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Farmington celebrates 25th anniverary of Nutcracker performance

FARMINGTON, MO (News First) - A special musical holiday event opens tonight (Thursday) at the Centene Center in Farmington. Candy Hente, the executive director of the Farmington Regional Chamber of...

MAC Men’s Basketball Team on seven-game winning streak

PARK HILLS, MO (News First) - The Mineral Area College men’s basketball team is on a roll. The Cardinals have put together a seven-game win streak and they sport a record of 10-3. MAC’s next game is...

Blues beat Canucks in overtime

ST LOUIS (News First) - After beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in overtime Tuesday night, the St. Louis Blues look to find their stride by putting together a winning streak. The 14-13-2 Blues will...

Desloge City meets

DESLOGE, MO (News First) - Some work is going to be done at the Desloge Public Library. Mayor Pete Pasternak says the project was approved at this week’s city council meeting. "We had some bids on...

MO Governor Mike Parson fills local positions

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (News First) - Governor Mike Parson filled two local county office vacancies on Wednesday. Rhonda Denman of Fredericktown was appointed Madison County Public Administrator. Denman...

Vehicle crashes through Farmington C-Barn

FARMINGTON, MO (News First) - Farmington Police officers responded to an accident at the C-Barn located at 13 West Karsch Boulevard in Farmington. It happened on Monday night at 10 o’clock....

Missing Reynolds County boy found safe

REYNOLDS COUNTY MO (News First) - What started as a tense, scary situation in Reynolds County Tuesday, ended a short time later with a nice ending to that situation. There were numerous reports on...

ID of dead woman found Sunday revealed

JEFFERSON COUNTY MO (News First) - The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of the woman found dead Sunday in a suspect’s truck following his arrest. The woman’s name is Clara...

Utah’s First Congressional District Representative Blake Moore discusses military wokeness

WASHINGTON (News First) - News First's Matt Bailey, in our nation’s capitol, caught up with Utah’s First Congressional District Representative Blake Moore this week. The two had a walk-and-talk...

First Baptist Church in Belleview catches fire

BELLEVIEW, MO (News First) - Eleven fire districts were dispatched to a commercial structure fire at the First Baptist Church in Belleview Monday night (Dec 9th) at around 9:47 pm. The Pilot Knob...

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Bloomfield woman seriously injured in Butler County accident

BUTLER COUNTY, MO (News First) - Two people were injured late Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident in Butler County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident happened on Highway 67,...

Fredericktown boys basketball coach discusses freshman player

FREDERICKTOWN, MO (News First) - The Fredericktown boys basketball team is 2-2 on the season, sporting a third-place finish in the Arcadia Valley Thanksgiving Tournament. One of the players that is...

National Guard celebrates birthday

FARMINGTON, MO (News First) - A branch of the U.S. military has a birthday this week. Randy Tolliver of Reynolds County, the junior vice commander of V.F.W. District 8 says to salute the National...

Ameren Missouri to receive customer comments in electric rate case

ST LOUIS - The Missouri Public Service Commission has announced public hearings starting in January of 2025, to receive customer comments in an electric rate case filed by Ameren Missouri. There are...

Mizzou downs Kansas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (News First) - Missouri fans stormed the court in jubilation Sunday after the unranked Tigers took down their biggest rival and number 1 ranked team in the country, the 7-2 Kansas...

Southeast Missouri Man Sentenced to 152 months in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (News First) - U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk sentenced a man to 152 months in prison for selling methamphetamine on Friday. In February of 2023, Southeast Missouri Drug...

Festus sees growth spurt

FESTUS, Mo. (News First) - The City of Festus has seen some major growth in the last several years. Here’s City Administrator Greg Camp. "It's been amazing since I've been here. I started with...

Two people dead in separate Dent County accidents

DENT COUNTY, Mo. (News First) - Two people are dead after two separate accidents early Sunday morning in Dent County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the first accident happened on Highway...