
Governor Nixon's State of the State speech has State Representative Charlie Davis of Webb City scratching his head. Davis...
State records show that Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon received a $10,000 donation from a firm with a state contract on the same...
House Speaker Tim Jones gave the Republican response to Missouri Governor Nixon's State of the State speech Monday night....
Former Oklahoma first lady Ann Bartlett, who was married to former Republican Gov. Dewey F. Bartlett Sr., has died. She was 9...
A Pittsburg man is wanted for trying to cash a bad check while posing as a police officer. Belle Plaine Police Chief Gordon F...
Some sheriffs in the Four States have written to President Obama about his gun control proposals. Jasper County Sheriff Rande...
The American Red Cross is looking for heroes. Not the kind that leaps tall buildings in a single bound, but everyday heroes. ...
If you have old electronics like computers or TVs that you don't know what to do with, you can recycle them. The City of ...
A national award will be presented to Joplin as a community and Jane Cage in particular. The first Rick Rescorla National Awa...
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will take his second oath of office on January 14th. According to the Governor's inauguration...
The Carthage Hall of Heroes was officially established Friday morning. Bill Putnam, one of the driving forces behind it, tell...
A Pittsburg man who fell to his death in a strip mining pit was laid to rest today, thanks to a group of caring Pittsburg Sta...
A Loma Linda man has been arrested for playing cops and robbers. 46-year-old Kristopher Peters is accused of stopping a car a...
There's a new twist to a weekend shooting in Pittsburg. Police now say they don't know who the victim is."The pe...
It's become a tradition at Con-way Truckload in Joplin. Employees raise money to buy Christmas gifts for needy children a...
Joplin's annual Christmas Parade will be Tuesday night along Main Street. That means your normal travel plans might be in...
The Joplin Humane Society is getting into the holiday spirit. Tianna Fisher with the Humane Society tells News Talk KZRG thei...
550 million dollars. That's the estimated jackpot of tonight's Powerball lottery drawing. What would you do if you wo...
A documentary produced in Newton County has won an award. Steve Roark, President of the Newton County Tourism Council, tells ...
A Joplin-based group is in the running for a million dollar grant. Meg Bourne, the founder and executive director of Art Feed...
A 29-year-old former Carl Junction police officer is facing up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing ch...
A pet food company building a factory in Joplin won't have to worry about taxes for a while. The City Council last night ...
The Joplin City Council last night heard from the widow of a Joplin police officer killed in the line of duty. Tracy Nielson&...
The scandal involving ex-CIA Director David Petraeus has everyone talking, including Missouri US Congressman Billy Long. He t...
Members of the Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin will be showing off their work starting Saturday. The Center's 65th An...
A southwest Missouri man admits that he collected thousands of photos and videos of child pornography in the last 10 to 15 ye...
Over 1500 Joplin students in grades four through eight are being honored this week as Academic All-Stars. They're being r...
The Veterans Memorial at Missouri Southern State University was re-dedicated today. A new plaque honoring military servie mem...
There's going to be a Gateway Sign dedication ceremony Monday morning in Miami. The Gateway Sign is a replica of a sign t...
A local animal boarding business is holding an open house this weekend for their new animal rescue division. Mary Ann Schlau,...
The Joplin Humane Society is holding its first ever Pit Bull Awareness Day on Saturday. Lysa Buehler of the Humane Society te...
The City of Carl Junction's last fundraiser of Breast Cancer Awareness month is tomorrow night. Gary Stubblefield of the ...
Jopliln East Middle School students learned about fire safety today. Kathy Weaver's science class learned how to use a fi...
$250,000 has been donated for scholarships at Pittsburg State University. Kathleen Flannery, executive director of PSU...
Entertainer Andy Williams is being remembered for his smooth voice, gleaming smile and warm heart during a memorial tribute a...
Former Arkansas First Lady Janet Huckabee was in Joplin Tuesday night campaigning for US Senate candidate Todd Akin. Followin...
Mercy Hospital Joplin's MedFlight celebrated its 20th birthday today. MedFlight helicopters transport patients from rural...
An author from Arkansas got some laughs and smiles from students at Royal Heights Elementary School in Joplin today with a pr...
The town of Diamond is now without the majority of their firefighters. Most of the command staff and firefighters for the Dia...
