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Sweet Corn Festival Happening This Saturday In The LOTO
It’s a big weekend coming up with the Annual Sweet Corn Festival on the menu in Rocky Mount. Fire Chief Kevin Hurtibise says it’s the 14th annual and to come hungry, ready to have some fun and maybe start your Christmas shopping if you haven’t already. “We’ll...
Subdivision rallies to support fellow neighbor
A famous African proverb goes, "It takes a village to raise a child." Paraphrasing the proverb a bit, Denise Whitney, resident in O’Fallon’s Pheasant Point subdivision off Hwy. K near the Route 364 interchange, said, “It takes a village of neighbors to help one of our own.”
Highway 61 Yard Sale gets underway
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (KFVS) - A Labor Day weekend tradition is underway in southeast Missouri. The annual Highway 61 Yard Sale kicked off Thursday, August 29 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 31. The sale stretches from Jackson to Festus along Highway 61. Organizers have a list of sales along the route...
Man drives car into two pedestrians outside Barnhart bar & grill
BARNHART, Mo. — Two pedestrians were hurt after they were struck by a car Friday night outside a bar & grill in Barnhart, a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol said early Sunday morning. The driver, a 30-year-old Crystal City man, was backing out of a parking...
Local bullet injury clinic heals community through holistic treatment
This is the number of gunshots Craig Collins, who wants to mentor children from tough neighborhoods, survived over two years and two incidents. “I grew up in Walnut Park. When I got shot, I was going through a tough time in my life. I was going through depression. I even started battling a drug problem,” Collins said.
1st and 10 Week 1 Highlights
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Football is kicking off this weekend with numerous games around the area. Check out some of the highlights from Week 1 on August 30 in the video above. For more high school football coverage, visit our website located here.
St. Louis NAACP Files Federal Complaint Over Black Students’ Low Reading Scores
The St. Louis NAACP is making another move to improve literacy in local school districts — but this time, it’s looking to the federal government for help. The branch filed a complaint Aug. 19 with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against 34 school districts in the city and county of St. Louis because of disparities in reading proficiency for Black students.
1 Missouri Place Just Tied a 143-Year-Old Heat Record Tuesday
It's not exactly breaking news that all of Missouri was hot on Tuesday, August 27. However, there was one place in the state that is now confirmed to have tied a 143-year-old high temperature record. The National Weather Service in Saint Louis, Missouri shared several facts today. First is the...
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...
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