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The Oklahoma medical examiner's office has ruled the deaths of two people in a Grand Lake boating crash to be an accident...
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that the U.S lower the legal Blood Alcohol Limit from .08 to .05; to...
Alcohol and speed may have been factors into Tuesday's boat crash on Grand Lake that killed two people. Grand River Dam A...
A crop duster walked away with minor injuries after his plane crashed Tuesday morning in Cherokee County. Sheriff David Grove...
The Joplin Police Department will have a series of childrens safety classes this summer. The classes are aimed at kids ages 4...
It's the largest single day food drive in the US. The National Association of Letter Carriers will have its 21st annual S...
Joplin High School and the Joplin middle schools will be getting seven laptop computers through Lenovo Computers and the Miss...
The cost of getting a driver's license in Oklahoma will go up by about $12 under a bill making its way to Governor Ma...
People who live near the new Zora and Main bypass will be getting a wall in their neighborhood. The barrier will be placed al...
Joplin firefighters are participating in a week long structural collapse incident course taught by the University of Missouri...
Neosho School District officials held an active school shooter safety drill last week. Staff participated in hands-on demonst...
Joplin Fire Chief Mitch Randles won't have to shop for fire trucks for several years. FEMA is allowing the City to buy tw...
A scary moment near Joplin's Range Line Road this afternoon. Lightning hit a utility pole near the Shoe Carnival and Book...
A storm that pushed through Delaware County early Thursdy morning has now been classified as a tornado. Emergency Management ...
An area south and east of Grove may have been hit by a tornado early Thursday morning. Delaware County Emergency Management D...
Missouri senators have endorsed a plan that could provide $15 million to Joplin to rebuild street curbs and gutters that ...
Ridiculous. That's what Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr says about a CNN-Money magazine story that ranked Joplin as one of ...
A teen from Aurora is dead after a Sunday evening crash in Lawrence County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 17-year-ol...
It's work zone safety week, and the Missouri Department of Transportation is making sure you know how to drive safely thr...
For the second straight year, the Pittsburg Police Department has earned a commmunity traffic safety award from Triple-A. Las...
Two people from Oklahoma were killed in a three-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon south of Fort Scott. The Kansas Highway P...
A man from Wheaton was killed when the SUV he was riding in rolled over Thursday afternoon in Barry County. The Missouri Stat...
A Four States business has won a national award. Crossland Construction of Columbus took second place in the building divisio...
Two people were hurt in a crash involving three vehicles on Missouri Highway 249 a mile east of Joplin last night. The Missou...
A Friday afternoon car crash with a serious injury involved an unmarked Joplin Police car. Lieutenant Brian Lewis tells News ...
Three people were taken to the hospital after a fire destroyed a home in Weir late Saturday night. The victims, ages 8, 16, a...
People in southwest Missouri learned about severe weather the hard way two years ago when an EF-5 tornado tore through Joplin...
A center that helped people left homeless by the Joplin tornado in May 2011 is preparing to close. The Human Services Campus ...
Getting prepared for an emergency like a tornado has gone high tech. This week the American Red Cross introduced its official...
Severe Weather Awareness week doesn't just mean knowing where to go in case of a tornado, but what to do if your home or ...
It's Severe Weather Preparedness week, and that means Joplin and Jasper County Emergency Management Director Keith Stamme...
A woman from Vinita died early Sunday morning when her car went off a bridge and landed upside down in a creek. The Oklahoma ...
Three people were killed Saturday night when their pickup rolled over north of El Dorado Springs. The Missouri State Highway ...
Joplin will be participating in Missouri's statewide tornado drill next Tuesday at 1:30pm. Joplin Emergency Management Co...
Due to the inclement weather, the Joplin Police Department has initiated emergency road conditions. Under these conditions, t...
Four people were injured in two wrecks Monday afternoon on I-44 east of Mt. Vernon. The first accident happened when 27-year-...
If you're planning to spend some time boating this spring and summer, there's a Missouri boating safety certification...
