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JJ Wetherholt signs pro contract with St. Louis Cardinals
JJ Wetherholt has officially put pen to paper. The St. Louis Cardinals have signed JJ Wetherholt to a professional contract, the team announced on Tuesday. Though the franchise did not specify the terms of the deal, those figures were reported late last week. His $6.9 million signing bonus is the...
Step up to the plate — and donate! With KWOS and the Cardinals
Cardinals Blood Drive | Jefferson City | July 23rd. Step up to the plate, donate, and help save a life. KWOS, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the American Red Cross invite you to donate blood and help give the gift of life during the St. Louis Cardinals Blood Drive. You’re invited to donate blood on Tuesday, July 23rd from 12 PM to 6 PM at the Firley YMCA‘s Gym in Jefferson City. There is an urgent need for donors and you can help!
Community weighs in on the future of I-44
JOPLIN, Mo. — Drivers in southwest Missouri have the chance to weigh in on the future of I-44. This afternoon, engineers from the Missouri Department of Transportation met with concerned citizens at the Joplin Public Library, with a specific focus on I-44. Engineers asked the public about major concerns...
Platte City hires new administrator
The Platte City Board of Aldermen (BOA) deliberated for about 45 minutes last Tuesday night, July 16, before coming to a consensus to make Thomas Cole the next city administrator. The board went behind closed doors to talk about the contract that was offered to Cole. The board approved the...
Cardinals Rumors: John Mozeliak gives a sobering update on state of the trade market
We are officially a week away from the MLB Trade Deadline and the St. Louis Cardinals are firmly in the "buyers" category as they navigate trade conversations. Unfortunately, many of the teams around baseball are still trying to figure out where they stand. Tom Ackerman of KMOX asked John Mozeliak...
Jenna Bush Hager Let It Slip When Hallmark-Chiefs Christmas Movie Will Premiere
The new Hallmark Countdown To Christmas movie Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story is the biggest Christmas and NFL news this summer. Starring Hunter King and Tyler Hynes, this film is the first collaboration between the NFL and Hallmark. Moreover, this new Christmas movie has a lot of special cameos including Today Show host Jenna Bush Hager.
Teachers union sues MOHELA in federal court, says it mismanaged millions of student loans
A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses a quasi-governmental organization based in Missouri of illegally overcharging and actively misleading student loan borrowers. The American Federation of Teachers filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. against the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, better known as MOHELA. The lawsuit claims the student loan servicer illegally deducted payments from borrowers’ bank accounts without consent, misinformed borrowers about paperwork deadlines, failed to timely process application for loan relief and...
Groups see progress in reducing homelessness in Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — New numbers show groups are progressing in the fight to reduce homelessness. According to The National Alliance to End Homelessness, on any given night between 2014 and 2019, 5,833 people in Missouri experienced homelessness, a decrease of 19 percent over the same period. That averages ten homeless people per 10,000 people in Missouri.
Pulse thunderstorms and their formation
As Mid-Missouri sits into later portions of July, isolated pulse thunderstorms remain a possibility most days this week. Just southeast of Mid-Missouri, pulse thunderstorms can be observed towards Cape Girardeau. These single celled storms have brought lighting, brief wind gusts, and moderate downpours across isolated areas, but remain short lived falling well short of becoming strong enough to become severe warned cells.
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