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Auto Theft Task Force recovers stolen excavator
The Metro East Auto Theft Task Force has assisted many area police departments solve stolen vehicle cases over the years and recently recovered something a little larger than normal, an excavator. The construction item was stolen recently from a job site in Belleville but was found last Wednesday in a corn field in St. Clair County.
Kansas couple caught in van reported stolen from Missouri
SHAWNEE COUNTY –Law enforcement are investigating two suspect on multiple allegations after an arrest. Just before 11:30p.m. August 21, a sheriff's deputy located a red 1999 Plymouth Voyager that was reported stolen out of Missouri in the 1900 block of NW Topeka Boulevard, according to Shawnee County Deputy Abigail Christian.
Enhance your landscape with native seedlings from MDC’s state forest nursery
(KOAM) - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering native tree and shrub seedlings through its George O. White State Forest Nursery. These low-cost seedlings are ideal for reforestation, windbreaks, erosion control, and improving wildlife habitat and private property.
Fall in Missouri? Farmer’s Almanac Says to Get a Water Bottle
I normally accept whatever the weather is without complaining too much, but in this case I really hope Farmer's Almanac prediction for what Fall will be like in Missouri is wrong. Otherwise, we'll all need to stock up on water for multiple reasons. For the record, Fall officially begins on...
Fact checking Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's maternal health initiative
ST. LOUIS — Seventy women die every year in Missouri of pregnancy and birth complications. In December of 2023, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced a plan to improve maternal health. 5 On Your Side wanted to find out what’s been done on the state level since the announcement.
Hooters Has Suddenly Closed 3 Missouri Locations & 1 in Illinois
This has been one of the most difficult years in recent memory (2020 not withstanding) for food establishments. Hooters is no exception as they have suddenly shut the doors on numerous locations across America including 3 in Missouri and 1 in Illinois. I heard a few weeks ago that Hooters...
It’s hard for new farmers to buy land. Missouri and other states are trying to help out
Half an hour from downtown Kansas City, Joe Lau runs his fingers over the leaves of his young soybean crops. He has 24 acres worth of it in this field that should be ready to harvest in about a month and a half. Lau is a first generation farmer. He...
Mid-Missouri schools find success recruiting substitute teachers despite national shortage
Jefferson City — According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 600,000 substitute teachers filled in for more than 30 million teacher absences each year in K-12 schools across the country. However, post-COVID, school districts nationwide struggled to fill this vital position. “There’s no doubt that there are...
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