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- Highway Patrol releases figures on acccidents, arrestsby Steve Smith at 2:20 pm
The figures are in on accidents and arrests for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 10 fatalities, all in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period. That compares with seven lives lost last year. The patrol says there were 321 crashes, 72 injuries, 10 fatalities, 100 DWIs and 78 …
- Kansas agency urges regulators to reject Evergy proposalby Steve Smith at 2:05 pm
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – A state consumer advocacy agency has urged regulators to reject Evergy’s proposal to add charges to recover the cost of providing solar energy. The Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board requested a temporary plan in which Evergy would charge solar and non-solar customers the same. The Wichita Eagle reports Evergy proposed new rates …
- New blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s diseaseby Steve Smith at 2:01 pm
A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. It’s a long-sought goal that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have this most common form of dementia. But independent experts are leery. Results to support claims about the test’s accuracy have not been published nor …
- Neosho resident injured during Sunday morning accident.by Dalton Evans at 12:48 pm
An 18-year-old Neosho resident sustained injuries during an accident that took place in Newton County on Sunday. The incident happened on HWY 59, 1 mile north of Goodman just before 10:30 on Sunday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by 21-year-old Lane Wasson, was stopped and yielding to oncoming …
- Missouri’s Christmas City continues traditionby Steve Scott at 9:13 am
The tradition continues in what is known as Missouri’s “Christmas City”. Every year, people from all around the country and world send mail to the postmaster at Noel Missouri to receive their special festive postmark stamp. Send your letters or cards in a package to Postmaster, Noel Missouri 64854 if you would like …
- Covid closes the Negro Leagues Baseball Museumby Rob Rauch at 8:57 am
After two staff members tested positive for COVID-19, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will close for 10 days. Museum president Bob Kendrick said the museum closed yesterday as a precautionary measure to protect staff and visitors. They plan to reopen on Dec. 8. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro …
