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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nov. 5 is Election Day in Missouri, where the race for the White House tops the list of federal, state and local contests that will be put to voters to decide. Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and two third-party candidates will compete for the state’s...
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Rain helps firefighters contain Sugar Fire
Rolla, Mo., (USDA) —After several days of battling the Sugar Fire in dry fuels and strong, gusty winds, firefighters were given a Halloween treat in the form of rain moving through the area last...
Kingston K-14 School District audit has wrapped
CADET, Mo. (News First) - Results of an audit, conducted by the Missouri State Auditor’s Office, on the Kingston K-14 School District in Washington County have been released. The report says...
Washington County man facing 11 counts of child sex abuse charges
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - A man from Washington County is now facing 11 child sexual abuse-related felony charges, according to a news release issued by John Jones, the prosecuting...
Dent County residents prepping for election
DENT COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - There are only two locally contested races on Tuesday’s election ballot in Dent County but there are several contested statewide races and one big national race Dent...
St Louis County felon convicted for illegally selling guns
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey has sentenced a St. Louis County man to federal prison who was caught arranging for his illegally possessed guns to be sold....
Critical Mineral Recovery fire update in Fredericktown
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (News First) - The Fredericktown Fire Department issued a serious warning on Wednesday in regard to the fire at the fairly new Critical Mineral Recovery, a lithium-ion battery...
St Francois County Highway 221 project nearly completed
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - It won’t be long now and that stretch of Highway 221 in St. Francois County will open back up to motorists with a brand new section of roadway. Chris Crocker...
A former principal at a Missouri Christian boarding school is accused of abusing a student
WAYNE COUNTY, Mo. (AP) - A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Wayne County that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sexual abuse crimes involving a former...
Several fires impacting SEMO
It’s been a busy couple of days for firefighting resources across Missouri, especially on Mark Twain National Forest land. Here's the latest from a news release issued by the U.S. Forest Service. ...
ALERT: Battery Plant Fire in Fredericktown Forcing Evacuations and Shelter in Place
Fredericktown, Mo (News First) - The Fredericktown Fire Department has issued a serious warning regarding the ongoing fire at Critical Mineral Recovery, a lithium-ion battery processing plant, along...
NEWS FROM AROUND MISSOURI
Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge declined Thursday to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Marcellus Williams, a Missouri man scheduled for execution later this month in the stabbing death of a woman in 1998, despite questions about DNA evidence on the knife used...
Missouri issues new public safety laws
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (News First) - Several new public safety laws have recently gone into effect in Missouri. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, warrants for traffic violations will no longer be issued. Instead, the court will issue notices of failure to...
The Mississippi River is running low again. It’s a problem for farmers moving beans and grain
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into farm profits. It was just two months ago that much of the Mississippi...
Francine to impact the area
BILOXI, Mi. (News First) - Torrential rainfall is possible through the area as Hurricane Francine hits the Gulf Coast. The storm has intensified and is expected to hit New Orleans later today (Wed, Sept 11th), bringing a swathe of wet weather our way. Matt McClain is...
Widespread rain arrives Thursday and lingers into the weekend.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Hurricane Francine continues to move through the Gulf of Mexico. This system will move ashore in Louisiana tomorrow. Some additional strengthening is likely. The system will bring widespread rain to our region. The rain will arrive...
Abortion rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A measure undoing Missouri’s near-total abortion ban will appear on the ballot in November, the state’s high court ruled Tuesday, marking the latest victory in a nationwide fight to have voters weigh in on abortion laws since...
Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether an abortion-rights amendment goes before voters
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over whether an abortion rights amendment should go before voters this year. The proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution is expected to widely undo the state’s 2022...
Mega Millions nears $1B
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (News First) - The Mega Millions Lottery jackpot Tuesday night is leaning towards a billion dollars. The multi-state two-dollar game, if you get all the numbers perfect, would make you an $800-million winner. The cash value is estimated to be around...
Widespread much needed rain is anticipated later this week.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Good morning, everyone. A great weather day ahead of us. Widespread high temperatures in the 80s. Humidity levels will remain low. Some smokey sky conditions (wildfires from Canada). Weather changes are coming! A tropical system...
NATIONAL NEWS
Clock is ticking for local governments to use billions of dollars of federal pandemic aid
AP - From the looks of it, the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert hasn’t done too much with the $24...
ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout
AP - DirecTV announced Saturday it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore...
Trump is safe after shots were reported in his vicinity in Florida, Secret Service and campaign say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was safe after gunshots were reported in his vicinity Sunday...
Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said...
Francine weakens and moves inland after lashing Louisiana
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Francine weakened Thursday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2...
Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off’ and the public risk is still low, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person...