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Are rain chances increasing?
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Good Sunday morning, Wow, what an amazing weekend we are having. I hope you are enjoying it. I even raked some leaves. The leaves on some of my trees are dying because the ongoing drought. It is a bit chilly outside this morning. Especially when compared with...
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI NEWS
Bus vendor cancellations create chaos as school opens in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The first day of school was chaotic for many St. Louis families Monday after three bus vendors pulled out at the last minute, leaving hundreds of parents scrambling to get their...
Dylan Coleman Released by Astros
HOUSTON, Tx (News First) - The Houston Astros have released relief pitcher Dylan Coleman. The former star of the Potosi Trojans baseball team had a great start to his Major League career in 2022 for...
3 Injured in Jefferson County Crash
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo (News First) - Three people were injured in a one-car crash last (Sunday) night in Jefferson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash took place at Highway 141...
Governor Mike Parson will visit SEMO this week
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (News First) - Governor Mike Parson will visit the area this week. Wednesday morning at 11:15, Governor Parson will be in Rolla at Brown Veterinary Clinic for a ceremonial bill...
Man identified in St. Francois County shooting
ST. FRANCOIS CO, Mo (Press Release) - On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at approximately 2:25 PM, a Deputy with the St. Francois County Sheriff's Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on an...
Man wounded in St. Francois County car chase
BONNE TERRE, Mo (Press Release) - At the request of the St. Francois County Sheriff’s Office, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating an...
Mineral Area College holds Industry and Technology Center Expansion Ribbon-Cutting
PARK HILLS, Mo (Press Release) - Mineral Area College (MAC) held a Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the opening of the Industry and Technology Center Expansion on Thursday, August 15th,. The expansion...
Trail set for Desloge Mayor impeachment
DESLOGE, Mo (News First) - The City of Desloge held a special meeting on August 12th about the impeachment of Mayor Pete Pasternak. The high-tension session included Pasternak questioning the...
MSHP investigating shooting after pursuit
ST. FRANCOIS CO, Mo (News First) - The St. Francois County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a pursuit that ended with a suspect being shot in Bonne Terre yesterday (Wed, Aug 14th). The Missouri...
Injured Ferguson officer shows ‘small but significant’ signs of progress in Missouri
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who was critically injured during a protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death is showing “small but significant signs of...
Recent News
Pertussis Case Reported at Graves County High School
Two Salem residents arrested for illegal drugs
Much of Missouri’s grounds back to normal after drought
Farmington officials offering $1k reward for info leading to arrest of Engler Park vandalism
Farmington woman dies in St. Francois County accident
NEWS FROM AROUND MISSOURI
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is Closed Due to Weather Conditions
Ferry closed until further notice PADUCAH, Ky. (January 15, 2024) — After being able to run for a few days, the Dorena-Hickman Ferry is closed due to weather conditions. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is closed at this time. The crew will evaluate weather...
John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans.Kerry, a longtime senator and secretary of state, was...
A weekend of ferocious winter weather could see low-temperature records set in the US heartland
By JIM SALTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the heartland, spread cold and snow from coast to coast and cast a chill...
As legal challenges mount, some companies retool diversity and inclusion programs
By ALEXANDRA OLSON, HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Advocates of diversity efforts are steeling themselves for a fight this year as a growing number of lawsuits take aim at programs intended to advance racial equity in the...
LIVE WINTER WEATHER UPDATES.
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A long duration cold event is underway. Snow?
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Missouri’s professional sports teams launch petition drive to put sports betting on November ballot
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's professional sports teams announced Friday that they have launched an initiative petition drive to put the legalization of sports betting on the November ballot.The initiative is an attempt to...
Bitterly cold air into next week. Monitoring snow chances, but still some uncertainties.
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Severe Thunderstorms Possible Thursday night Into Friday.
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NATIONAL NEWS
Israeli media report progress on reaching a temporary truce in Gaza and a hostage-prisoner exchange
By TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) —...
Kayakers paddle in Death Valley after rains replenish lake in one of Earth’s driest spots
By TY O'NEIL, JOHN LOCHER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif....
European leaders arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine marks 2 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Western leaders descended on Kyiv Saturday...
Trump’s lawyers seek to suspend $83M defamation verdict, citing ‘strong probability’ it won’t stand
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York...
Federal judge affirms MyPillow’s Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press -- ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday...
** Breaking ** Nationwide cellular outages are being reported.
USA (NewsFirst) -- A cellular outage in the United States was reported by AT&T, T-Mobile,...