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A nice week of weather ahead of us.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson What a weekend. Wet. Wet. Wet. A widespread two to four inches of rain fell across the region. Pockets of four to seven+ inches! That will put a dent in our drought. The good news is that we are expecting mostly dry weather through Friday. I say mostly because...
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI NEWS
Two injured in St. Francois Co accident
ST. FRANCOIS CO, Mo. (News First) - Two men were injured Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash in St. Francois County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2007 Chrysler Aspen being...
Viburnum Blue Jays hosted Senior Night
VIBURNUM, Mo. (News First) - It had been five years since the Viburnum Blue Jays baseball team played on their home field but that streak ended Wednesday evening. The last five seasons, Viburnum did...
Farmington Sports Complex honors Bud Norman
FARMINGTON, Mo. (News First) - On Friday (Oct 4th), the City of Farmington renamed the Farmington Sports Complex after long-time Farmington Parks and Recreation employee, Bud Norman. Norman was...
A dangerous hurricane is forming in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Well, here we go again. Another hurricane is forming in the Gulf of Mexico. It's name is Milton. It will rapidly become a hurricane over the next 24 to 48 hours....
Two die in Butler County house explosion
BUTLER COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - The Butler County Sheriff's Office has confirmed at least two have died in a house explosion Friday (Oct 4th) morning in Butler County. Few details are known, but...
Dorena-Hickman Ferry is Open
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is returned to operating on it's normal schedule.
Quad County Fire nearly fully staffed
VIBURNUM, Mo. (News First) - Several local fire departments are always looking for volunteer firefighters but there’s one local department that is not hurting for manpower and that’s the Quad County...
Local businessman donates to Hurricane Helene relief
FARMINGTON, Mo. (News First) - Local business owner Joshua Campbell is pulling resources from Southeast Missouri to help residents affected by Hurricane Helene in Tennessee and North Carolina....
National Forest Service improving Red Bluff Recreation Area
PUCKY HUDDLE, Mo. (News First) - The National Forest Service is not finished with its improvements to the Red Bluff Recreation Area in Pucky Huddle. Becky Ewing works in the Mark Twain National...
Tour Viburnum mines during Old Miners Day
VIBURNUM, Mo (News First) - Old Miners Days takes place this weekend in Viburnum. Marty Maize is one of the organizers. He says to make sure you take a free mine tour this year. And there’s plenty...
NEWS FROM AROUND MISSOURI
Relatives sue for prison video after guards charged in Black Missouri man’s death
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The family of a Black Missouri man who prosecutors say was killed by guards in a Missouri prison sued Tuesday for surveillance video of the moments leading up to his death. Four prison guards were charged last month with...
Missouri man is free from prison after a judge overturned his 1991 conviction, despite AG’s efforts
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general’s efforts to keep him there. “I never gave up because my family never gave up,” Christopher Dunn...
Missouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court halted the immediate release Wednesday of a man whose murder conviction was overturned — just as the man was about to walk free. A St. Louis Circuit Court judge had ordered Christopher Dunn, now 52, to be released by 6...
Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 Presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before...
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, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and...
Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart's publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los...
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 on Monday, picking a one-time critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of...
Public Gets First Look at U.S. 51 Ohio River ‘Cairo’ Bridge Project Design Type
Tied arch design deemed best for new crossing PADUCAH, Ky. (July 11, 2024) — The U.S. 51 Ohio River Project team shared the design type for a new bridge that will connect Kentucky and Illinois during a public meeting tonight in Cairo, Illinois. Almost 90...
Lynn pitches 6 sparkling innings as the Cardinals blank the Reds 2-0 for a 4-game series split
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn pitched six sparkling innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 for a split of their four-game series. Lynn allowed two hits, struck out six and walked one. Pedro Pagés had a career-high three hits for St. Louis,...
NATIONAL NEWS
A Chinese spacecraft lands on the moon’s far side to collect rocks in growing space rivalry with US
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil...
Biden breaks unofficial rule about headwear while hosting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed the Kansas...
Schauffele gets his major at the PGA and makes golf fun again with help from DeChambeau and Valhalla
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The last two years have been a struggle...
Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas worked his way to Seize the...
Congress is sending families less help for day care costs. So states are stepping in
By MORIAH BALINGIT, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and DYLAN LOVAN of The Associated Press and DANIEL...
Sizzling Phillies finish homestand 8-2 with sweeps of White Sox, Rockies
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Yes, the Phillies spent the last two seasons...