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Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern, a 24-year-old bartender and server at a downtown Boston brewery, recalls one recent customer vividly. He was very rude. It was a slow night, and she only had one table, a large group led by a man who “kept touching my lower back and my leg and making jokes,” she told Stateline. It […]
Missouri and Illinois Brace for Scattered Showers Over Labor Day Weekend
St. Louis, MO – Residents of St. Louis and surrounding areas can expect a mix of weather conditions this Labor Day weekend. According to the National Weather Service, active weather will shift southward on Saturday, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms to southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois. Highs are expected to reach the low 80s.
Pershing Elementary Students celebrate 10th anniversary of the Jumping Jack
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The St. Joseph, Mo. School District's Pershing Elementary School students celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Jumping Jack on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. According to a post from Thursday on the SJSD Facebook page,. "Yesterday, students at Pershing Elementary had a blast celebrating the 10th anniversary of...
Senior tax credit applications are backlogged, so Greene County is hiring extra help
With the first year of the new senior tax credit applications in full swing, Greene County Collector's Office is dealing with a backlog and in need of additional help to process the applications. After the legislature passed Senate Bill 190 in 2023, counties around the state were left to adopt a process and interpret how it should be applied on their own. Greene County was the first in the state to adopt a process for applying the...
Plane Passenger Captures Thunderstorm Exploding Over Missouri
If you've lived in Missouri for any length of time, you've no doubt seen a thunderstorm or two (or 1,000). But, I can almost guarantee that you've never seen a thunderstorm in Missouri that a plane passenger witnessed as they were aboard a plane ABOVE a storm. According to the...
Chiefs add former Eagles defensive lineman to practice squad
The Kansas City Chiefs closed out the business week with a minor transaction that provides the franchise with more security along the defensive front with the signing of Marlon Tuipulotu. Tuipulotu joined the Chiefs, per NFL reporter Mike Garafolo, on Friday afternoon after spending the last few seasons with the...
Watch the drone show presented during halftime of Thursday night's Mizzou football game
The University of Missouri’s first drone show Thursday night was the creation of Sky Elements, a technical creative team based in Fort Worth, Texas, that has already produced 60% of the drone shows in the U.S. Sky Elements has staged drone shows for businesses, community celebrations, commercial brands and...
Missouri State trip to No. 3 Montana also a family reunion for Petrinos
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Nick Petrino didn’t spend his formative years in Montana like his famed football mind of a father, but the Big Sky State is significant to Missouri State’s young offensive coordinator. He often visited his relatives — several with extensive coaching resumes of their own...
Bost Visits USPS Distribution Center in St. Louis to Discuss Delivery Delays
ST. LOUIS – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) Thursday met with senior leadership at the U.S. Postal Service Distribution Center in St. Louis to discuss delivery delays and emergency closures that have slowed or disrupted mail delivery to residents across Southern Illinois. “Since January of last year, my office...
A bald eagle was shot in the beak. A care team in Missouri is hopeful it can be saved
VALLEY PARK, Mo. — A bald eagle is slowly recovering after surgeries in Missouri, the victim of a shooting that experts say is far too common for a symbol of America and other raptors.
Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Hot Winter for Missouri & Illinois?
I will believe this when I see it actually happen. There are reports that the Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a warm and dry winter for both Missouri and Illinois. Let's dig in and see if that really is true. I went directly to the source and can confirm that...
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