Due to the inclement weather, the Joplin Police Department has initiated emergency road conditions. Under these conditions, t...
The Four States is bracing for a possibly severe winter storm to hit Wednesday night. KZRG Chief Meteorologist John Wetherbee...
Authorities say a woman who was last seen dropping her children off at school in Jay has been found dead in a traffic crash. ...
Six people were injured in a two-car crash Friday night east of Quapaw. The Oklahoma State Highway Patrol says a car driven b...
Five new homes built through the Governor's Joplin Habitat Challenge were dedicated Tuesday. The homes are in the St. Lou...
Some residents of the Sunset Ridge area of Joplin spoke to the City Council Monday night about their neighborhood. It's b...
The FEMA mobile home parks in Joplin are shrinking. Where there were once nearly 600 temporary homes after the May 2011 torna...
A man from Seneca is dead after a garbage truck hit his car early this morning. Seneca Police Chief James Altic tells News Ta...
Missouri will be having a statewide earthquake drill next week as part of Earthquake Awareness Month in February. Joplin Emer...
An Asbury family is getting some help from the community through an upcoming event in Carl Junction. Gary Stubblefield of the...
Two people are dead and four members of an Asbury family are hospitalized after a crash on I-44 Saturday northwest of Sarcoxi...
A national survey ranks Kansas at the bottom among states in being prepared for public health emergencies, terrorism incident...
Two buildings went up in flames tonight near downtown Joplin. Keith Stammer of the Joplin Fire Department tells News Talk KZR...
A woman from Grove died when the vehicle she was riding in was hit by a pickup near Locust Grove. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol...
The company that manages a southwest Missouri apartment building where five people died in a Thanksgiving Day fire had disabl...
A man from Liberal was killed in a two-car accident Friday night southeast of Pittsburg. The Crawford County Sheriff's Of...
Two semis full of food were donated to food banks in the Four States today, courtesy of Downstream Casino Resort. Around 77,0...
Authorities in southwest Missouri say they may never know what started a fire that killed five people at an apartment buildin...
The City of Joplin will be holding a series of meetings aimed at getting you prepared for a disaster. Connie Chrisman with th...
A Golden man was killed in a one-vehicle crash over the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. Sgt. Mike Watson of the Missouri Highwa...
Five people including a child are dead after a fire broke out at an apartment building in southwest Missouri.Bob Lombard, chi...
Tomorrow marks the 18 month anniversary of the tornado that devastated Joplin and Duquesne, killing 161 people and destroying...
Joplin's Enterprise Rent-A-Car officially returned to Range Line Road with a ribbon cutting this morning, around 18 month...
A mom and her three kids escaped uninjured when a fire broke out at their Joplin home late Monday afternoon. Battalion Chief ...
A woman from Nevada has died from injuries suffered in a Saturday afternoon traffic accident in Joplin. Police tell News Talk...
A $140,000 penalty has been proposed for a local water utility after an employee died in a work-related accident last May...
The investigation continues into a fatal plane crash that happened Sunday in Lawrence County. Leah Yeager, lead investigator ...
There's new information about Sunday's fatal plane crash in Lawrence County. The small plane that crashed in dense wo...
The Joplin Habitat for Humanity got to welcome two more families home Tuesday. Habitat Director Scott Clayton tells News Talk...
Joplin City officials have reached out to Missouri’s State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to offer assistance to ci...
Many people in the Four States have family members who are being affected by Hurricane Sandy. Adrianne Elliott of Galena is a...
A 72-year-old southwest Missouri man remains in critical condition after a freak crash that killed a restaurant customer and ...
Jopliln East Middle School students learned about fire safety today. Kathy Weaver's science class learned how to use a fi...
A Jay Middle School principal is charged with manslaughter for a boating accident on Grand Lake that killed a family friend d...
A Nevada man is dead after a horrific accident involving a tractor trailer Friday afternoon. The Missouri Highway Patrol conf...
It won't be long now before soil contaminated with lead is removed and replaced in Joplin. Monday night the City Council ...
