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My car got towed after my daughter was in an accident – I told them not to do it and I have to pay $8k to get it back
A TOW company snagged a disabled vehicle after a school-age daughter was involved in an accident. Now, the mother is speaking out after the towing company asked her to fork over $8,000 for the car removal she didn’t want. “I feel so violated,” an anonymous mom in Chicago told local CBS affiliate WBBM-TV. The woman […]
Rural Missouri has high smoking rates, and the health problems that follow
Families flock to McDonald County in southwest Missouri each summer to float down the Elk River, visit the caves where Jesse James took refuge and stay in a rustic cabin. The county is a vestige of old, wild Missouri charm — and a place where restaurants and bars still ask, “Smoking or non?” People in […]
Jackson, Mo. woman dies in single-vehicle crash
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A Jackson, Missouri woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 45-year-old Justin D. Eaker was driving northbound on I-55 in Cape Girardeau County on August 30. The vehicle traveled off the left side of the...
Benton High School football blows out Northeast Kansas City to begin season
(ST. JOSEPH, MO) - The Benton High School football team easily defeated Northeast Kansas City, 62-12 to begin the season on Saturday. Benton will next host rival St. Joseph Central on Friday, September 6th.
Andy Reid: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Samaje Perine “absolutely” could play in opener
The Chiefs added a pair of veteran players to the roster this week and head coach Andy Reid thinks they could both learn enough of the offense to be part of the lineup for Thursday night’s game against the Ravens. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said on Tuesday that it...
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...
Bicyclist seriously injured in Crawford County hit-and-run
CUBA, Mo (News First) – A man from Cuba, riding a motorized bicycle, was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene of the accident in Crawford County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it happened on ‘Z-Z’ Highway, just west of Holly Lane in Cuba when an unknown vehicle struck the front tire of the motorized bicycle ridden by 39-year-old Corey L. Abrams. The unknown vehicle then fled the scene. Abrams was seriously injured and had to be taken to Mercy Hospital in St. Louis.
Surge in student enrollment leaves housing rushing for solutions
Living in a dorm with a roommate and two suitemates can be an adjustment, but with six people fighting for one bathroom, getting up before the sunrise to simply take a shower, has become a norm. Last year, enrollment jumped to its highest level in six years and is continuing...
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...
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