Strong Storms Forecast
Forecasters say a wetter-than-usual winter and a jet stream dipping deep into Tornado Alley could lead to an active spring for tornadoes.
The 2010 tornado season has had a slow start with one twister in California last month. A strong twister destroyed five homes in Oklahoma on Monday.
We are tracking the first possibility of severe weather moving into the four-states by this evening.
Obama Promoting Health Care Today in St. Louis
Top Missouri Republicans called a town hall meeting on health care reform Wednesday in advance of a speech on the topic by President Barack Obama.
The president plans to speak at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles High School, before headlining a Democratic fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. in St. Louis.
Republicans including Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and Congressman Todd Akin scheduled a town hall
Maple Leaf Contest Deadline Looms
The Carthage Chamber once again putting on the Maple Leaf Festival Theme contest, asking for your ideas.
Committee Co-chair Cheryl Finley tells NewsTalk KZRG they'd like to have a historic focus this year. All ideas are due in by next Thursday and everyone is welcome to participate.
Car Stolen, Company Unaware
Surprise! Your car's been stolen! That's what Joplin police could have told the sales manager at Sheppard Auto Team in Ft Scott.
They arrested 27-year-old Donald Loomis and found a key to a stolen Dodge that he'd hidden in a chair at the mall. But when they traced the VIN, the company wasn't aware the car was missing.
Man Arrested for Breaking Down Door
What started as a small party, ended up with a Joplin man in jail. 23-year-old Kyle Anderson was drinking with Blair Corl and Tim Sargeant when he started to get beligerent. Corl told police he threw Anderson out, but he came back, broke down the door, and started throwing punches. Anderson was arrested for first-degree burglary and resisting arrest.
Two Injured in Barry County Wreck
Two women airlifted to a Springfield hospital after they were hurt in an accident Tuesday in Barry County.
38-year-old Alexia Garren was stopped on Highway 38 when she was rear-ended and pushed off the right side of the road, straight into another truck.
Garren and her passenger, 27-year-old Jessica Garren were both injured. Jessica wasn't wearing a seatbelt at the time of the
Man Sentenced for Domestic Assault
A 22-year-old Webb City man is headed to jail for four years for choking his girlfriend. Robert Comfort pled guilty to second-degree assault. He tried to strangle Ashley Johnson, hit her in the face and then threatened to slit her throat on Christmas last year.
I-44 Shootout in Cuba
A shootout between the Highway Patrol and a Texas man turns deadly Tuesday.
The Secret Service called cops in Cuba, Missouri telling them about the suspect was in their area and armed. Police saw him and tried to pull him over, but he ran. That's when the Highway Patrol got involved, setting spike strips up on I-44. The man jumped out of the car, gun in
Driver Okay After Semi Flips
No injuries for a semi driver Tuesday after his rig flipped near the Neosho airport. Emergency responders had to pull the driver out of the wreckage shortly before noon. His load of field corn spilled across most of the roadway. No reason for the accident has been released.
911 Board to Narrow Candidates
Forty-one people want to take over the director's job at the 911 dispatch center, but only 5 will be selected as finalists. Board members decided at their meeting last night to begin narrowing the field when they meet again Mar. 18th.
A grand jury in Kansas City was expected to meet Tuesday and Wednesday to hear testimony about Jetton's handling of a 2005 bill that sought to toughen regulations on sexually oriented businesses.
The adult entertainment industry contributed $35,000 to a political committee
The city council revising their fee structure for water meters at their meeting Monday night. Now, instead of a $200 fee for installation, builders will put up $300 dollars. They'll also begin footing the entire bill for commercial meters.
It's an effort to save money in the city's water
Treece Buyout Could Start This Summer
About 70 people hear the latest from the KDHE on when the Treece buyout could start. During a meeting Monday night, Director Gary Blackburn said offers could start coming in this summer. They're still waiting on approval from the Kansas Senate on the five members of the trust.
Gregory Wilson was originally charged with promoting child porn on the internet when he was arrested. Instead, thanks to the deal, he'll be on probation and have to go through a sex-offender treatment program.
Wilson allegedly set up a website with pictures of a nude 13-year-old and posted
Man Gets 4 Years for Cocaine
A Kansas City man is going to jail for four years after cops found him with 8 grams of coke. He was caught with two baggies of rock cocaine and about $2-thousand bucks outside the Motel 6 in October 2008. In a deal with the prosecutor, he plead guilty to a reduced charge of felony possession in exchange for a lighter sentence.
The employee found a dead body near the back door. Police say they believe the man in his 50s may have been homeless and died in his sleep. Security tapes from Watered Gardens Ministries showed he'd been drinking at the back of the property.
His name isn't being released pending notificiation of next of kin.
18 year old Pleads Not Guilty to Shooting in Joplin
In a follow up to a story that News Talk KZRG brought you first...A teenager accused of shooting another man in the chest several times after a drag race in Joplin pleads not guilty. Prosecutors say 18 year old Spencer is charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action for unloading bullets into 22 year old Andrew Yaple, leaving him in critical condition. Police say a
Goodman Man faces several counts of distributing Child Porn
A man from Goodman is charged in Barry County for distributing Child Porn. Prosecutors say 27 year old Joseph Robertson is facing four counts, though he's still in the McDonald County Jail for not registering as a sex offender. The Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force says an undercover operation targeting Robertson soon resulted in him sending officers several nude photos