The National Weather Service says a weak tornado was responsible for some minor damage in southwest Missouri over the weekend...
A dead cow in the middle of a Kansas road led to a Friday night accident that sent two adults and two children to the hospita...
The Four States could be in for some wild weather this weekend. News Talk KZRG Chief Meteorologist John Wetherbee says an epi...
Fire damaged a Joplin apartment complex Tuesday night. Fire Chief Mitch Randles tells News Talk KZRG they were called to the ...
The Diamond Fire Protection District only has 3 volunteers left. The majority of the crew - including the fire chief - have r...
A woman was killed Wednesday afternoon in a mobile home fire near Carthage. Carthage Fire Chief Chris Thompson tells News Tal...
EPA Region 7 will provide an additional $2.4 million to the City of Joplin, Mo., to help sample and remediate lead and ca...
The town of Diamond is now without the majority of their firefighters. Most of the command staff and firefighters for the Dia...
The owners of anow-closed Springfield nightclub are being sued for serving alcohol to a 19-year-old who was driving a car tha...
Oklahoma authorities are searching for the cause of a Grand Lake mobile home fire that killed a 3-year-old boy. The home was ...
Firefighters were busy overnight putting out a house fire in Duquesne. Duquesne and Duenweg Fire Chief Allyn Reding tells New...
People who live in the temporary FEMA homes have more time to find a permanent place to live. Monday night, the Joplin City C...
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was in Neosho Thursday afternoon to talk about worker safety. He toured Holden Industries and tha...
A commission of legislators and citizens has been appointed to assess the damage done to the state's agriculture industry...
Missouri American Water has re-opened its service center in Joplin. The new building replaces one that was destroyed in the M...
You'd better keep your kid buckled up. Sgt. Rusty Rives of the Joplin Police Department says they're part of a statew...
Two survivors of a man who died inside the Range Line Wal-Mart in the May 2011 tornado are suing the company and the store...
Stay in business or not stay in business? That's the question Missouri cattle farmers have been asking themselves because...
Be careful at railroad crossings. That's what the Missouri State Highway Patrol wants to remind you Wednesday. Sergeant M...
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has extended a state of emergency until November 15th because of the drought affecting the state....
There's always some good that can come out of something bad. Keith Stammer, Joplin's Emergency Management Director, t...
A two-vehicle crash near Seneca sent 7 people to the hospital yesterday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol tells News...
"Some type of wind knocked off the front side of the building."Jesse Gordon, the manager of Regal Car Sales in Jopl...
People in Joplin and the surrounding area are dealing with downed trees and building damage after a strong but brief line of ...
It was a controlled burn that got out of control. Fire crews had set up a controlled burn at the old Route 66 race track on J...
Crowder College is getting an extra $95,000 for their new nursing program in McDonald County. Spokeswoman Cindy Brown tel...
Two overturned semi trucks blocked the westbound lanes of I-44 about 5 miles east of Marshfield for four hours this morning. ...
Last year, "stars of hope" were put up all over Joplin to inspire those left behind after the tragic May 2011 torna...
Southwest Missouri is experiencing some misrouting problems with E9-1-1 lines. We have been informed by AT&T that a fiber lin...
Most counties in the Four States have issued burning bans because of the continued dry weather. Jasper County hasn't. Pre...
A new report says Missouri's unemployment rate edged higher last month while the number of nonfarm jobs declined.The Depa...
Governor Jay Nixon was in Seneca Monday to visit a family farm that is one of over 44-hundred that's taking advantage of ...
Governor Sam Brownback is warning Kansas residents against lighting outdoor fires because of the state's severe drought, ...
The Joplin Fire Department is looking for the cause of a house fire last night. Keith Stammer of the Fire Department tells Ne...
The Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity dedicated two more homes today in the Joplin tornado disaster zone. Habitat Director Sco...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR, is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and c...
A Joplin mosque that was intentionally set on fire just over a month ago has burned again, and this time firefighters couldn&...
Two men are hospitalized after their vehicles collided Friday afternoon north of Grove. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 49-y...