One of four defendants accused of killing a Pittsburg man at his home last October was sentenced Wednesday. 22-year-old Ricke...
You'll be able to help the Special Olympics at a silent auction Saturday in Carthage. Kristen Hawkins with the Missouri D...
It's Homecoming Week at Missouri Southern State University. Director of University Relations and Marketing Cassie Mathes ...
The Joplin School District's Superintendent was named the best in the state Saturday night. Dr. CJ Huff was given the Sup...
Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg honored one of its workers today. Amanda Bastian won the Susan Clark Maffei Excellence in R...
A long-time booster of southwest Missouri has died. Chuck Surface passed away Wednesday night from cancer. He was 68. Surface...
The Joplin Humane Society's holding an "offsite" adoption event today. Outreach Coordinator Tianna Fisher tells...
The Hope 4 You Breast Cancer Foundation kicked off its annual Pink Ribbon Bagel campaign at Joplin's Panera Bread today. ...
The Denver Broncos honored former Missouri Southern star Rod Smith in a halftime ceremony Sunday, inducting the undrafted wid...
A Joplin girl is going on the trip of a lifetime, thanks to a Zimmer Radio Group morning show. The Kidd Kraddick show gave 6-...
A judge has lowered the bond on a Joplinwoman and her girlfriend accused of starving her 3-year-old girl to the point of weig...
The Rotary Clubs of Joplin held a groundbreaking for the Will Norton Miracle Field today at the Joplin Athletic Complex. Nort...
The National Fireworks Association wrapped up their visit to Joplin with a bang Saturday night.A three-hour fireworks show, i...
Saturday's going to be a busy one for Joplin; unfortunately, it'll also mean road closures. Joplin Police Sgt. Rusty ...
Part of Joplin's Parr Hill Park will be going to the dogs. Tuesday, the Joplin City Council approved putting a dog park a...
There's going to be a lot of talk about fireworks this week in Joplin. The National Fireworks Association is having its a...
Missouri Congressman Billy Long has been in Tampa the past few days for the Republican National Convention. He tells News Tal...
The former President and CEO of a Joplin hospital is being remembered today. Robert Brueckner ran St. John's Regional Med...
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was in Joplin Monday to thank a local business for hiring veterans. Able Manufacturing received t...
There was a shooting in Pittsburg early Sunday morning that left a 21-year-old man dead. Major Brent Narges of Pittsburg Poli...
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is still taking applications for grants from the Joplin Tornado Recovery Fund. Foundat...
Shoppers at the Wal-Mart on Rangeline Road in Joplin got a scare after a woman started waving around a loaded handgun in the ...
Joplin Police are looking for a man accused of flashing a woman. Police tell News Talk KZRG that on July 30 around 12:30pm, a...
A Joplin mosque that was intentionally set on fire just over a month ago has burned again, and this time firefighters couldn&...
Ada Bowman, the 1-year-old Joplin girl that police say was severely injured by her mother's boyfriend last week, has died...
Missouri American Water's treatment plant was honored Tuesday. Spokeswoman Christie Barnhart tells News Talk KZRG they re...
An attempted robbery in Joplin ended with two people stabbed and one behind bars. A probable-cause affidavit shows that a wom...
If you think the heat this year is bad for you, try imagining what it's like for your pets. Tianna Fisher of the Joplin H...
Sebastien Boltz will remember his first trip to America. The Frenchman won the USTA Freeman $10,000 mens futures tennis e...
There's going to be a concert in Miami next week to pay tribute to a man who died earlier this year. Seneca Mathews was k...
A Joplin program that helps children heal through art has received a $10,000 grant and could end up with a $100,000 g...
Some 1600 Empire District Electric customers have been without power since just before 2 this afternoon. Amy Bass of Empire D...
Starting Tuesday, 26th Street will be closed between Pearl and Moffet so Empire District Electric can finish work related to ...
Joplin Police say a man whose body was found in a home on South Pearl Friday morning was murdered. Lt. Brian Lewis tells News...
A 5-year-old McDonald County girl died in an apartment fire in Noel last night. Firefighters showed up at the scene at around...
A Fort Scott man died over the weekend in a watercraft accident in Arkansas. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission tells News...
During this hot stretch, trees don't need a hug, they need a drink. Especially if that tree was recently planted. David W...
Joplin police are looking for a man who robbed the First State Bank on West 7th Street this morning. Lt. Darren Gallup tells ...
