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A KC mall-staple clothing store is climbing back from bankruptcy, but you'll have to plan a drive to shop at one
BRANSON, Mo. — A once-popular mall staple clothing and accessories store is climbing back from bankrupcy and is promising to reopen several shuttered stores, including some in Missouri and Kansas. Rue21 announced in May that due to bankruptcy, it would close all of its stores, including three that had...
Legislator shares concerns about Logan inmate transfers ahead of closure recommendation
(The Center Square) – An Illinois legislator says the Illinois Department of Corrections has begun to transfer inmates out of the Logan County Correctional facility, a move that aligns with the Pritzker administrations’ plans to close two Illinois prisons. Recently, a federal judge ordered that all Stateville inmates must be moved to other prisons by Sept. 30. Lawmakers called that “convenient,” considering the decision aligns with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plans...
For the first time, all SLPS elementary schools are offering before- and after-school care
All elementary schools in the St. Louis Public Schools district will for the first time have before- and after-care programs for students beginning Monday on the first day of school. For the 42 elementary schools across the district, 1,694 slots are available for child care before school, and 3,061 slots...
Bobby Witt Jr. goes viral for ‘Backyard Baseball’-themed bat
Bobby Witt Jr. is truly a man of the people. The Kansas City Royals star shortstop Witt is celebrating this year’s annual Players Weekend in style. An image of Witt rocking a legendary custom bat made the rounds online on Friday. Witt’s bat featured the incomparable Pablo Sanchez of “Backyard Baseball” fame. Take a look... The post Bobby Witt Jr. goes viral for ‘Backyard Baseball’-themed bat appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Missing woman found in House Springs
A 28-year-old woman from Swansea, Il. was found by law enforcement officers early this morning, Aug. 16, in House Springs after she was reported missing at Rockford Park Thursday night, Aug. 15. The woman was found at approximately 5 a.m. near the McDonald’s in House Springs, at the intersection of...
Suspected drug dealer arrested in Columbia with 156 users does of crack cocaine
A Michigan man at the center of an investigation into the distribution of drugs in Columbia is caught with more than 150 user does of crack cocaine. Michael Thomas, 31, of Muskegon, Michigan, is charged with delivery of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence. Detectives say Thomas had...
Heat is likely killing more people in the Midwest and Great Plains than what’s recorded. Here’s why
In the St. Louis region, heat has killed at least one person this year. In Omaha, Nebraska, a child died last month after being left in a hot car. Outside of Chicago, a person died in a hot prison in June. Heat is the deadliest climate-driven disaster in the U.S....
Small earthquake recorded near Steele, Mo.
PEMISCOT COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A small earthquake registered in Pemiscot County early Friday morning, August 16. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded at 2:47 a.m. approximately 5.8 miles northeast of Steele. The quake was 3.1 miles deep. As of 8 a.m....
Charleston man sentenced to 10 years for selling meth
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – A Charleston man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday after he sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant. U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. sentenced Adrian L. Lewis, 43, to 10 years in prison. Lewis pleaded guilty in May to one count...
Motorcyclist flown to Jonesboro hospital following crash
BUTLER COUNTY, Mo. (KAIT) - A Missouri man was flown to a Jonesboro hospital Thursday night after he was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 7:55 p.m. Aug. 15 on Route T, 10 miles north of Poplar Bluff in Butler County.
Noose found at Francis Howell Central High School
COTTLEVILLE, Mo. – School administrators discovered a noose on the campus of Francis Howell Central High School Thursday. According to a letter Principal Dr. Suzanne Leake sent to families, the noose was hanging in a men’s bathroom at the stadium. There was no note or anything accompanying in the stall.
WCOTA holds 47th annual Farm Heritage Days
The 47th annual Warren County Old Threshers Association’s (WCOTA) Farm Heritage Days was held August 9 through 11 at the Agricultural Heritage Museum near Warrenton. “We’re here for the county,” said Lori Hargis, representative for WCOTA. “We want to put a little sunlight on all the tractors each year and share their history.”
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