Structural steel is about all that's left of a luxury condo complex near Branson after a massive fire.No one was injured ...
A woman from Chanute was killed late Wednesday when the motorcycle she was riding on hit a car. The Kansas Highway Patrol say...
A state commission tasked with figuring out how to improve Missouri's response to natural disasters heard testimony in Jo...
You're invited to speak your mind at a public hearing at MSSU in Joplin Tuesday. State Representative Bill White tells Ne...
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon visited the Joplin Regional Stockyards in Carthage today to announce $2.1-million in aid has ...
No tolerance for burning. The Newton County Commission has declared a state of emergency because of the dry weather. County E...
Fire crews from Stella, Neosho and Granby were busy Monday with a smoky fire near Crowder College. Stella Rural Fire Chief Ti...
One woman is dead after a fire around 5:30 Monday morning in Carl Junction. Fire Chief Bill Dunn tells News Talk KZRG the vic...
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared an emergency because of the recent drought.The state disaster declaration Monday all...
If you're hoping for any kind of break in the heat, keep wishing. KZRG Chief Meteorologist John Wetherbee says it doesn&#...
"Blitz is gone after next week."Blitz USA CEO Rocky Flick made that statement at a press conference this morning at...
A home in Tipton Ford was destroyed in a fire this afternoon."We got an alarm call at this address, I don't remember...
Preliminary results show alcohol-related traffic fatalities dropped in the year since the state began requiring an ignition i...
A family of 8 had to be evacuated from their Joplin home after a house fire at 732 South Empire just before 7 this morning. K...
You could see the smoke for miles. A fire destroyed about a hundred acres of grassland and several hay bales this afternoon n...
Bronson residents are now under a boil water advisory. This goes with a boil water advisory that was issued Tuesday for Bourb...
Drought usually leads to fewer crops, which usually leads to higher food prices. Ed Browning of the Jasper County Extension O...
One man is dead and five others have serious injuries after their car hit a rock bluff in Pineville Tuesday afternoon. The Mi...
Governor Jay Nixon says Missouri farmers struggling against the drought will be eligible for low-interest loans and other fed...
If you get your water from Bourbon County Rural Water District number 4, you're under a boil water advisory. That include...
Burning has been banned in Delaware County. The County Commission issued the ban this morning and it will be in effect for 30...
The FBI and ATF want your help finding the person who set a fire at the Islamic Center of Joplin. Eric Jackson, Acting Specia...
A ten-month-old boy is dead after a house fire Sunday afternoon near Peoria. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says Isaa...
A man from Carthage is dead and two children were injured after a one-vehicle accident east of Wheaton. The Missouri State Hi...
Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder was in Joplin this afternoon to announce he'll be leading a committee that will...
Two men from Neosho were injured in an early morning crash south of Diamond. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 41-year-o...
A home on South Jackson in Joplin was destroyed by an early morning fire today. Keith Stammer of the Joplin Fire Department t...
A Joplin home had minor damage after a Wednesday morning fire. The Joplin Fire Department was called to the home on the 100 b...
Charges have been filed against the 20-year-old driver of an SUV that crashedin Jasper County lastDecember, killing two Misso...
A Carl Junction business went up in flames yesterday, and authorities say they'll never be able to figure out how it star...
Three Joplin residents have pled guilty to getting disaster benefits after last year's tornado, even though they weren...
A man from Grove was killed in a Saturday night motorcycle accident in Delaware County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 45-y...
Three Joplin families have new homes this weekend. The homes were built by Joplin Area Habitat For Humanity, Major League Bas...
Joplin firefighters are looking for the cause of a fire last night at the Sunny Jim Little League ballpark on East 20th Stree...
A mobile home fire outside Neosho Thursday has killed a 7-year-old boy. Liam Lane died from smoke inhalation in the blaze on ...
The 5-year-old girl killed in an apartment fire in Noel earlier this week has been identified. Authorities say 5-year-old Lys...
