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Is Nuclear Waste Poisoning This Missouri Suburb? How 2 Moms Teamed Up for Answers, Even If They Die Trying
The first warning sign was the stench that seemed to fill the air of Dawn Chapman’s suburban St. Louis neighborhood in 2012. “You could smell burning, but there was something different about it, like jet fuel,” she says in this week's issue of PEOPLE. Her three children started to wake in the night with irritated eyes or bloody noses caused, she believes, by the caustic fumes.
88-year-old Missouri victim in Boar’s Head deli meat outbreak underscores risks for those most vulnerable
A lifelong lover of liverwurst, Sue Fleming relished the smoked sausage her husband brought home every few weeks from the grocery store deli. Patrick Fleming always made sure to buy Boar’s Head braunschweiger, the type she liked best, even though it could be costlier than other brands. “My whole...
Urgent hunt for lotto winner as $278k remains unclaimed – bosses warn the money could disappear forever
A LOTTERY player has only a month to claim their $278k winnings before the prize money expires. The individual purchased the ticket in St Louis, Missouri, in March this year. The ticket was purchased by a Show Me Cash player at a Phillips 66 gas station, according to FOX affiliate KTVI. The unknown individual purchased […]
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....
The city of Aurora, Mo., issues a precautionary voluntary boil advisory
AURORA, Mo. (KY3) - Due to a low-pressure event, the city of Aurora issued a precautionary voluntary boil advisory for several neighborhoods. See the map below for impacted areas. Liberty Utilities conducted a bacterial test to ensure the system’s safety. Customers are encouraged to follow the safety guidelines below.
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.
Feds charge 18 members of Pagan's Motorcycle Club for alleged crimes in Kansas and Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal authorities have charged 18 members and associates of the Pagan's Motorcycle Club with multiple crimes, including armed assaults targeting rival motorcycle gangs. The operation, involving more than a dozen law enforcement agencies in Kansas and Missouri, yielded a haul of illegal items: more than...
Epic New Video Shows Rare Golden Eagle Soaring Over Mid-Missouri
You won't see this every day. Sure, there are lots of eagles that can be spotted flying over Missouri, but most are of the bald eagle variety. A new video share shows a rare golden eagle spotted in mid-Missouri this week. Great catch by Mark of Messler Outdoors on YouTube...
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...
Fatal crash on Highway 24 in Randolph County claims life of teen driver
An 18-year-old teenager from Salisbury, Missouri, was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Wednesday evening on Highway 24, two miles west of Huntsville, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Zander Munden was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze westbound on Highway 24 when the vehicle ran off the right side...
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