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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 Thursday morning and...
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI NEWS
Shooter kills 4 at a Georgia high school and a suspect is in custody, officials say
By JEFF AMY Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A shooter at a Georgia high school killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms —...
Teen injured after hitting deer with truck
BOLLINGER COUNTY, Mo (News First) - A male juvenile teenager from Bollinger County was seriously injured after striking a deer with his pickup truck. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the...
Ten die in accidents during Labor Day Weekend
Seven people died in traffic crashes, two died in a boating crash and one person drowned during the 2024 Labor Day holiday weekend. Luke Turnbough has the details from the Missouri State Highway...
Two seriously injured in motorcycle accident in Franklin County
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo (News First) - Two Lonedell residents were injured, one seriously, in a motorcycle crash Tuesday night in Franklin County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident...
Viburnum volleyball wins & other scores
VIBURNUM, Mo (News First) - Viburnum Lady Blue Jays volleyball team was victorious in their home opener. It was a nice rebound from Viburnum’s first match of the season. The Jays dropped 3-straight...
Salem man injured in Dent County accident
DENT COUNTY, Mo (News First) - A man from Salem was seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident Monday afternoon in Dent County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident took place on...
De Soto’s Pawsitive Principals Academy can help your pooch
DE SOTO, Mo (News First) - If your four-legged friend is out of control or maybe just a little on the wild side, there’s a place in De Soto where you can take your pooch that will fix those issues....
Overflow Outreach continues to serve community with free meals
PARK HILLS, Mo (News First) - The Overflow Outreach has been handing out free meals each week in Park Hills for over two years now. The Overflow Outreach is a part of New Horizons Church. Wendy...
Man arrested in 1989 death of Jimmie Wade Martin
BONNE TERRE, Mo (News First) - Back on October 14th, 1989 in St. Francois County, Jimmie Wade Martin of Bonne Terre was killed after being hit in the head by a blunt object in a bar fight but no...
Shop With a Cop grows
FARMINGTON, Mo (News First) - The St. Francois County Shop with a Cop program continues to raise money, leading up to Christmas time. Lora Henson is in charge of Shop with a Cop. She describes this...
NEWS FROM AROUND MISSOURI
Woman charged in brazen plot to extort Elvis Presley’s family and auction off Graceland
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a brazen scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale, the...
Michael Brown’s death transformed a nation and sparked a decade of American reckoning on race
Kayla Reed was born in a predominantly African American section of St. Louis where, like her own kin, many Black families had been transplanted out of the Deep South. After the death of her grandmother, Reed moved with her father from the city to a St. Louis County...
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 signing of Senate Bill 1453, which designates the Dr. Dan Brown Memorial...
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 progress” from a severe brain injury, according to a post on a GoFundMe...
Man arrested at Ferguson protest withdraws as alternate delegate to DNC
ST. LOUIS (AP) — One of the people accused of damaging a Ferguson Police Department fence moments before a police officer was critically injured has withdrawn as an uncommitted alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention, the Missouri Democratic Party...
Ferguson officer critically injured at protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death
AP - A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was critically injured outside the city's police station during protests on the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a pivotal moment in the national Black Lives Matter movement, police said Saturday....
Bobby Witt drives in 3 runs to lead the Royals to an 8-3 victory over rival Cardinals
BY CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in three runs and Michael Wacha struck out six in seven innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.Maikel Garcia had an RBI single,...
Missouri Department Of Transportation Updates
08/09/2024 NB I-55 in Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties Reduced for Guardrail Replacement SIKESTON- Northbound Interstate 55 in Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform guardrail...
August 6th Primary Election Coverage
Last night, Show Me Live brought you live coverage of hotly-contested state and local races. On August 6, 2024, the primary election results for various key positions in Missouri were announced. The primary election saw strong competition for positions such as the...
NATIONAL NEWS
Caitlin Clark, physical play and questions about fouls dominating discussions around the WNBA
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Caitlin Clark has been tested during her first month in...
Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere
DAN MERICA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee was watching...
A Chinese spacecraft lands on the moon’s far side to collect rocks in growing space rivalry with US
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil...
Biden breaks unofficial rule about headwear while hosting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed the Kansas...
Schauffele gets his major at the PGA and makes golf fun again with help from DeChambeau and Valhalla
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The last two years have been a struggle...
Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas worked his way to Seize the...