A 7-year-old boy is dead, while his 4-year-old sister and their parents have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire e...
A mosque in Joplin was saved from destruction after a passerby noticed it was on fire early Wednesday morning. The Jasper Cou...
Because of the hot, dry weather, burning bans are in effect in Newton, McDonald, Cherokee and Bourbon Counties in the KZRG li...
Just as they are in Kansas, drought conditions are expanding throughout Oklahoma, causing lower water levels at several area ...
Burning bans are in effect for Newton, McDonald, Cherokee and Bourbon Counties in the KZRG listening area, as well as the cit...
Good news if you're fed up of tailgaters in Joplin: the Joplin Police Department's taking steps to cut down on the nu...
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...
Joplin firefighters responded to a house fire near the downtown area this morning. Firefighter Keith Stammer tells News Talk ...
Eastbound I-44 outside Miami has reopened after a semi caught fire. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol tells News Talk KZRG both eas...
Missouri boaters who go out on the state's lakes and rivers this weekend could find themselves in hot water if they have ...
A man from Jay died early Wednesday when his pickup rolled over southwest of Grove. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 26-year-...
Water in Webb City has been shut off in several areas, as the city's water crew works on replacing a valve. Interim City ...
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...
A woman from Aurora is dead after a one car accident this morning west of Marionville. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says...
The Joplin Fire Department is investigating the cause of a weekend fire. They were called to 210 South Pearl Avenue at 2:45am...
A woman from Walker was killed Saturday morning in a two-car crash in Nevada. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 80-year-...
A Seneca man was killed Thursday afternoon when his motorcycle was hit by a pickup truck in Delaware County. 52-year-old Robe...
Here's a heads-up for those of you planning to party this weekend: Joplin Police will have a DWI checkpoint. Sergeant Rus...
A woman was found dead Thursday afternoon on an Ottawa County Road. Sheriff Terry Durborow tells News Talk KZRG she was found...
Parr Hill Park and Garvin Park in Joplin have been closed by the Parks and Recreation Department.. Soil tests in those parks ...
Texting and driving don't mix. Yet Miami Police find younger drivers are trying to combine the two, sometimes with deadly...
The City of Joplin continues to make progress as far as rebuilding goes:"We are at 69% of those 7,500 homes impacted by ...
A small plane crashed this morning west of Mount Vernon, injuring the pilot. The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office says th...
A man from Grove died after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck Saturday afternoon east of Grove. The Oklahoma Highwa...
One man is dead and two are in the hospital after their vehicle rolled over early Sunday morning east of Pittsburg. The Misso...
The city of Joplin says rebuilding permits for nearly 70% of the homes destroyed in the May 22, 2011 tornado have been issued...
Commercial vehicles on the highways and interstates of Missouri will be getting some extra attention from state troopers this...
A man from Weir is dead after his riding lawnmower collided with a car south of Pittsburg. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 88-...
One woman is dead and another seriously hurt after a Saturday night one-vehicle crash north of Aurora. The Missouri State Hig...
Two life sentences. That's what Kaston Hudgins of Galena will serve for killing a mother and daughter in a July 2009 car ...
Missouri US Congressman Billy Long addressed the House Floor this morning to talk about the importance of local media in time...
A man from Rocky Comfort is dead after an early morning car crash east of Neosho. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 25-y...
An American Eagle flight coming from Springfield got clipped by a cargo plane while pulling into its gate at Chicago's O&...
One man is dead after a Monday night motorcycle accident in Lawrence County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 53-year-o...
The Missouri State Highway Patrol tells News Talk KZRG there were no boating fatalities in the state over the Memorial Day we...
The Jasper County Emergency Services administrative and non-emergency phone lines are currently down. All Jasper County 9-1-1...
Last year's EF-5 tornado in Joplin has become an example for other communities on how to respond to a disaster. For examp...
There's a home in Welch that doesn't have a roof today, because of strong winds early this morning. Dale Charles says...
The City of Joplin's curbside pickup of debris from last May's deadly tornado is officially done. Finance Director Le...
