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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce to star in new Lionsgate movie 'Loose Cannons'
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is slowly cementing himself as a superstar both on the gridiron and in Hollywood. Earlier this month, it was announced that Kelce will host Amazon Prime’s Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, a spinoff of Fox’s hit show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, as well as take a leading role in FX’s new drama Grotesquerie. With television gigs piling up for the All-Pro, it was only a matter of time before he took his talents to the big screen.
Travis Kelce sends Taylor Swift poignant gifts to celebrate end of Europe Eras Tour which includes 51 boxes of red roses
TRAVIS Kelce has got Taylor Swift’s number. The U.S. Sun extensively revealed that the Kansas City Chiefs star has been showering the Cruel Summer star with gifts as she completes a grueling, action-packed tour schedule. Taylor‘s Eras tour comes to a close this week with her final European show at London’s iconic Wembley. This brings […]
Undrafted Chiefs Rookie Set to Steal Veteran's Roster Spot
Undrafted Chiefs rookie LB Curtis Jacobs has been one of the team's biggest surprises throughout training camp and the summer, making a strong case to steal a veteran's roster spot with cutdown day less than a week away. A force on special teams and one of the team's hardest workers,...
Mini-Swarm of Ongoing Missouri Quakes Now Along New Madrid Fault
I'm not sharing this to alarm anyone, but if you're interested in activity along the New Madrid Fault in southern Missouri, you should know there is a mini-swarm in progress as we speak with 3 quakes just in the past couple of hours. To emphasize, this is not a five-alarm...
5 local teachers up for Missouri Teacher of the Year honor
Back-to-school means back to work for nearly 66,000 teachers across Missouri. Among the thousands, five local teachers are in the running for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Teacher of the Year award. 16 teachers state-wide are nominated for the honor. The list includes teachers from multiple grade levels, subject areas and nearly […]
It’s Not Fall Yet – Heat Returning to Missouri with a Vengeance
Have you been enjoying the rather mild weather we've had in Missouri recently? Yes? Good, because it won't last much longer as heat is about to return to the Show Me State with a vengeance. The National Weather Service in Saint Louis, Missouri reminded me that it's not quite time...
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,...
Some Claim a Mammoth Tusk Found in Missouri, But Wait a Second
This is one of those cases where details matter. Have you heard some/many claiming that the tusk of a wooly mammoth was just found in Missouri? You're not alone. There's a big problem with what you're hearing though. I want to be clear that I'm not judging. I've made similar...
St. Louis County taking back control of operations of main pet adoption facility
OLIVETTE, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Almost two years after it handed over its main animal shelter to a non-profit, St. Louis County will be taking back control of the operations. In December 2022, the Animal Protection Association (APA) took over the operations of the man St. Louis County Animal Shelter in Olivette. It came four years after an audit recommended a change in how the shelter should be run. In 2018, as part of that audit, the Missouri Department of Agriculture found the facility euthanized more than 1,000 dogs and cats in 2018, 25 percent of the pets it took in. The department also detailed incidents in which it claimed facility employees were requiring pet owners surrendering their animals to fill out paperwork indicating they agreed to their animal being euthanized, without knowing what they were signing.
Kansas City’s $424 million bond proposal would close, renovate and move schools
Superintendent Jennifer Collier understands why families weren’t inspired by the last Kansas City Public Schools building plan. “It really just felt like … trying to convince people why they should be OK with us taking away their school,” she said. A new plan to build at least two new schools and renovate others, reshuffle students […]
Hannibal School Board increases operating tax levy nearly 15 percent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — After spirited discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, the Hannibal School Board voted 4-3 in favor of an operating tax levy increase from $3.04 to $3.49 per $100. Tysa Coleman, J’Nelle Lee, Blane Mundle, and Stacey Graves voted in favor of the 14.8 percent increase, while Jeff...
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