News to Know (10/6/21)
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Kan. - A recent increase in police pursuits in Crawford County is raising concern with the sheriff's office. In September, there were three pursuits and all three involved stolen vehicles.…
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News to Know (10/5/21)
JOPLIN, Mo. - Joplin City Council last night approved an ordinance for architectural design services for a new fire station. The new station will be on a two acre land in the…
Oklahoma judge blocks 2 abortion laws, allows 3 others
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Monday temporarily blocked two new anti-abortion laws from taking effect next month, including a measure similar to a Texas abortion ban that effectively bans the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy.
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News to Know (10/4/21)
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Kan. - The Crawford County Sheriff says one of the suspects in a pursuit nearly hit a deputy during the chase. This is an update to a story we brought…
Fatal shooting in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after an 18-year-old man was fatally shot less than a mile from his home Saturday evening. Police said officers found Richard Walters on a porch in the 4440 block of Red Bud Avenue around…
Fatal shooting in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are investigating a fatal shooting. The shooting was reported just before noon Saturday. Officers called to the scene found a man with an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to a…
Miami police help bust drug ring
MIAMI, Okla. - Luis Alfredo Jacobo is now behind bars. The alleged California kingpin is accused of running drug rings that brought around 2000 pounds of…
Gas tax going up in Missouri
MISSOURI - The price of Show-Me State gas goes up by 2.5 cents on Friday and Missouri's governor says it's needed to keep…
News to Know (9/30/21)
JASPER COUNTY, Mo. - Six people are injured from a crash on Missouri Hwy 171 near Asbury. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, a work truck was west bound on Base Line…
5 Missouri boarding school employees charged with abuse
A southwest Missouri prosecutor is charging five employees of a private Christian boarding school with abusing students.
Missouri now giving Pfizer booster shots to eligible residents
Missouri is now administering the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to eligible residents. The state will be following CDC guidance.
Oklahoma governor defers decision on commuting Julius Jones
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Tuesday that he will not decide whether to spare Julius Jones from a lethal injection until after Jones has a clemency hearing before the state Pardons and Parole Board.
News to Know (9/28/21)
TOPEKA, Kan. - Top Kansas legislators are forming a committee to examine the impact of covid-19 mandates and what they call government overreach, partly in response to President Biden’s federal vaccine requirements. Senate President Ty Masterson and House Speaker Ron…
USDA confirms COVID in deer, Missouri to also test deer
The USDA today confirmed the first SARS-CoV-2 infection in wild white-tailed deer.
Alleged drunken driving death in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. - A Wichita man has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and manslaughter after a head-on collision that killed a 19-year-old from Caldwell. Sedgwick County Sheriff's Lt. Benjamin Blick said the crash happened early Saturday around 2:45…
Oklahoma man sentenced for illegally performing surgery
The man was arrested after the volunteer went to a hospital because of bleeding after the surgery.
Missouri court says Kroenke must release financial records
St. Louis, St. Louis County and the St. Louis regional sports authority sued in 2017, claiming the Rams and the NFL misled the public when the team moved to Los Angeles.
Missouri Republicans move to cut Planned Parenthood funds
Planned Parenthood is already prohibited from using Medicaid funds for abortion except when the mother’s life is in danger or in the cases of rape and incest.
News to Know (9/24/21)
JOPLIN, Mo. - A jury finds a Joplin murder suspect guilty. Steven Thompson left the courtroom Thursday afternoon, after hearing the jury's verdict...guilty of First-Degree Murder, two counts of Armed Criminal Action,…
News to Know (9/23/21)
ATLANTA, Ga. - The FDA gives authorization for booster doses of Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine for senior citizens and others at high risk for the virus. The ruling represents a drastically scaled back…
2021: Catching the best colors as the leaves change
It’s Autumn and the leaves will be changing. The Farmers Almanac released some dates to help you see the best fall colors for 2021.
MAP: Distribution of Afghan evacuees to resettle in US
This interactive map shows how many Afghan evacuees from the first group are slated to be resettled in each state. The first group of evacuees includes nearly 37,000 people.
Rural hospitals struggle amid increasing patient loads, staffing shortages
Rural hospitals struggle to keep up amid the delta surge and staffing shortages, occasionally diverting patients, putting administrators to work bedside, and fighting staff burnout.
Kansas passed on earlier plan to upgrade unemployment system
A software company urged Kansas to upgrade its computer system for handling claims for unemployment benefits. But, the state didn’t heed that advice five years before a flood of fraudulent claims during the coronavirus pandemic.
