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Perryville Man Appointed by Governor Parson
Jefferson City, Mo. (KFMO) - A Perryville man has been appointed by Missouri Governor Mike Parson to one of the various boards and commissions in the state. Jim Martin has been appointed to the Missouri Ethics Commission. Martin is a veteran of the United States Army who currently serves as a member of the Perry County Youth Tax Board. He previously served as a teacher for the Missouri Department of Education’s School for the Severely Disabled in Cape Girardeau and as chaplain of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 4282 in Perryville.
Flash Flood Warning Issued for the Parkland
Park Hills, Mo. (KFMO) - Heavy rainfall across the Parkland Tuesday morning has prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a Flash Flood Warning for the area. The warning includes southeastern Jefferson County, Sainte Genevieve County and northwestern St. Francois County until 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16. According to...
Fox High stadium to get new speaker system
Fox High School is expected to have a new sound system in place at the Gerald O’Connor Stadium when classes resume next month. The Fox C-6 School District Board of Education agreed to pay $26,897 to Elite Technology Solutions of St. Peters to install the new system. Fox High...
'I saw fear on everyone's face': Church members recall chaos, terror after gunman opens fire inside north St. Louis County church
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — "It started out as just another service," recalled Pastor Ernest Howard. However, about 30 minutes after his wife and their Praise Team at Brothers And Sisters In Christ Fellowship Church started singing Sunday morning, gunshots rang out inside their sacred place in Bellefontaine Neighbors.
Illinois quick hits: Storms, tornadoes cause damage; City leaders under scrutiny for drinking while on duty;
Storms, tornadoes cause damage Severe storms rolled through Illinois Monday night, with several tornadoes suspected of touching down in spots. Wind gusts as high as 100 mph were detected in some areas. The National Weather Service issued 13 tornado warnings in the Chicago area alone. A tornado has been confirmed in Oswego, where residents woke up to major storm damage. The storms produced heavy rain which caused flooding in many areas, including Fulton County, which saw more than 4 inches of rain. In Will County,...
Illinois, This Is How Long Your Food Can Last In The Fridge Without Power
Monday night's storms brought strong winds and thousands of power outages. For many parts of the Quad Cities, stoplights are out and power companies are working hard to restore power to those affected by what has been classified as a derecho. It was a nasty, eventful Monday night. MidAmerican says that they expect to have most Quad Cities outages restored by 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17th and all restored by 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Derecho brings damaging winds, EF-1 tornado in Quad Cities
QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - The US National Weather Service in Davenport confirmed an EF-1 tornado in the Quad Cities metro. The storm Monday which moved across Iowa and Illinois into Indiana and Ohio has also been classified as a derecho by the Storm Prediction Center. A derecho is defined...
Suspensions, technology violations leading to cellphone policy vote in schools next month
The District 186 Board of Education will consider two paths forward on a more restrictive cellphone usage for middle school and high school students this coming school year, including a vote on the purchase of Yondr pouches that lock up cellphones and other devices. Board members would also look at...
Illinois Man Using Dating Sites To Rob People At Gunpoint, Police Warn
If dating sites weren't unnerving enough, it's getting worse in Illinois. It's one thing to be a serial dater and just go on dates with seemingly everyone. It's another to be a serial problematic "dater" like this dude. NBC Chicago reports that police are warning the public against a guy...
Leeward Renewable Energy Brings Clean Energy Jobs To Illinois
Leeward Renewable Energy’s GSG Wind Project built 26 new turbines and recycled 100% of decommissioned wind turbines, adding numerous clean energy jobs in Illinois. The GSG Wind project, which stretches across 3,000 acres near West Brooklyn, Illinois, became commercially operational in 2007. Illinois Representative Darin LaHood recently visited the site to meet with local farmers and discuss the economic benefits of clean wind power.
Power outages reported in the Heartland
(KFVS) - Storms rolling through the Heartland knocked out power to dozens of customers on Tuesday, July 16. Crews have nearly restored power to all those affected. The following are outages reported as of 9:10 p.m. on Wednesday:. Ameren Missouri. None to report. Ameren Illinois. Jackson County: 18 customers. Association...
Has There Ever Been a Shark Attack in Illinois?
There is a rare species of shark that can survive in salt and fresh water but did one attack a boy in Lake Michigan near Chicago?. I'm not going to lie, I was watching Shark Week stuff on TV and wondered if there had ever been a shark attack in any bodies of water in Illinois. I know just mentioning it sounds ridiculous, but I have Googled stranger things.
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