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First Warn Forecast: Thursday afternoon storms leave storm damage in parts of Kansas City area
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A cold front has officially dropped down into the Missouri River Valley, but with areas of high-pressure on both sides of the front, rain chances will be limited through the area today. An isolated shower or a brief weaker thunderstorm is possible starting at 1 or 2 p.m. and is expected to continue from 6:30 to 7 tonight. Once again, not everyone will see an opportunity for rainfall. This will be a limited event across the region.
Child dies in crash on EB I-70 at Grand Avenue
ST. LOUIS – One child has died and others have sustained injuries from multiple accidents on eastbound Interstate 70 Thursday morning. According to police, just after 8 a.m., a Dodge vehicle collided with a tractor trailer, causing debris to travel into other lanes. This debris carried into express lanes, causing a crash involving three more […]
Missing Springfield man found dead in Camden County
A man who was recently reported as missing was found dead near a golf course on July 24. Brent L. Johnson, 58, of Springfield, was reported missing by his family on Monday morning. Camden County Deputies responded to Old Kinderhook Golf Course near the Lake of the Ozarks to investigate.
Police investigating south St. Louis hit-and-run crash as homicide
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis police are investigating the cause of death for a woman found fatally injured Wednesday night in St. Louis' Carondelet neighborhood. At about 10 p.m., the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reported that Accident Reconstruction investigators were called to a crash involving a person fatally struck at the intersection of Bellerive Boulevard and Minnesota Avenue.
What Missouri’s vulnerable children need — and what they don’t
Two recent news stories aptly illustrate what Missouri children “at risk” of maltreatment need — and what they don’t. What they need is concrete help for their families, so their family poverty is not confused with “neglect” and they are not torn from everyone they know and love and consigned to the chaos of foster […] The post What Missouri’s vulnerable children need — and what they don’t appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Fade to Black: Brothers nearing end of time together on diamond
In sports as in life, everything comes to an end. Games. Seasons. Careers. Brothers and best friends wearing the same uniform. When the Festus Post 253 senior (AAA) team played its last American Legion baseball game this summer in a wild 15-12 loss to the Jackson Tribe in the Zone 1 tournament Monday night, it also was the end of the line for Devin and Dylan Black of Herculaneum. Post 253 held off elimination Sunday with a 1-0 shutout of Ste. Genevieve Post 150 and with a 2-1 victory over Kirkwood Post 156 in its first game Monday.
Newly-Acquired Centre Could Have A Future With New Team
Earlier this month, the St. Louis Blues acquired centre Alexandre Texier from the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 24-year old may have a future with the Blues. Texier will begin his first year with the Blues after having a career year in Columbus last season. The young centre scored 12 goals and added 30 assists. Furthermore, Texier played in 78 games. His previous career high before was 36 games. Texier also emerged as a two-way forward.
Missouri judges have overturned 2 murder convictions in recent weeks. Why did the AG fight freedom?
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man who was on the verge of walking out of prison this week after a judge found evidence of “actual innocence” and overturned his murder conviction now faces a fresh legal hurdle. The person blocking Christopher Dunn’s freedom is Missouri Attorney General...
Former Fayette bank employee pleads guilty to stealing $2.4 million from customers
A Higbee woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to stealin from Exchange Bank of Missouri customers in Fayette during a 15-year scheme, a press release from the Department of Justice. The post Former Fayette bank employee pleads guilty to stealing $2.4 million from customers appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
THE COUNTY LINE: Memories from a Bradley contemporary and a fond farewell to Crystal’s Ken Jones
Crystal City’s favorite son, Bill Bradley, turns 81 Sunday. Let’s all wish the basketball icon, former U.S. senator and one-time presidential candidate a happy birthday. Of course, there’s much more to athletics at Crystal than just its most notable name. Larry Church can tell you all about it.
The future of the rotation
I’m going to be honest. I have no idea what the future of the Cardinals’ starting rotation looks like. I’m not sure the Cardinals do either. I do not mean this as a bad thing, believe it or not. The Cardinals have crafted a situation where there are almost limitless possibilities, where it can be an expensive, free-agent driven rotation or they could go the homegrown route with a free agent starter or two.
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