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A 27-year-old woman is facing charges after leading police on a chase from Joplin to Carthage. Joplin Police Captain Nick Jimenez tells us they tried to stop the driver, later identified as Breshia Grosso, in her black SUV after she was allegedly involved in a hit and run Wednesday morning. Video shows Grosso driving the … The post Woman faces charges after leading police on chase from Joplin to Carthage appeared first on Newstalk KZRG.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. John V. Phillips, 25, of Cassville, Misssouri, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for Dec. 11, 2019. Read the full press release below: In 1941, Phillips was a member of Headquarters Company, 31st … The post WWII soldier from Cassville accounted for appeared first on Newstalk KZRG.

A death investigation is underway in southeast Kansas after the body of a woman was found in a ditch in Opolis Wednesday morning. Read the full press release below: On January 22, 2020, at approximately 8:13 AM, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 reporting that a body was located in a ditch inside … The post Death investigation underway in Crawford County after body found appeared first on Newstalk KZRG.

Mark must be a lucky name! Just days after Mark Robinson of Carl Junction won $100,000 off a $5 scratcher, another Mark is a big winner thanks to the Missouri Lottery. Read the full press release below: Mark Allen usually picks up a Scratchers ticket on his way home on Fridays. The Seneca man recently … The post $50,000 Scratchers Prize Won in Joplin appeared first on Newstalk KZRG.

(AP) A former Oklahoma zookeeper and one-time candidate for governor has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. A federal judge in Oklahoma City sentenced 56-year-old Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage on Wednesday for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. Better known as “Joe Exotic,“ Maldonado-Passage was convicted last year of trying … The post Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced in murder-for-hire plot appeared first on Newstalk KZRG.

(AP) The Missouri attorney general has ordered officials in Neosho to attend training about the state’s open records and meeting law after determining that official business had been discussed in group texts instead of in public meetings. The attorney general’s office also cited “questionable” practices for retaining and destroying records in ordering the training for … The post Neosho city officials ordered to undergo records training appeared first on Newstalk KZRG.