by admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Health / Medicine, History, News, Transportation, Weather
A Missouri House committee on congressional redistricting will take public testimony on Thursday morning in Jefferson City from residents who live in southwest Missouri’s Seventh Congressional District. The Republican stronghold includes Springfield, Joplin,...
by admin | May 23, 2019 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Weather
The Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirms three people have been killed in and near southwest Missouri’s Golden City, during Wednesday evening’s storms. Reporter Rob Meyer at Missourinet Joplin affiliate KZRG (AM 1310) says the storm stayed...
by Mike Lear | Mar 6, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
The Attorney General’s Office says it has recovered more than $39,000 of money donated to help Joplin recover from the May, 2011 tornado, but used by a fundraiser for personal expenses. Attorney General Chris Koster says Sidney Ray-Bazan agreed to pay $39,200 to...
by Mike Lear | Nov 22, 2013 | News
A federal report on the May 2011 Joplin tornado says better building code standards and public shelters could save lives when storms like that happen. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a nearly 500-page report containing 47 findings and...
