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Thompson new Mt. Vernon city code enforcement officer
Hire will also hold title of Planning and Zoning director for county seat municipality. Trent Thompson is the new Mt. Vernon code enforcement officer and director of the Planning and Zoning Department. He succeeds Terry Moore, who recently retired from public service. Joe Kelley, city administrator, introduced him to the Mt. Vernon Board of Aldermen during their meeting on Tuesday, June 28.
Court filings say plea change scheduled for Amber Waterman
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A plea change hearing has been set for Amber Waterman, a woman accused of kidnapping and murdering an Arkansas woman and her unborn baby. After multiple delays, Waterman was set to go on trial alongside her husband, Jamie, on Oct. 21 for their federal case. Now,...
Deadly Anderson house fire under investigation
ANDERSON, Mo. — A recent deadly house fire in Anderson is under further investigation. The house is located along Park Street in Anderson. Anderson fire and police chief David Abbott told us today, the fire started at around 4:00 a.m. on Monday. Once arriving and putting out the flames,...
UPDATE: Columbia’s Otscon plant to close on Halloween
More than 150 Columbia manufacturing jobs will be leaving by the end of October. 939 the Eagle’s Mike Murphy, the publisher of Comobuz, reports the Japanese manufacturer Otscon has notified the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) that it will be closing its plant on Route Z east of Columbia and permanently eliminating the positions of 160 employees who work there.
Hundreds of state workers could leave downtown St. Louis for the county
ST. LOUIS — Hundreds of state workers could soon leave the city for the county. Now, St. Louis leaders are sounding off about the potential mass exodus. The business bombshell came Tuesday during a state meeting with Governor Mike Parson and other key leaders. Local leaders said it won’t stop their efforts to give downtown a boost.
Possible microbursts roll through the Metro Tuesday night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Severe storms moved through the Metro and most of the viewing area Tuesday night, packing heavy rain and a very significant amount of wind. In fact, we had observed wind gusts of 70-90 mph as storms ripped through Unity Village and Lee’s Summit. There were plenty of other problem areas around […]
P and Z approves Cedar Hill Mill rezoning, development plan
The Cedar Hill Improvement Partnership (CHIP) is one step closer to saving the Cedar Hill Mill, erected in 1847. Members from CHIP petitioned the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission to rezone the mill, 8460 Wolf Road, from single-family residential to a planned mixed zone. The petition also included a development plan for parking on the property.
Patrick Mahomes Shares Adorable Picture of Dad Holding Him as a Baby
Patrick Mahomes made a name as one of the best quarterbacks ever to play the game of football, but his first love was apparently a different sport. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback took to social media to re-share a picture of his father, Patrick Mahomes Sr., holding Patrick when he was a baby. ...
Power outage hits Kansas City, Missouri's River Market, around 1,700 without power
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A power outage is impacting Kansas City's River Market. Evergy says they are investigating an outage that's left a little over 1,700 without power. The cause of the outage is unknown at this time. The outage has forced some businesses to close or make service...
'Queer and BLM' protesters call for a ceasefire in Gaza at Grand Pride Parade in St. Louis on Sunday
Many in the crowd that gathered for the annual Grand Pride Parade on Market Street in downtown St. Louis on Sunday, June 30, were surprised when a group of activists, some affiliated with Resist STL, began to protest Boeing, the lead sponsor of the Pride STLPride Fest 2024 parade. A number of protesters, some with their arms linked through tubes with slogans on them, such as “Black Lives for Palestine,” and “Remember Stonewall” blocked the parade for over an hour while chanting and holding signs proclaiming, "Bombs and war planes are not gay," "Cops out of Pride parade." Self-described as mostly LGBTQIA, the collective, which included five African Americans, protested the war in Gaza and what they consider Boeing’s “pinkwashing” of their production of munitions used by Israel.
Savannah police officer suspended until MSHP completes investigation
(SAVANNAH, Mo.) On July 1, 2024, the Savannah City Council decided to place Lieutenant Daniel Zeigler on paid suspension. According to a news release, the paid suspension will be in affect until the Missouri State Highway Patrol is finished with the investigation of Savannah Police K9 Horus' death. Lt. Zeigler...
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