A Pittsburg man who escaped from the Cherokee County Jail Sunday, and was caught Tuesday night, is now accused of committing ...
Joplin firefighters responded to a house fire near the downtown area this morning. Firefighter Keith Stammer tells News Talk ...
If you like baseball memorabilia, you'll want to head to Kansas City during Fan Fest before the All-Star Game. There will...
Oxford Health Care in Joplin held a grand re-opening at their new facility at 2318 East 32nd street today, just over 13 month...
Voters seem to be connecting with US Senate Candidate John Brunner, as the latest polls show he's got a big lead over fel...
Delaware County authorities are looking for a man they say stabbed his ex-girlfriend Friday night. The Sheriff's Office s...
An inmate in the Cherokee County Jail escaped Sunday morning. 53-year-old Jimmy Dale Sluder was on a work detail taking out t...
If you're in the mood for football, head to Miami tomorrow night. The Oklahoma All-Star eight man football game is coming...
A 55-year-old man's body was found inside a Joplin home this morning. Police tell News Talk KZRG they went to a home in t...
Diamond is adding a part-time officer to its police department. Chief Mike Jones tells News Talk KZRG the new officer will be...
Is Joplin the friendliest city in America? Judges from Team Rogue Riders are in town to decide for themselves. USA Today and ...
Joplin Police are still looking for the man who robbed the UMB Bank at 21st and Maiden Lane Monday afternoon. Lieutenant Bria...
She could have been sentenced to seven years in prison, but a teenager from Purdy instead got five years probation for a drun...
Political signs are becoming a danger to voters on Missouri highways. Bob Edwards of MoDOT tells News Talk KZRG people have b...
There's going to be something unusual this morning at 7th and Main in Joplin. An animal rights group called Mercy For Ani...
Joplin's Landreth Park has gone to the dogs this weekend... and that's a good thing. The massive Dogs in Downtown eve...
There's funny money floating around Grove. Police say counterfeit 20 and one hundred dollar bills have been circulating i...
The body of a homeless man was found behind a Neosho business Monday. Police tell News Talk KZRG 41-year-old Billy Wilks, Jr....
A Pittsburg business has been recognized as the Governor's Exporter of the Year. Pitsco, Incorporated received the award ...
Joplin Police now say the man who was shot yesterday morning at a convenience store parking lot did it himself. 40-year-old S...
Former Miami Police Chief Gary Anderson has lost his appeal to get his job back. Anderson was fired in February 2011 after co...
An incorrect name on a press release has upset a Joplin family. Lisa Dentis tells News Talk KZRG a press release sent out by ...
A Pittsburg hospital has been honored by the Kansas Department of Commerce. Michael Hayslip of Via Christi Hospital tells New...
Pittsburg Police think they've found the man responsible for eleven vehicle break-ins. Saturday morning, officers respond...
She may look normal, but an area dog is up for a big award in a nationwide contest. K-9 Lily is a candidate for the American ...
How do you know when your kids have had enough fun at the park or backyard? Pediatrician Doctor James Stefan tells News Talk ...
A man from Rocky Comfort is dead after an early morning car crash east of Neosho. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 25-y...
Some four-legged heroes got the spotlight in Carl Junction today, as the city's post office unveiled the US Postal Servic...
The next time you stay at a hotel, remember to not make too much noise. That's a lesson people staying at a Joplin hotel ...
Joplin residents on public assistance or low incomes can get their dogs and cats spayed, neutered and vaccinated for low cost...
Joplin Police are investigating a possible abduction from Friday. Around 6:45pm, a white female ran from a car to the drive t...
Last year, Joplin's Cunningham Park won $25,000 from Coca-Cola in an online vote for America's favorite park. Coc...
A Joplin man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to child porn charges this week. Jasper County Prosecutor D...
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and First Lady Georganne Nixon stopped by one of the homes being built through the Governor's...
A Webb City man will spend the next eight years in prison after a vicious assault on his son and girlfriend. 24-year-old Robe...
A Carl Junction man has admitted to authorities that not only does he download child pornography, but he's also been sexu...
Carthage Police say they have the man who killed Mario Gonzalez on April 25th. 45-year-old Juan Mendoza was arrested Friday.&...
There's a home in Welch that doesn't have a roof today, because of strong winds early this morning. Dale Charles says...
