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Five members of a Kansas family die after hitting grain truck
by Steve Smith at 12:05 pm
Five members of a Kansas family are dead after hitting a semitrailer loaded with grain in southwest Sedgwick County Friday evening. 32-year-old Jessica Noel of Viola was driving a Ford Expedition shortly before 5 p.m. Friday when authorities say the driver of a semitrailer loaded with grain ran a stop sign while headed east. The …
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Missouri First Lady says Fall Festival will go on
by Steve Smith at 11:55 am
There’s nothing like a good old fashioned Missouri Fall Festival. Missouri’s First Lady, Teresa Parson, has COVID-19 – along with her husband the Governor – but she says on Twitter the Parson Family Fall Festival at the Governor’s Mansion next week will go on. The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 3rd – which would …
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FBI enters search for missing Joplin teen
by Steve Smith at 11:48 am
It’s every parent’s nightmare. Your child goes missing. 14-year old Leora Hardee of Joplin was last seen on Sept. 17th near D and North Wall Avenue in the city. Now, Capt. William Davis of the Joplin Police Department says the entrance of the FBI into the case adds new power to the search. “They bring …
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Grants available through Urban Agriculture Matching Grant program
by Steve Smith at 11:22 am
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture says up to $50,000 will be distributed through the Urban Agriculture Matching Grant Program. The Department will award grants of up to $7,500 for reimbursement of expenses associated with urban agriculture. These grant funds are being made available in addition to the Food Insecure Urban Agriculture Matching …
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Fugitive arrested in Parsons by forces from multiple agencies
by Steve Smith at 10:37 am
On Friday Sept.25, 2020 at approximately 2:30 pm, the Parsons, Kansas Police partnered with the U.S. Marshals Service, Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP), and Labette County Sheriff’s Office on a multi-agency fugitive apprehension. Arrested was 33-year-old Bryant Lamont Smith. Smith was wanted from Jefferson County Arkansas for capital murder, terroristic act; unlawful discharge of a weapon …
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New BBB report focuses on virtual vehicle fraud
by Steve Smith at 10:13 am
The Better Business Bureau says virtual vehicle fraud is a big problem nationally and in the 4-States. This applies to the sale of cars, trucks, jet skis, RVs, even food trucks. A new BBB report titled “Virtual Vehicle Vendor Scams,” says consumers have lost over $1.1 million in calendar year 2020 alone. Scammers almost always …
