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Families in mid-Missouri grapple with cost of back-to-school supplies
Students around mid-Missouri made their way back to the classroom this week, but with a new school year comes new expenses. As children prepared for the 2024-2025 school year, many families stocked up on notebooks, new clothes, and backpacks. Studies show these materials come at a cost. According to recent...
Hazelwood twins represent Missouri at Democratic National Convention
Cole and Preston Peirce, 21-year-old twins from Hazelwood, defied the odds by being elected delegates from a pool of hundreds of Missouri Democrats. But what they’ve overcome to get here is even more impressive
Abortion-rights backers sue Missouri secretary of state over ballot language
Organizers behind an abortion-rights amendment that will appear on Missouri’s November ballot filed a lawsuit last week alleging the “fair ballot language” written by the secretary of state’s office is “intentionally argumentative” and bound to create confusion for voters. Amendment 3 asks voters if they want to legalize abortion up until the point of fetal viability. Abortion has been illegal in Missouri, with only limited exceptions for the life and health of the mother, since June 2022. ...
Missouri Highway Patrol Offers Grim Warning for Labor Day Weekend
If you look forward to Labor Day Weekend, you're certainly in the majority. However, the Missouri Highway Patrol issued a grim warning about the upcoming holiday weekend and how to avoid catastrophe. The press release just shared today by the Missouri Highway Patrol is not meant to be a downer....
Pulaski County mother sentenced to life in prison after death of 5-year-old girl
The Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney announced on Wednesday the mother of a 5-year-old killed in 2023 was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty. The post Pulaski County mother sentenced to life in prison after death of 5-year-old girl appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Manhunt underway in Dallas County following police pursuit in Buffalo
A third instance of mid-Missouri law enforcement searching for a wanted man this week is underway in Dallas County. The Buffalo Police Department reports that an officer attempted a traffic stop of Dale Bummer, of Louisburg, this morning, but he fled in his pickup truck. During the pursuit, Bummer abandoned...
Woodland Heights catches the edged-curbs bug for Neat Neighborhoods
In May and June, prompted by the musings and observations of our fearless and inspiring leader, Becky Volz, Woodland Heights jumped headfirst into the Neat Neighborhoods competition. We wanted, of course, to pick up as much trash from neighborhood streets as possible, but we also knew that we could do...
District-wide enrollment issues cause many Hazelwood students to miss school
Hundreds of parents and guardians crowded the Hazelwood School District’s Opportunity Center this week to try to enroll their children after finding out they were not registered for classes this school year. Some frustrated parents waited hours to speak with district officials about registration and their children’s enrollment status,...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: The Cardinals Finally Played Desperate Baseball To Come Back And Beat The Brewers.
Wednesday evening at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals competed with urgency and tenacity in a way that made them endearing and fun to watch. And the effort pushed them to outlast the first-place Brewers for a 10-6 victory in 10 innings. Obviously, this kind of thing hasn’t happened enough...
Festival of Nations comes as the St. Louis region welcomes record number of immigrants
This weekend, dozens of international cultures will come together in Tower Grove Park at the Festival of Nations. The annual event brings thousands to the park for what’s known as the region’s largest multicultural gathering. The International Institute has planned the event in its current iteration since 2001, noting the city has hosted some similar multicultural event each year since 1934.
Former Kansas City police officer charged in fatal shooting at Walmart parking lot
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Charges have been filed against a 47-year-old man after an argument led to a fatal shooting in a Kansas City Walmart parking lot. Platte County, Missouri, Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd announced that Taquiza V. Johnson, 47, has been charged in connection to the shooting death of Ronald Barnett, 71, in a Walmart parking lot near N. Boardwalk Ave. and NW Barry Rd. He has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
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