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Warm weather today and tomorrow. An autumn-like cold front pushes through the region Friday.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Well, we have a warm day ahead of us. Highs will reach well into the 80s. A few degrees warmer than 24-hours ago. We will also have some clouds in the region. A small chance of a sprinkle. Thursday will be the warmest day of the week with highs around 90...
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI NEWS
Construction to affect Southeast Missouri counties
Highway 67 in St. Francois, Madison, and Wayne Counties will be reduced to one lane as construction crews perform striping operations. This will be a moving operation with intermittent lane...
Man found dead in Washington County
An investigation is underway in Washington County after a man was found dead near the intersection of E Highway and Highway 47 yesterday. The Washington County Sheriff’s Department was called to the...
Female found deceased in Park Hills
PARK HILLS, Mo (News First) - A female was found deceased last night at Rosener’s in Park Hills. Details are unclear, but the Park Hills Police Department has confirmed to Show Me Live that the...
Roundabout opened at Highway 67/I-55 interchange in Jefferson County
Earlier this week, MoDOT crews striped the northern quadrant of the newly constructed roundabout at Highway 67/I-55 interchange in Festus. Southbound 67 has been shifted onto its new alignment. With...
Back to school tax free weekend
Missouri retailers and parents are preparing for back-to-school season with the sales tax-free holiday weekend. From this Friday, August 2nd through Sunday, August 4th, many items are tax-exempt,...
Boar’s Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak
The popular deli meat company Boar's Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food...
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...
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....
Farmington honors local veterans in Engler Park
The City of Farmington continues to honor local veterans in Engler Park. Last week, the new Veterans Honor Walk was named in honor of Marine Staff Sargeant Trever Spink from Farmington. Spink was a...
Severe weather is possible on Tuesday!
The Enhanced Risk (3/5) is now extended south and east into the St. Louis metro area and southern Illinois for today into tonight. A line of severe thunderstorms will threaten damaging wind as...
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NEWS FROM AROUND MISSOURI
Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine's Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol....
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry Reopened After an Extended Closure Due to Low Water on the Mississippi River
PADUCAH, Ky. (January 2, 2024) — After an extended closure due to low water on the Mississippi River, The Dorena-Hickman Ferry has resumed service. The ferry has been closed since August 23, after drought conditions in the mid-west created a series of...
Rain this weekend. Perhaps a rain/snow mix with little or no accumulation.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Good day, everyone. I hope you and your family had a nice holiday season. No weather concerns today into Friday afternoon. Calm weather. Cool temperatures. On and off clouds. Our next storm system arrives Friday night into Saturday...
States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity at water utilities amid renewed federal warnings
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a cyberattack, either...
Biden and Trump are poised for a potential rematch that could shake American politics
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. But for all the tumult that defined those campaigns, the volatility...
Watching a weekend storm system.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Happy New Year! Can't believe it is 2024, but here we are. Did you think December was mild? It was the warmest December on record for the United States. Our forecast was for a top three warmest Decembers. Look at how warm the nation...
Missouri gives coach Drinkwitz a contract extension through the 2028 season
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri rewarded coach Eliah Drinkwitz a contract extension through the 2028 season on Sunday after he led the Tigers to an 11-2 record and a victory over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.Drinkwitz's contract was...
Harrison Butker hits 6 field goals, kicks Chiefs to AFC West title with 25-17 win over Bengals
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Write KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have grown accustomed to wrapping up the AFC West by the middle of December.Turns out they're perfectly fine with clinching it on New Year's Eve.Amid an up-and-down season in which the...
US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S. ports, but thousands of new flavored products continue pouring into the country from China, according to government and...
NATIONAL NEWS
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island; no tsunami expected
By AUDREY McAVOY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A magnitude 5.7...
Here’s what you can expect from Super Bowl commercials this Sunday
By MAE ANDERSON and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Big name...
A record number of Americans can’t afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help
By JESSE BEDAYN and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Single mom...
Las Vegas, where the party never ends, prepares for its biggest yet: Super Bowl 58
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas...
Oyez, oyez, oyez: A listener’s guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme...
Countdown begins for April’s total solar eclipse. What to know about watch parties and safe viewing
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across...