AM1230 The Talker

A youth has drowned in a flash flood in Joplin. Joplin Police Dispatch received a call of a juvenile male being swept away by water shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday morning near 5th and Murphy Blvd. Joplin Police, Joplin Fire Department Water Rescue and Redings Mill Department Water Rescue responded. Police said the boy, identified … The post Carl Junction boy drowns in Joplin flash flood appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

The mission of Carthage Community Foundation (CCF) is to establish permanent endowments that enhance the quality of life for current and future generations by investing in the Carthage community. CCF is governed by a Board of Directors, chosen for their knowledge of the area. Investments are guided by an Investment Committee of the Community Foundation … The post Carthage Community Foundation grants appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

When Missouri bridge projects require the removal of historic bridges, the Missouri Department of Transportation or its local transportation partners must make them available for use by others. Federal law requires any state proposing demolition of a historic bridge involved in a bridge replacement project using federal funds to “first make the historic bridge available … The post Free bridges! appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

One Carthage resident is dead, another seriously injured after a wreck on the southbound lane I-49, six miles north of Carthage just before 10:40 p.m. Friday night. A motorcycle ridden by 50-year-old Cecil Balster, Jr. went off the road and overturned, ejecting both him and his passenger, 30 year old Tedi Balster. He was pronounced … The post Carthage resident killed in late-night cycle wreck appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

Missouri Democrat Jason Kander is back. He dropped out of public life to get treatment for post-traumatic-stress-disorder he’d struggled with since his army days. Now, Kander now plans to resume his public profile. He’ll lead a national expansion of the Veterans Community Project. Kander’s job running a nonprofit for homeless veterans has made the Kansas … The post Kander to resume public profile appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]

(AP) St. Louis police and U.S. marshals have found and taken into custody two people wanted on child abuse and other charges after authorities in Oklahoma last month found one of their children dead and three others in critical condition. Police said on Twitter Friday that twenty-seven-year-old Hakim Mustafa Moore and twenty-nine-year-old Robin Alexander were … The post Oklahoma fugitives accused of child abuse found in Missouri appeared first on Newstalk KZRG. […]