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Missouri uses money, laws to push evidence-based reading instruction
If you drop into an elementary reading lesson, you might see kids learning about the long U sound, building their vocabulary or practicing how to read aloud without sounding like robots. And if you visit Kansas City Public Schools this fall, you should see all students in the same grade...
Stolen truck hits Magnolia Police vehicle, three juveniles under arrest
Three juveniles have been arrested after the stolen truck in which they were riding collided with a Magnolia Police Department truck about 11:35 p.m. Wednesday night, July 17, 2024. Magnolia Police Chief Todd Dew said Thursday afternoon that the juveniles had evidently been walking around a Magnolia neighborhood and going...
These 9 Republican candidates are running for Missouri governor
Missouri's lieutenant governor, secretary of state and a state senator are among the nine Republican candidates squaring off in the Aug. 6 primary. The winner will face Democratic and Libertarian challengers in November to determine who will succeed Gov. Mike Parson and become the 58th governor of Missouri. ...
Pine Bluff School District plans to sell old office center, schools
Pine Bluff School District officials are planning to sell the district's former administration building and two elementary schools. Members of the PBSD board facilities committee met Tuesday morning for a work session to discuss advertising for the best offers on the old multistory administration building on Sixth Avenue, as well as Indiana Street and Oak Park elementary schools. Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree explained selling the campuses would help the district eliminate the costs of insurance and upkeep for the facilities, which have been closed for years, as well as remove its liability for homeless people who she said continues to break into elementary schools.
Alabama among early favorites for Missouri 6-foot-7 5-Star OL
Jackson Cantwell released his early favorites on Thursday. Cantwell attends Nixa High School in Missouri, and he is already considered one of the nation’s top 2026 offensive tackles. He is in the running to be a consensus five-star recruit in the future. Alabama joined Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon...
Funding for new I-55 bridge 'welds anew the heart of a nation,' again, leaders say
At the Metal Museum on Thursday, state and local leaders joined Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt to celebrate plans to rebuild the Interstate 55 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas and the $393.7 million federal investment awarded as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. On July 12, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced the federal grant that would aid in the total funding of the project, which is estimated to cost between $800 million and $1 billion.
AAA: Crude oil likely behind the rise of gas prices
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — For a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, the statewide gas price average in the Natural State is $3.15, according to the AAA Arkansas Weekend Gas Watch. Compared to this day last week, the price has risen by seven cents. Today's price is two cents less per gallon compared to this day last year.
'I'll become a survivor again': Victim opens up as serial rapist is released from Arkansas prison
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A victim in a landmark Arkansas rape case is opening up after her abuser is granted parole. More than 25 years ago, a jury found Len Yates guilty of rape for using drugs on women. It made him one of the first men to be charged and convicted for using the date-rape drug known as roofies.
Arkansas Desert Storm veteran set to hike Mount Kilimanjaro
BENTON, Ark. – A veteran from Benton is heading to Africa to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain on that continent. Jeff Watts, a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, will be leading a team of 10 veterans and first responders on the expedition. They will start the climb up...
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