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Fans Feel Bad for Taylor Swift After Patrick Mahomes Calls Out Travis Kelce
The Kansas City Chiefs' entire roster reported to training camp earlier this week, reuniting quarterback Patrick Mahomes with his best friend and most reliable target, tight end Travis Kelce. With such a busy offseason, Kelce and his older brother, Jason Kelce, announced that their wildly popular ...
Missouri woman serving life sentence for murder freed from prison
A Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison on a murder conviction has been freed after her attorney had established evidence of “actual innocence.” 64-year-old Sandra Hemme was released from the Chillicothe Correctional Center this week after her sentence was overturned in June by a judge who threatened to hold Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office in contempt if they continued to try to stop the ruling. Hemme had been serving a life sentence after she was twice convicted of the murder of Patricia Jeschke in 1980. Due to her long incarceration, she is not eligible for social security.
Western Missouri Braces for Dangerous Heatwave This Weekend
Kansas City, MO – Western Missouri is set to experience a significant heatwave starting today, with temperatures climbing into the upper 80s to lower 90s. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Kansas City warns that temperatures will rise above normal levels as we head into the weekend, potentially bringing dangerous heat conditions.
Gas station shooting in north St. Louis under investigation
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A gas station shooting that happened Tuesday night near Union and Bircher is under investigation. Police say one person suffered minor injuries around 11:42 p.m. First Alert 4 crews were on the scene and saw dozens of shell casings in the parking lot,...
Teen dead, 5 injured after violent 2-vehicle crash near Kansas City
JACKSON COUNTY —One teen died and five others were injured in an accident just after 9p.m. Tuesday in Jackson County, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Honda HR-V driven by Preston A. McCarty, 18, Holden, Missouri, and a 2008 Chevy Cobalt driven by Nathanel J. Jankura, 19, Holden, Missouri, were both southbound on U.S. 50 at Milton Thompson Road.
Despite Parson’s monetary cut to expand I-44, drivers can still expect improvements
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Lawmakers wanted to spend three-quarters of a billion dollars to expand parts of Interstate 44 to six lanes, but the governor slashed some of the funding. The General Assembly approved $730 million to widen I-44 from Rolla to Joplin, but Gov. Mike Parson said since the pre-work on the interstate isn’t […]
New York City native opens vegan café in downtown Columbia
City of Columbia officials recently marked the grand opening of a new café downtown during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. More Vegan Café, located at 4622 North Main St., officially opened in March in the...
Missouri man faces execution in two months despite DNA mismatch
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KFVS) - Marcellus Williams has maintained since 1998 that he’s innocent of the murder of local newspaper reporter Felicia Gayle in a St. Louis suburb. Williams was convicted and received the death penalty in 2001. The original conviction hinged not on physical evidence but on the testimony of two witnesses. It wasn’t until 2015 that DNA testing of the murder weapon was allowed, and found a profile not matching that of Williams.
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