A girl that just graduated from Neosho High School last month was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Neosho Thursday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident happened at 10 a.m. on Highway 86 near Baxter Street when 18-year-old Sydnee D. Humphries‘ car crossed the center line and hit another vehicle head-on. She …
A federal appeals court has put on hold an Environmental Protection Agency regulation aimed at reducing air pollution in Missouri, drawing criticism from environmentalists but praise from the state’s attorney general who called the proposal “unconstitutional overreach.” Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced Wednesday that the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week granted …
TOPEKA – The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved a settlement agreement outlining how The Empire District Electric Company (Liberty Utilities) will recover $10.8 million in extraordinary costs incurred during the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri. The utility, like others regulated by the KCC, was ordered to do everything possible to continue providing service to …
An Oklahoma resident and mother is suing her local school district after her 15-year-old daughter was allegedly “severely beaten” by a 17-year-old transgender student in the girl’s bathroom. The attack, according to the lawsuit filed May 25, occurred at Edmond Memorial High School on Oct. 26, 2022. The parent is seeking $75,000 in damages for “severe …
Two teenagers from Cassville, Missouri, were killed in a motorcycle accident Wednesday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Rylan L. Wilson was traveling on Highway 248 when he lost control of his Harley Davidson motorcycle, went off the road, hit an embankment, and was ejected. Wilson was pronounced dead at an area hospital …
A Missouri woman charged with killing her 2-month-old child pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter. Kayla Brewer and her partner, Jason Williams, were indicted by a Cole County Grand Jury in February 2021 for the September 30, 2020, death of their child. Initially, the sheriff’s office said foul play was not suspected in the baby’s death, KRCG …