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Autumn-like air by the weekend.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson A cold front will push through the region this Friday afternoon and night. A few showers and thunderstorms will accompany the frontal passage. The bigger storm, however, will be temperatures. This front will push cooler/drier air into the region. Highs this...
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI NEWS
Man drowns in Big River in House Springs
An unidentified 34-year-old man lost his life yesterday (Tues, July 23rd) after drowning in Big River in Rockford Park in House Springs when he was overpowered by the current and pulled underwater,...
Missouri woman serving life sentence for murder freed from prison
A Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison on a murder conviction has been freed after her attorney had established evidence of “actual innocence.” 64-year-old Sandra Hemme was released from the...
Investigators searching near area where Gina Dawn Brooks went missing
Dozens of police investigators in Bollinger County were seen searching an area yesterday (Tues, July 23rd) near where a 13-year-old girl disappeared in 1989. Police were digging with heavy machinery...
Man arrested for stealing MO Highway Patrol vehicle
A suspect is in custody after stealing a Missouri State Highway Patrol vehicle in Wayne County. Troopers were handling a stolen motorcycle case we brought to you yesterday when a suspect stole a...
Annual Baby Boomers Concert set for August in Farmington
The Baby Boomer Reunion Concert lights up the Farmington Centene Center stage for the 22nd straight year during its annual time slot of the first Friday and Saturday in August. This year’s event...
Festus man arrested for Super Bowl Sunday accident
A Festus man faces multiple charges stemming from a Super Bowl Sunday a single-vehicle accident, causing significant damage to a house. The Festus Police Department charged 31-year-old Matthew...
SEMO man arrested for motorcycle theft
A Marston, Missouri man has been arrested for stealing a motorcycle and other charges following a traffic stop last week in Portageville, Missouri. 46-year-old Christopher Long faces several...
Four arrested for copper theft
Four people have been arrested in Scott City for copper theft. Officers from the Scott City Police Department arrested Randall Hanstein, Tommy Kraft, Erin Glueck, and Ricky Hunter, all of Scott...
Hit-and-run semi truck accident blocks I-55 in Jefferson County
Traffic is back to normal on Interstate 55 in both directions near Highway M in Barnhart in Jefferson County following a median crash involving a tractor-trailer and a sedan earlier this morning. An...
Woman drowns in Big River in St. Francois County
A 40-year-old woman drowned in Big River near St. Francois State Park over the weekend. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirms Melissa Hill of Valley Park entered the water to assist someone...
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
Rain and snow showers. Chilly temperatures.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson First, I want to wish you and your family a healthy and happy new year ahead! Good day, everyone. I hope you are having a great week. The weather has been a bit gloomy. We will have rain and snow showers today into Friday evening....
Gypsy Rose Blanchard set to be paroled years after persuading boyfriend to kill her abusive mother
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses,...
Rain and snow chances over the coming days.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Special Weather Statement Confidence in the overall forecast? Medium. What? Scattered showers and snow showers. When? Today through Friday. Where? Higher precipitation coverage across Missouri and Illinois with somewhat lesser...
Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties, an AP-NORC poll says
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the GOP presidential primaries just about to start, many Republicans aren't certain that votes will be counted correctly in their contest, as pessimism spreads about the future of both the...
Missouri’s Cody Schrader goes from D-II star to folk hero in leading Tigers to the Cotton Bowl
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports WriterCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — There were very few people willing to wager that Missouri would be playing in a New Year's Six bowl game this season.Still fewer probably bet that Cody Schrader would someday be an All-American running back.He...
Tuesday Weather Update. Rain and rain/snow showers.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Well, we have several days of unsettled weather ahead of us. Yesterday's Rain Event Widespread rain impacted the area yesterday. Rain totals were mainly in the 0.4 to 0.8" range, but some locations did receive less and some more. As...
Monitoring snow chances.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Merry Christmas, everyone. I hope you had a nice day. The weather wasn't the best, but it could have been worse. Yesterday was quite warm with record highs! I am thankful that we did not have to deal with severe thunderstorms or...
The secret life of gift cards: Here’s what happens to the billions that go unspent each year
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don't stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays. Americans are expected to spend nearly $30 billion on gift cards this holiday season, according to...
The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private chats and scrolled endlessly as we did in years past. For social media...
NATIONAL NEWS
President Joe Biden to attend dignified transfer for US troops killed in Jordan, who ‘risked it all’
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden and...
It’s so cold and snowy in Alaska that fuel oil is thickening and roofs are collapsing
By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Much of Alaska has...
Half of US adults say Israel has gone too far in war in Gaza, AP-NORC poll shows
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of U.S. adults...
A year on, a small Ohio town is recovering from a fiery train derailment but health fears persist
By JOSH FUNK and PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Daily life largely...
California pummeled by first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers as ‘Pineapple Express’ sweeps state
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy rain flooded California roadways...
Missouri mourns the death of Jean Carnahan, the state’s 1st woman to serve in the US Senate
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents on Wednesday...