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Valley R-6 teachers working hard
CALEDONIA, Mo. (News First) - The school year will already be four weeks old when Friday gets here for the Valley School District in Caledonia. No new educational programs were started up for this...
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,...
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...
Beau’s Seven Day Outlook
Dig 4 Life Vollyeball Tournament is this weekend
VIBURNUM, Mo. (News First) - It’s probably the biggest high school volleyball tournament in Missouri and it’s this weekend in Cape Girardeau. Many of our local teams will be a part of it. The...
Wayne County man admits to child porn charges
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (News First) - On Tuesday in the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, a man from Wayne County admitted to producing images and videos containing child sexual abuse material for...
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 the debate stage Tuesday night for the first — and possibly the last — time. The Democratic vice...
One dead, two others injured in horse-drawn buggy accident
JEFFERSON COUNTY, IL (News First) - An 18-year-old was killed and two others injured in a horse-drawn buggy crash in Jefferson County, Illinois on Monday (Sept 9th). A statement released by the...
North County R-I Schools address verbal threat
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (News First) - The North County R-I School District in Bonne Terre has addressed a second threat made against its schools within a week. In a note to parents posted on social media,...
Steelville School District put on soft lockdown
STEELVILLE, Mo. (News First) - The Steelville R-III School District was put on a soft lockdown on Tuesday (Sept 10th) due to a misunderstanding. In a Facebook post, the Crawford County Sheriff’s...
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...
Dismissal denied, TRO dissolved in Pete Pasternak case
DESLOGE, Mo. (News First) - Senior Judge Robin Fulton denied the request to dismiss the case of Desloge Mayor Peter Pasternak vs John Wigger, and Desloge Board of Aldermen in Tuesday's (September...
Cards open three-game series in STL
ST LOUIS (News First) - The St. Louis Cardinals start a 3-game set at Busch Stadium Tuesday night. The Birds sit in 3rd place in the N.L. Central, 10 games behind Milwaukee. Cincy is in 4th place,...
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...
Imperial man arrested for leaving scene of accident
IMPERIAL, Mo (News First) - A man from Imperial was arrested late yesterday (Monday) afternoon on one felony charge in Jefferson County. The arrest report says 37-year-old Nicholas E. Brammeir was...
Two arrested on drug charges in Wayne County
WAYNE CO, Mo (News First) - A man and woman were arrested yesterday (Monday) afternoon in Wayne County on various illegal drug charges. According to the arrest report from the Missouri State Highway...
Kentucky bourbon icon Jimmy Russell celebrates his 70th anniversary at Wild Turkey
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — When bourbon fans enter the Wild Turkey visitors’ center in Kentucky, they might be welcomed by Jimmy Russell. But he's no ordinary greeter. Russell has lived through much...
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...
Tour bus involved in accident in Shannon County
SHANNON COUNTY, Mo (News First) - A tour bus, carrying nearly 50 people, was involved in a two-vehicle accident early Monday evening in Shannon County. According to a Shannon County First Responders...
Former Perry County sheriff dies
PERRY CO, Mo. (News First) - A former long-time leader of Perry County has died, Sheriff Gary Schaaf. Gary Joseph Schaaf of Perryville was 67 years old when he passed away on August 19th at his...
