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- PRONG's TOMMY VICTOR On Losing Drummer ART CRUZ To LAMB OF GOD: 'It Was A Dramatic Period'on June 14, 2021 at 5:04 pm
In a new interview with Kevin McKay of the 99 Rock WKSM radio station in Florida, PRONG mainman Tommy Victor discussed the circumstances surrounding the 2018 departure of the band's drummer Art Cruz. […]
- SEBASTIAN BACH Spars With Fan On Twitter Over Songwriting Credits To SKID ROW's Early Albumson June 14, 2021 at 3:07 pm
Sebastian Bach has shot down a fan's claim that he didn't contribute to the songwriting on SKID ROW's debut album. Bach joined SKID ROW in 1988 as the replacement for the band's original lead singer […]
- NEIL PEART's Father Dies After Battle With Canceron June 14, 2021 at 2:40 pm
Glen Peart, the father of legendary RUSH drummer Neil Peart, has died after a battle with cancer. The news of Glen's June 12 passing was confirmed by Neil's sister, Nancy Burkholder, in a social […]
KZRG News
- Northeast Oklahoma caretaker charged with exploiting the elderlyby Steve Smith at 3:56 pm
VINITA, OKLA. – The owner of a long-term care facility has been charged with 17 counts of exploiting residents, who were elderly or physically or mentally unable to handle their finances. Randy Joe McKinney, 61, is alleged to have stolen over $62,000 from at least 17 residents while he owned Golden Life Residential Care Facility …
- Schmitt closes Sunshine complaint against Missouri governorby Ty Albright at 3:13 pm
(AP) Missouri’s attorney general has closed an open-records complaint filed against Gov. Mike Parson. Records provided to The Associated Press show Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office last week closed the complaint filed by a Missouri news outlet. A Missouri Independent reporter had asked Schmitt’s office to investigate after Parson’s office refused to provide resignation letters …
- Utility’s green energy plan fuels debate in Kansas, Missouriby Ty Albright at 3:09 pm
(AP) Kansas’ largest electric company expects to make its first big investments in solar energy over the next three years and is looking to produce no net carbon emissions as of 2045. Both goals are set by a long-term plan outlined by Evergy for regulators in Kansas and Missouri. Environmentalists don’t think Evergy is moving …
- Worker shortage causes long waits for child psychiatric careby Steve Smith at 2:55 pm
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Psychiatric facilities have enough beds to treat children in Kansas in need of intensive mental health care, but a worker shortage means that about 100 of those spots remain empty. Kansas News Service reports that in recent years, children have often waited months for openings in specialized facilities that offer long-term …
- One dead, four injured in Kafir Road accidentby Steve Smith at 2:38 pm
One person is dead and four others are hospitalized after a minivan crashed into a tree on Kafir Road just north of Oronogo around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the minivan traveled off the right side of the roadway, returned to the roadway, crossed the centerline, …
- US bans dogs brought in from 100 countries with rabies riskby Steve Smith at 2:14 pm
NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. plans a one-year ban on dogs brought in from more than 100 countries where rabies is still a problem. Dogs coming in from those countries already required proof of rabies vaccination. But health officials say there has been a spike in the number of puppies denied entry because they …
