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Remnants of Hurricane Helene spiral into our region.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The remnants of Hurricane Helene are moving through Georgia and the Carolinas. It will spiral into our region today and tonight. You can see it on the National Hurricane Center's track forecast map. It will be a tropical depression by the time it arrives in our...
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI NEWS
Missing Desoto woman’s remains recovered
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the human remains recovered over the weekend in Desoto were of missing mother Emily Strite. Strite was...
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...
Chaim Bloom to replace John Mozeliak as St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball ops in 2026
By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chaim Bloom will replace longtime St. Louis Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak after the 2025 season, the team's CEO said...
Farmington plans partial power outage
FARMINGTON, Mo. (News First) - The Farmington Public Works office has planned a power outage for portions of the city October 1st. City crews are working on improvements in preparation for the...
Union man injured in motorcycle accident
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - A 56-year-old Union man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident in Franklin County yesterday afternoon (Sun, Sept 29th). According to the...
Imperial man injured in accident
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - An Imperial man was moderately injured in a one-vehicle accident in Jefferson County yesterday (Sun, Sept 29th). The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the...
Two Desloge residents injured in St Fran Co Accident
ST FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - Two Desloge residents received minor injuries after a two-vehicle accident in St. Francois County on Saturday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the...
Week 5 Football Scoreboard
FARMINGTON, Mo. (News First) 3-2 NORTH COUNTY 24 FINAL 2-3 ROLLA 20 —--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2 STE. GENEVIEVE 34 DRAGONS RANKED #22 IN CLASS 3...
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...
Remnants of Hurricane Helene spiral into our region.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The remnants of Hurricane Helene are moving through Georgia and the Carolinas. It will spiral into our region today and tonight. You can see it on the National...
NEWS FROM AROUND MISSOURI
Parson vetoes school safety initiative to fund gun-detection surveillance systems
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed funding Friday for a school safety initiative that would have used video surveillance software to detect guns, becoming the second governor in as many months to balk at implementing the technology. The...
Liberatore pitches Cardinals to 4-1 win over Braves and doubleheader split after 6-2 loss in opener
By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matthew Liberatore pitched six shutout innings in a spot start and Alec Burleson hit a go-ahead, two-run double to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves 4-1 Wednesday for a day-night doubleheader...
U.S. 51 Ohio River ‘Cairo’ Bridge Replacement Project Public Meeting Scheduled for July 11
Project team to share bridge design information at Cairo, Ill., meeting PADUCAH, Ky. (June 25, 2024) — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has scheduled a public meeting on the U.S. 51 Ohio River 'Cairo' Bridge Replacement Project for Thursday, July 11,...
Cardinals Sweep Giants in Three-Game Series with 5-3 Win at Busch Stadium
ST. LOUIS (News First) — The St. Louis Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 5-3 victory at Busch Stadium on Sunday. Sonny Gray went seven strong innings, earning his ninth win of the season. Gray allowed just two runs and struck...
Key new features coming to Apple’s iOS 18 this fall
Cupertino, CA . (AP) - Apple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday's developers conference event, many of which are designed to enhance the Siri assistant and bring artificial intelligence tools to iPhone users.The AI-packed updates coming in the fall...
Wins by Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida and A&M mean it’ll be only SEC and ACC at College World Series
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Kentucky finally made it to a College World Series, and the Wildcats will be joined by at least three other Southeastern Conference teams on college baseball's biggest stage.Tennessee, Florida and Texas A&M also punched their tickets...
WNBA upgrades foul on Caitlin Clark by Chennedy Carter, fines Angel Reese for no postgame interview
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA on Sunday upgraded Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter's foul against Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark to a flagrant-1 violation after reviewing the play.Carter gave a shoulder shot to Clark that knocked...
Former President Donald Trump is convicted of all 34 counts in his New York hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is convicted of all 34 counts in his New York hush money trial. .
Cape Girardeau Man Sentenced to Serve Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Methamphetamine to Undercover Officer
CAPE GIRARDEAU - The United States Attorney's Office announced that Trevon D. Starnes, age 30, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, has been sentenced to serve 151 months (about 12.5 years) in federal prison for the offense of distributing methamphetamine. Starnes appeared...
NATIONAL NEWS
GOP secretary of state who spoke out against election denialism wins JFK Profile in Courage Award
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Kentucky Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams, who...
A former school bus driver from St. Peters, Missouri, has been indicted and accused of recording the sexual abuse of minors
ST. LOUIS (News First) - A former school bus driver from St. Peters, Missouri, has been indicted...
David Pastrnak scores in overtime to lift Bruins to Game 7 win over rival Maple Leafs
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — With the Boston Bruins' season on the brink and...
A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — It was Election Day last November, and...
Kentucky Derby victory aboard Mystik Dan provides signature win for jockey Brian Hernandez Jr.
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Brian Hernandez Jr. will need a minute...
Canelo Alvarez retains undisputed championship with unanimous decision over Jaime Munguia
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The question of whether Canelo Alvarez can...