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Southeast Missouri Felon Caught Twice with Guns, Drugs Sentenced to 110 Months in Prison
CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Thursday sentenced a convicted felon who was caught twice with guns and drugs to 110 months in prison. Joshua Allen Morris, 39, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau in June to one count of being a felon in possession of a...
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Bunker man dies in Reynolds County accident
REYNOLDS COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - A man from Bunker is dead following a one-car crash Thursday night in Reynolds County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash took place on ‘K-K’...
Farmington Regional Chamber of Commerce has new phone app
FARMINGTON, Mo. (News First) - The Farmington Regional Chamber of Commerce has a new app for your phone. Chamber Director Candy Hente says this app is impressive. "We have the Eat Shop Play in the...
Bismarck announces Senior Program
BISMARCK, Mo. (News First) - A lot of good things are happening this school year at Bismarck. High School Principal Abe Warren tells News First one of the programs he’s excited about. "One of the...
French Village man injured in Ste. Genevieve County accident
STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - A man from French Village was injured Friday in a one-vehicle accident in Ste. Genevieve County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash took place...
Park Hills man injured in St. Francois County accident
PARK HILLS, Mo. (News First) - A man from Park Hills was injured Thursday night in a single-vehicle accident in St. Francois County. The highway patrol says the accident took place on Highway ‘B’,...
Farmington man injured in two-vehicle accident
FARMINGTON, Mo. (News First) - A Farmington man was injured Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident in St. Francois County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident took...
SEMO man admits raping minor
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (News First) - A man from Southeast Missouri, on Friday, admitted recording his rape of a minor with an intellectual disability. 46-year-old Jason R. Hicks-Simpson of Poplar...
Bismarck school wraps first quarter of 2024-2025 school year
BISMARCK, Mo. (News First) - The school year is already flying by. A milestone for the 2024-2025 school year was hit Wednesday in the Bismarck School District. High School Principal Abe Warren...
Two killed in fatal Cape Girardeau County accident
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (News First) - Two people are dead and another person injured following a three-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon in Cape Girardeau County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Pedestrian injured in Jefferson County
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured Wednesday morning in Jefferson County. It happened on northbound Highway 67 at Route ‘C-C’. The...
NEWS FROM AROUND MISSOURI
Missouri abortion rights face legal challenges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (News First) - Both sides of the debate over whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution have filed last-minute legal challenges hoping to influence how, and if, the proposal goes before voters. Anti-abortion leaders sued to take...
Regional pastureland outlooks brings mixed conditions
US (News First) - Even with a slight decline in national condition ratings, the regional look at pastureland provides a mixture of conditions.
Avoid these outdoor grilling mistakes
US (News First) - Summer is almost over but there's still plenty of time for outdoor grilling and for avoiding some major grilling mistakes. Here’s Gary Crawford, the U.S.D.A news reporter. Show Me Live will be broadcasting on location from the Desloge Labor Day...
MO drought conditions improve
MISSOURI (News First) - After dealing with drought conditions in Missouri for over a year in much of the state, conditions have now vastly improved. According to this week’s U.S.D.A. Drought Monitor Map of Missouri, there are only two areas of moderate drought and...
MSHP trooper charged with felony
SCOTT CO, Mo (News First) - A Missouri State Highway Patrolman has found himself on the wrong side of the law. A news release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says 39-year-old David L. McKnight was arrested and charged last (Wednesday) night with the felony...
Ashcroft refutes MO Gov Executive Order 24-10
Wednesday, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft refused to sign off on the emergency rulemaking process associated with Governor Mike Parson's Executive Order 24-10, prohibiting the sale of unregulated psychoactive cannabis products. Luke Turnbough has details from a news...
Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would have spared the life of death row inmate Marcellus Williams and instead ordered a hearing to proceed on Williams' innocence claim, with just a little over a month to go before...
Be Safe On Water Labor Day
The Missouri State Highway Patrol encourages everyone to plan for a safe Labor Day weekend. Luke Turnbough says whether you are on the water or on the road, it’s everyone's responsibility to travel safely and observe all Missouri laws.
US Strategic Metals receives non-binding Letter of Interest
U.S. Strategic Metals, headquartered in St. Louis, formerly Missouri Cobalt in Madison County, has received a non-binding Letter of Interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a potential debt funding package of $400,000,000 with a loan term of up to...
NATIONAL NEWS
A widespread technology outage is disrupting flights around the globe on a busy summer travel day
Developing story WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A global technology outagegrounded flights,...
Trump picks Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his GOP running mate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate...
Shannen Doherty Dies at 52 After Battle with Cancer
LOS ANGELES (News First) — Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles on “Beverly Hills, 90210”...
BREAKING: Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania...
Kentucky drug crackdown yields 200 arrests in Operation Summer Heat
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A sweeping investigation into...
Fort Campbell soldier found dead in home was stabbed nearly 70 times, autopsy shows
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Fort Campbell soldier found dead in her home earlier this year died...