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Eureka Fire names Barthelmass next chief; Brown set to retire
The Eureka Fire Protection District will have a new chief by the end of this year. Board of Directors members voted unanimously June 27 to name Assistant Chief Scott Barthelmass the successor to Chief Greg Brown, who will retire later this year, said Pat Feder, Board of Directors chairman. “I...
FS1 NFL analyst makes bold Chiefs claim
Back-to-back Super Bowl championships have led to many in the sports media realm beginning to call the Kansas City Chiefs a “dynasty”. And as far as FS1 NFL analyst LeSean McCoy is concerned, the Chiefs have nothing to worry about in terms of competition within their conference. On FS1’s Speak, the topic of which AFC Read more... The post FS1’s LeSean McCoy declares there are ‘no threats’ to Chiefs in AFC appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Joe Buck set to call a Cardinals game, and the opponent brings even more nostalgia
Back on May 24th, the St. Louis Cardinals were set to take on the Chicago Cubs at home for the first time during the 2024 season, and something special was set to happen that Friday night. While much of the festivities that week were leading up to the debut of their City Connect uniforms on Saturday, Friday night's game was set to pay homage to baseball history by reuniting the Buck/Caray families for an iconic broadcast.
STL Fest 2024 set for Sunday
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Family-friendly STL Fest 2024 will kick off at noon on Sunday with many fun activities. The event will open with a block party from noon until 5 p.m. at The Big Top at 3401 Washington Avenue. The party will feature games, live performances, food and vendors and more.
Bullriding tour hits Galena in honor of Cayson Hall
GALENA, Mo. — The LJ Jenkins Bullriding Tour is stopping by Galena to honor Cayson Hall, the young bull rider who nearly died when a bull’s horn hit him in the neck. The Cayson Hall Benefit Bull Blast event will take place tonight at 8 p.m. at the Stone County Event Center Arena. Cayson Hall […]
🎥Crews rescue four stranded in floodwaters south of Kansas City
KANSAS CITY —Emergency crews rescued four people who were stranded in flood waters south of Kansas City. Just after 9 p.m. Thursday, the Cass County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the area of Purvis Road. north of 203rd Street in Pleasant Hill, according to a media release. Four people...
Coast Guard temporarily shuts down boat travel on Missouri River
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The U.S. Coast Guard has temporarily shut down traffic on the Missouri River across almost the entire Show-Me State due to high water levels and levee conditions. The Coast Guard has put a “safety zone” in effect from mile marker 22 – in St. Charles...
Chiefs Headliners, 07·06·24
Who’s to say everyone needs a vacation. As a teacher, the summer was always a needed break from the constant attention we had to give to our students. As a writer, it’s a different story altogether. My fellow Chiefs writers all say they need a break. I beg to differ. However, this year… for some reason… I need a break. The following article represents a kind of break. So, I’ll post pieces by other writers and podcasters with the hope of fulfilling our need for Chiefs content while simultaneously taking a short break from it all.
Two hurt in motorcycle crash on Highway 54 near Eldon
Two people were hurt in a motorcycle crash Friday near Eldon. It happened at 7:25 pm on Highway 54 at Highway 52, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online crash report. Jimmie Coleman, 50, of North Liberty, Iowa, was driving a 2019 Harley Davidson westbound. The report states that...
PETA's "Hell on wheels" visits local St. Joseph Chick-fil-A on Friday, July 5th
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Around 12:30 pm on Friday, July 5th, 2024, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) parked their "Hell on Wheels" demonstration truck near the entrance of Chick-fil-A at the Shoppes at North Village in St. Joseph, Missouri. The truck's design replicates a chicken truck that moves chickens to slaughterhouses. The truck also played sounds of chickens with alleged subliminal messaging every ten seconds to "go vegan" on a speaker connected to the truck. PETA's "Chicken Truck Driver" Sky Morgan said St. Joseph is one of many stops in the journey across the United States this summer, "You don't have to look far for animal abuse, and this is right where I wanted to be today."
Mizzou Baseball Stars Shine in Professional Leagues: Tigers Take on the Major Leagues
University of Missouri baseball has a rich tradition of player development with over 200 Tigers making it to professional baseball, including 49 reaching the majors. Currently, 24 former Mizzou student-athletes are active in professional baseball leagues, with four competing in the big leagues. The journey of these Tigers from college to the major leagues is being chronicled weekly in this series.
Construction to start later this year on $14M trail connecting CityPark to Midtown
ST. LOUIS — Construction is expected to begin later this year on a stretch of the Brickline Greenway that connects with St. Louis City SC’s CityPark stadium. The project includes a new 0.85-mile trail along Market Street from Compton Avenue and 22nd Street, connecting CityPark and Harris-Stowe State University. The path’s construction could begin in September, said Susan Trautman, CEO of regional trail district Great Rivers Greenway.
Missouri’s Poverty Level – Are You Poor & Not Even Know It?
Wealth can be a subjective term. What is rich to one person might seem like a pittance to someone else. Do you actually know what Missouri's poverty level is? Do you know that you might be poor (by state standards) and not even know it?. I don't want to cross...
Payment backlog leaves Missouri child care providers desperate, on the brink of closing
The Downtown Children's Center in St. Louis, Missouri, was able to stay open for working families during the pandemic by using federal grants (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). This spring, the state of Missouri owed Kimberly Luong Nichols $5,000 in backlogged payments for children at her Kansas City daycare who were part...
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