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Top 50 Missouri high school running backs to watch in 2024
Top 50 Missouri high school running backs to watch in 2024, including Nebraska commit Jamarion Parker, Iowa State commit Ryver Peppers, Vanderbilt commit Gabe Fields and Raymore-Peculiar standout junior DeZephen Walker
FBI Now Searching Missouri Rural Area for Girl Missing Since 1989
The Missouri Highway Patrol has revealed that the FBI is now involved in an investigation about the disappearance of a Missouri girl who's been missing since 1989. A rural area is now being searched by authorities in hopes of turning up new evidence in this cold case. A new press...
Webb City 12U Little League Baseball Preps for Regionals After Winning State Title
WEBB CITY, MO – Webb City 12U Little League is heading to regionals. Despite the Cardinals success, the group would overcome many challenges in 2024. Facing elimination in the state finale, Webb City came back after trailing 5-0 in the late innings. Scoring six unanswered runs, team head coach Cole Shewmake said the journey took […]
Nation's most desirable city is in the center of Missouri, ranking says
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Looking to move? For Missouri residents, the nation's alleged most desirable city isn't too far away. Real estate agent media website AgentAdvice sought to find the best city in the nation to live in right now, and analyzed 11 metrics that contributed to desirability. The metrics included home size and price, number of top-ranking schools, low crime rate, and nearby attractions.
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking; study identifies risk in PA counties
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Wife of wrongfully convicted man blocked from immediate release describes heartbreak
The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked the immediate release of Christopher Dunn, a man whose murder conviction was overturned, just as he was about to walk free. CNN’s Laura Coates speaks with his wife Kira Dunn.
Former Missouri Southern Personnel Accept Coaching Positions at Div. I Program UMKC
KANSAS CITY, MO — Former Missouri Southern softball player Josie Tofpi and former Missouri Southern Assistant Coach Cody Barham are moving up to a great opportunity coaching at Division I program. Josie Tofpi will be joining the University of Missouri-Kansas City Softball Coaching Staff as an Assistant Coach. Tofpi was one of the best players […]
GMFS Pick of the Litter!
Good Morning our Furry Friends! On todays Pick of the Litter, we get to meet Robbie! Robbie, is a wonderful pup who is super smart and curious! Also, be sure to check out the Joplin Humane Society for Robbie and all the other wonderful fur babies their shelter currently has! They also want to remind you that today is their Summer Vaccine Clinic from 9am to 12pm, first come first serve and no appointment needed, just make sure your dog is on a leash or in a carrier and/or your cat in a carrier. Lastly, please head to joplinhumane.org to make any donations of food and money, or to volunteer as well!
Deadly Tornado in Joplin, Mo., Leads to New Building Codes
Ever since an EF5 tornado touched down in Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011, killing 161 and damaging 8,000 buildings, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been working on developing new requirements for building codes. Those new standards are available now for any jurisdiction that wants to...
Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach
New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration’s enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school. A federal judge in Missouri blocked enforcement of the rule in six additional states, bringing the total to 21....
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