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SB I-55 in New Madrid County Reduced for Pavement Repairs
SIKESTON— Southbound Interstate 55 in New Madrid County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform pavement repairs. This section of roadway is located from mile marker 66 to mile marker 58 near Matthews, Missouri. Weather permitting, work...
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI NEWS
Sugar Fire contained at 75%
Rolla, Mo., (News First) —Mark Twain National Forest firefighters continue to actively fight the Sugar Fire in the Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs Ranger District. The fire is burning in the glades,...
Two injured in St. Francois County accident
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - Two men were injured in a two-vehicle accident Monday in St. Francois County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident took place on northbound...
Bourbon woman injured in single-vehicle accident
FRANKLIN, COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - A woman from Bourbon was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Tuesday in Franklin County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened...
Southern Missouri Bancorp Incorporated profits in fiscal quarter
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (News First) - Southern Missouri Bancorp Incorporated (SMBC) on Monday reported a profit of $12.5 million in its fiscal first quarter. The Poplar Bluff, Missouri-based company said...
Park Hills man arrested after failing to register as sex offender
PARK HILLS, Mo. (News First) - A man from Park Hills has been arrested in St. Francois County on two felony charges. The arrest report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says 61-year-old Gary J....
Poplar Bluff woman dies in accident
BUTLER COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - A woman from Poplar Bluff is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Butler County Tuesday morning. The highway patrol says the accident took place on Highway ‘B’,...
Firefighters continue to fight Sugar Fire
AVA, Mo. (News First) - Mark Twain National Forest firefighters continue to actively fight the Sugar Fire in the Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs Ranger District. The fire is burning in the glades,...
Jefferson County man wins $3 million on scracher’s ticket
ARNOLD, Mo. (News First) - A Missouri Lottery player in Jefferson County received a phone call from his wife when she realized he had forgotten his lunch at home. That call started a chain of events...
Election is one week away
We are less than a week away from Election Day. Randy Tolliver is the Junior Vice Commander for V.F.W. District 8. He says all registered voters need to make an appearance at the polls. "The...
Winter Weather Outlook
How might La Nina development influence the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s weather forecast for this coming winter? La Nina development over the winter months remains highly...
NEWS FROM AROUND MISSOURI
Mike Parson pardons three, denies nine applications
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (News First) - Governor Mike Parson handed out three pardons in August. A news release from the governor says official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals. They are Martin Johnson,...
News First And Show Me Live Radio Team Up in Southeast Missouri With Long Term Content Sharing Agreement
FARMINGTON, Mo. (News First) - News First has teamed up with Show Me Live Radio, based in southeast Missouri, in a long-term content-sharing agreement that will provide the station with news content for the station's website and over the air. The streaming station...
Tracking rain chances.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson We are waking up to cold temperatures. Some counties have dipped into the 30s. These are record low temperatures. We will warm into the eighties today. A 40+ plus degree temperature swing. The big weather story is a developing...
SEMO football wins in double overtime
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (News First) - The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team improved 2-1 with a double overtime come-from-behind win Saturday night in Cape Girardeau. SEMO downed the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 45-42 after being down 14 in the 4th quarter. A...
Simon Becher scores late to help St. Louis City earn 2-2 draw with Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Simon Becher scored in the 73rd minute to help St. Louis City earn a 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution Saturday night. St. Louis City, with 5 wins, 13 draws and 10 losses, took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute when former Revolution...
Cook runs for 2 TDs, Burden scores before leaving with illness as No. 9 Mizzou blanks Buffalo 38-0
COLUMBIA, Mo. (News First) - Missouri’s Brady Cook threw for 228 yards and ran for two touchdowns, preseason All-American Luther Burden III also scored before leaving with an illness, and 9th-ranked Missouri routed Buffalo 38-0 for the Tigers’ second straight shutout...
Missouri abortion-rights amendment could be axed from the ballot after ruling
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) - A Missouri judge says an abortion-rights campaign did not meet legal requirements to qualify for the November ballot. But Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh on Friday stopped short of removing the proposal from November's ballot....
MSHP involved in shooting after multi-state car chase
ST LOUIS COUNTY, Mo (News First) - A Missouri State Highway Patrolman shot and killed a man he was chasing Friday evening on I-44 in St. Louis County. The news release from the patrol says at 3:54 Friday afternoon, the Texas Department of Public Safety contacted the...
Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Health officials say a hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with the bird flu, despite having no known contact with dairy cows or other animals. The case is the 14th confirmed in the U.S. since March. That's when the virus was...
NATIONAL NEWS
9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives...
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...
Key takeaways from a debate that featured tense clashes and closed with a Taylor Swift endorsement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on...
Kentucky Shooter On The Loose; 7 People Shot South of Lexington
This image released by the Mount Vernon Fire Department shows traffic stopped during an active...
$2.99 Or Less Gas Popping Up in Lots of Places, But Did OPEC Just Ruin It?
FARMINGTON, Mo (News First) - Gas Prices are falling across the nation, but will that trend...
Red Lobster to be sold
(News First) - Red Lobster says it will soon exit bankruptcy protection after judge approves...