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MO Conservation Dept warns against potential zebra mussel infestation from moss balls
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (News First) - The Missouri Department of Conservation is encouraging retailers and aquarium owners to check moss balls for a potential zebra mussel infestation. Luke Turnbough provides the details from a news release from the conservation department.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI NEWS
High Ridge man drowns in Meramec River
A 48-year-old High Ridge man drowned in the Meramec River on Saturday (July 27th). The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the incident happened at Highway 109 in Eureka when Brian Wilson was...
Three people injured in Caruthersville shooting
Three people were injured and property damaged following a shooting in Caruthersville, Missouri yesterday (Sun, July 28th). The Caruthersville Police Department says they were dispatched to the area...
Heat Advisory issued
The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a Heat Advisory for portions of East Central and Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois from 1 pm Monday, July 29th until 7 pm Thursday, August...
Farmington announces brick demolition, telecommunications upgrades
This week, Farmington city officials will begin demolition on the brick section of A Street in Farmington, located in front of the Farmington Public Library at 101 North A Street. Unfortunately, the...
Excessive Heat Warning for parts of the listening area
The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued an Excessive Heat Warning in effect for Jefferson County, St. Charles, and St. Louis Counties and City in Missouri and Madison, St. Clair, and...
82-year-old truck driver seriously injured in Iron County accident
A truck driver was seriously injured in an accident in Iron County yesterday (Thurs, July 25th). The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 2 pm near Highway 32,...
Parma, Missouri man arrested for Enticement of a Child
The New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by Bikers Against Predators about an adult male attempting to make a connection with an 11-year-old female on Thursday (July 25th). The Bikers...
Bollinger County Sheriff’s Department confirms ongoing search for Gina Dawn Brooks
The Bollinger County Sherrif's Office has confirmed it's been searching for Gina Dawn Brooks, who went missing in August of 1989. Authorities shared the news in a Meta post earlier today (Thurs,...
US Route 67 roundabout construction underway in Jefferson County
Motorists traveling on U.S. Route 67 in Jefferson County should be aware of the upcoming traffic switch starting Monday, July 29. Starting Monday night, crews will shift traffic heading southbound...
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...
Recent News
District 1 Roadshow: Traffic Impact Report for Nov, 24 – 30
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
NEWS FROM AROUND MISSOURI
A Review of Weather Events of 2023
The Paducah, Kentucky, NWS has a page of the weather events from 2023. You can view that here - click here. This covers southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, and western Kentucky. PADUCAH, KENTUCKY NWS (NewsFirst) --- The year 2023 was very active,...
States set to enact new laws on guns, pornography, taxes and even fuzzy dice
By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Fuzzy dice finally will be free to dangle in Illinois. Starting Monday, police there no longer will be allowed to pull over motorists solely because they have something hanging from the rearview mirror of the...
Retirements could tip control of the House majority. It’s Republicans who have the early edge
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding to leave the chamber, a disparity that could have major ramifications in next year's elections. About two dozen...
Trump’s dominance in GOP frustrates some in Iowa eager for a competitive campaign
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa frenzy is typically in full force by now. With less than three weeks until the Iowa caucuses formally usher in the presidential nomination process, White House hopefuls are usually in a heated...
Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo
By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered with...
Carbondale Police Remind Residents About Holiday Safety.
CARBONDALE POLICE (NewsFirst) --- ***5 Tips for New Year's Eve Safety*** Staying Safe When It’s Time to Celebrate New Year’s Eve is an occasion to celebrate, and the last thing you want is a health and safety hiccup. "The holidays are always a busy time of the year in...
MODOT Work Zone Today New Madrid County
SIKESTON—U.S. Route 61 in New Madrid County will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located between Mill Street and Des Cyprie Place Road in New Madrid, Missouri. ...
Missouri school board to reinstate Black history classes with new curriculum.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Students at a suburban St. Louis school district can continue to take elective Black history courses, school leaders announced Thursday in a reversal of a vote last week by the conservative-led school board to end the classes. But the Francis Howell...
Perspective: Children born poor have little margin for mistakes or bad decisions, regardless of race
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press Alfred King was lying in the parking lot of a small apartment building, mortally wounded when police in Alexandria, Louisiana, got to the intersection of 12th and Magnolia streets shortly before 1:30 a.m., Jan. 20. The 34-year-old was...
NATIONAL NEWS
Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan school shooter’s mother, guilty of manslaughter
By ED WHITE and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jury convicted...
At least 46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas
By ALEXANDRE PLAZA and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Intense forest...
USGS records 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma
PRAGUE, OKLAHOMA (NewsFirst) -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook...
US begins strikes on militias in Iraq, Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack, officials tell AP
By TARA COPP, LOLITA C. BALDOR and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S....
Upgrades To National Weather Service NEXRAD Radars
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The Paducah, Kentucky, NWS...
A look back at January’s climate data.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Temperatures were below...