KZRG-AM (Joplin, MO)

5 days ago | newstalkkzrg.com | Ty Albright

(Pitt State) — The next president of Pittsburg State University introduced himself and his wife to the campus and the community Monday afternoon in a formal address at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts. Thomas Newsom, who for the past six years has been the president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, was selected by the Kansas Board of Regents on Friday. “I plan to build on the momentum you’ve built here in the past few years,” he said.

5 days ago | newstalkkzrg.com | Ty Albright

A former Neosho elementary school counselor has plead guilty to child sex crimes. 41-year-old Jacob Oakes admitted to his conduct, specifically stating he had intercourse with an individual that was under 17 years of age. He will be sentenced in late August. Court documents say that Oakes sexually assaulted the girl on multiple occasions, beginning in 2021, when she was 14-years-old. The encounters then continued through at least once in 2024.

5 days ago | newstalkkzrg.com | Ty Albright

A man from Girard, Kansas, was killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning, north of Pittsburg. The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened at the intersection of Highway 69 and Highway 160. 21-year-old Matthew Jeffrey Westhoff-Strode was traveling east through the intersection when he was hit by a pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old boy, who failed to stop at a red light. Westhoff-Strode was pronounced dead a short time later. The teenager was not injured.

1 week ago | newstalkkzrg.com | Ty Albright

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Diamond, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury this week for illegally possessing firearms after a prior felony conviction. Jason A. Duncan, 40, was charged with three counts of being a felon in possession of firearms, by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mo. The indictment, which replaces a complaint filed on June 3, 2025, alleges that Duncan possessed a Palmetto State Armory rifle and a Taurus pistol on Aug. 19, 2024, a Hi-Point pistol on Oct.

1 week ago | newstalkkzrg.com | Ty Albright

(City of Joplin) — The successful relaunch of the Trolley in February was a major step forward for public transportation in Joplin. Having been idled for two years due to staffing and resource challenges, the program is back up and running better than ever. Now, the City wants your input. A short public survey is available to help shape the future of transit in the Joplin region.