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Jefferson County contractor sentenced for exploiting elderly St. Louis woman
U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk sentenced a contractor from Jefferson County, Missouri, to five years of probation, 90 days of house arrest, and 80 hours of community service for his involvement in the financial exploitation of an elderly St. Louis woman. Austin James, 27, of Hillsboro, was also ordered...
Democratic AG hopeful criticizes Bailey’s efforts to keep wrongfully convicted prisoners locked up
A former assistant attorney general is hoping to become Missouri’s next attorney general. Elad Gross of St. Louis ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Gross said that he wants to get that office back to work for Missourians. “As attorney general, I will start Missouri’s first civil rights division....
Chappell Roan Struts Around Her Hometown in ‘Hot to Go!’ Making-Of Video
A year ago, Chappell Roan marched through Springfield, Missouri with a new dance befitting of the Birthplace of Route 66: the Hot to Go Dance. Now the artist, who grew up nearby, is releasing a behind-the-scenes clip of how she got the town to move in her hit music video for “Hot to Go!”Chappell Roan Honors Hannah Montana: Miley Cyrus 'Feels Like Freedom' The three-and-a-half–minute clip finds her bantering with locals and lip-syncing à la carte. In one shot she’s fielding questions about whether she’s “in a band or something” and in another, she’s squirting ketchup on a tray of...
A ‘welcome development’: Inflation is falling since last year, and metro Springfield continues to ‘outperform’ Missouri’s economy
Last year’s main takeaway was that the Ozarks — and the nation as a whole — managed to avoid a recession. That’s despite many shock factors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath: Shortages of workers. High inflation and housing costs. Snarled supply chains. This...
Sleep in Heavenly Peace of Poplar Bluff sees success with community bed-building event
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - 150 kids in need will soon have a comfortable place to sleep thanks to one Heartland non-profit, and a record number of volunteers who came out to lend a hand. Sleep in Heavenly Peace builds beds to give to kids in the area, for free.
Kansas schools cancel classes after late-night severe storm
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Two south-central Kansas school districts canceled classes Thursday after a late-night storm caused damage and power outages. Sedgwick USD 439 said there would be no school due to damage and no electricity, and Douglass USD 296 said school was canceled due to a power outage. Evergy...
No One Noticed This Mini-Swarm of New Madrid Quakes in Missouri
This is not a breaking news item. As a matter of fact, if I didn't show you what's been happening along the New Madrid Seismic Zone over the past few days, there's almost no way you would have noticed. But, there has been a mini-swarm of interesting activity. Even though...
Mike Kehoe, Crystal Quade agree to Missouri gubernatorial debate on policy
SEDALIA — Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Kehoe and Democrat Crystal Quade agreed Thursday to a debate next month hosted by the Missouri Press Association. Kehoe did not participate in several Republican debates in the run up to the Aug. 6 primary. News stations have offered to moderate a Kehoe-Quade debate, but a date has not […]
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