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Missouri Highway Patrol reports 11% of school buses failed safety inspection
(The Center Square) – Before children started riding buses to school this week for the first days of classes, the Missouri State Highway Patrol revealed approximately 11% of buses failed inspection or were taken out of service, according to an analysis by The Center Square. The driver and vehicle safety division of the patrol released its 2024 school bus inspection report in June. Approximately 600 private and public schools operate buses, which are required to be inspected annually at an official motor vehicle safety inspection...
Missouri sees a decrease in drug overdose cases, according to CDC report
Signs of relief in the nation’s overdose crisis are emerging in Springfield, Missouri. According to recent data from the CDC, the Ozarks and Missouri as a whole have seen a decrease in both fatal and nonfatal overdose cases. According to Julie Viele from the Springfield Greene County Health Department,...
WATCH: Guy Swears He Has Video Proof There’s a Dome Over Illinois
This just in. You might be living in a real life Matrix. Don't believe me? A guy swears he has video proof that there's a dome over Illinois. This brand new video share made me chuckle a little bit and I'm not trying to give the guy who shared this a hard time. To say that I don't understand everything I see in the skies above Illinois and Missouri is an understatement. His video entitled "Dome spotted in Illinois!!" is interesting.
Missouri Congressman Mark Alford’s town hall tour touches down in Marshall
Western Missouri Congressman Mark Alford’s town hall tour continues across the Fourth Congressional District this week. During a stop in Marshall, he told Missourinet affiliate KMMO that most of his constituents want to feel secure. “They want border security, they want economic security, and they want security in their...
Yes, Nukes Travel on Missouri Highways and You Should Be Afraid
Ever learn something that you wish you didn't know? This is one of those things for me. I've discovered more facts than I wanted to know about how nuclear weapons really are transported on Missouri highways and there are lots of legitimate reasons to be very afraid. The National Nuclear...
First Case of Insect Transmitted Corn Stunt Disease Confirmed in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension specialists have confirmed the first case of corn stunt in Missouri. The disease, which is transmitted by an insect, was found in southwest Missouri. Corn leafhopper is the insect capable of infecting corn with three pathogens that results in corn stunt disease....
MO Governor to host Dolly Parton
Missouri Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson, in partnership with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, will host an event with Dolly Parton and her Imagination Library team on Tuesday, August 27th at 11 a.m. in Kansas City. The statewide expansion of Dolly’s Imagination Library was made possible through legislation signed into law by the governor in 2022. Governor Parson and state legislators also fully funded the program by approving $11 million in DESE’s Fiscal Year 2024 and 2025 budgets for the distribution of books.
Afternoon Newscast for August 20, 2024
Rebecca Smith is an award-winning reporter and producer for the KBIA Health & Wealth Desk. Born and raised outside of Rolla, Missouri, she has a passion for diving into often overlooked issues that affect the rural populations of her state – especially stories that broaden people’s perception of “rural” life.
Dent County deputies searching for man involved in pursuit
DENT COUNTY, Mo. — Dent County deputies are asking local residents to be on the lookout for a man involved in a vehicle pursuit Tuesday night. According to a Facebook post from the Dent County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO), deputies are in the area of Highway W near County Road 4280 and East Highway 32. They […]
Prosecutors review case involving former Blue Springs School Board president, pastor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The case file involving a well-known member of the Blue Springs community is now in the hands of the Jackson County Prosecutor’s office. The Blue Springs Police Department said it handed over evidence in the Bobby Hawk investigation. The prosecutor’s office said it has the case. The office will eventually decide if charges are warranted against the former school board president and pastor.
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