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Illinois Residents, Decline Calls From These 8 Area Codes Immediately
I don't know what it is, but my phone has been ringing off the hook nonstop with spam calls and they all come from different area codes. Has it been happening to you, too?. It's so irritating constantly declining calls all day long, especially when I've already flagged and blocked a ton of numbers from continuously re-calling. Obviously not all calls from these area codes are spam, but my phone has been super accurate in flagging those that are either spam or telemarketers trying to make a buck.
Kentucky’s process for purging voter rolls challenged in federal court
A grassroots advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Kentucky election officials alleging the state’s process for removing voters from rolls violates federally protected voting rights. The state’s top election official responded that undoing the law during a presidential election year would “sow chaos and doubt.”. Kentuckians...
Here's how Columbia, the school district and Mizzou are reacting to Parson's budget
Missouri has completed its budget year and is onto the next. This means that Gov. Mike Parson has signed and vetoed myriad line-items in the state operating budget, with definite impacts in Columbia and Boone County. The City of Columbia, Columbia Public Schools and the University of Missouri System are reacting to...
Cape Central hires former MLB pitcher as new head baseball coach
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Cape Girardeau Public Schools hired a former Major League Baseball player as the school’s new head baseball coach. Matt Palmer is a Caruthersville native. He joins the Tigers after serving as the American Leadership Academy’s high school baseball coach in Gilbert, Arizona for...
Overturned camper on I-35 shuts down northbound lanes near Hwy 291
LIBERTY, Mo. — The northbound lanes of Interstate 35 just north of Highway 291 are closed after a camping trailer overturned on the roadway Wednesday afternoon. The Liberty Police Department reported the crash just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday. All northbound lanes of I-35 have been closed due to...
Sedalia Police Reports for July 3, 2024
This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department crime reports. In the early morning hours of June 28th, Officers observed a car travelling eastbound on East Third Street, as it approached Washington Avenue. The car failed to stop until about a car length past the stop line. It continued eastbound, weaving, and driving in the middle of the road. Officers initiated a traffic stop at East 3rd Street and South Engineer Avenue. The driver was impaired and unable to operate a vehicle safely. Whitney Lynn Raymond, 36, of Sedalia, was arrested on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated (Drugs). Raymond was booked and released at the Pettis County Jail.
KC Unsolved: Family continues push to find missing teen Desirea Ferris seven years later
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Liberty teenager who went missing seven years ago is the focus of an investigation that seems close to being solved — if only police could prove what they suspect. Desirea Ferris went missing on May 2, 2017. Patti Tam’s living room stands filled...
MoDOT Kansas City hiring maintenance workers at job fair on July 20
10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, July 20, at the Belton Maintenance Facility, 17321 S. Peculiar Dr., Belton, MO 64012. At this event, MoDOT KC will be hiring for maintenance workers. You can complete your application ahead of time at modot.org/careers. If you are unable to attend the job...
A Cardinals-Rangers blockbuster to form two-headed monster with Sonny Gray
As the trade deadline approaches, it's clear that the St. Louis Cardinals are going to need some help in their starting rotation, which has exceeded expectations but only has one starter that can be counted on in the postseason, Sonny Gray. After a 15-24 start, the Cardinals looked like they...
Amare Witham, a Glendale High School basketball star, dies
Amare Witham, a Glendale basketball star with a confident attitude and so much potential, has died. Witham was entering his junior year with the Falcons. He was one of the bright young stars in the southwest Missouri sports scene who held multiple Division I offers thanks to his uncanny scoring ability. Multiple sources close...
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