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Sanders introduces pilot program to reduce cell phone use in public schools
(The Center Square) - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is including a plan to limit cell phone use in schools as part of a mental health pilot program. The governor asked schools on Tuesday to apply for a grant program that includes funding for pouches where students can store their phones during the school day. "The average American teen now spends nearly 5 hours a day on social media, usually...
Man from Kansas City drowns in Table Rock Lake; 4 rescued from Pomme De Terre River
KIMBERLING CITY & HERMITAGE Mo. (KY3) -The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated a drowning on Table Rock Lake Tuesday afternoon. Troopers say Christopher Moore, 61, of Kansas City got into the water in Cow Creek Cove south of Kimberling City. Moore let go of the pontoon as it drifted away, his wife found Moore after an unknown amount of time, pulled him from the water and tried to resuscitate him.
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...
CRIME STOPPERS: Woman wanted for probation violation
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Greater Springfield Area Crime Stoppers hopes you’ll help them catch Kira Rochelle Keith. A warrant is out for the arrest of Keith, 37, for violating her probation, after pleading guilty to drug charges in 2023. Keith is approximately five feet, six inches tall, weighs 150 lbs., and has black or brown hair and brown eyes.
Camden County dine and dash leads to assault investigation; family speaks to OzarksFirst
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — “I don’t want to get in the lake at all. I think that that would be very traumatizing for me,” Liahna Bertels said. Days have passed since Bertels said she was simply trying to get patrons to pay a bill at The Fish & Co. at Lake of the Ozarks when […]
Springfield mother organizes GoFundMe after shooting death of 16-year-old son
A Springfield mother is grieving after the shooting death of her 16-year-old son. On June 21, Springfield police responded to a shooting at 2832 E. Linwood St. There, officers found Davondre Thompson-Baugher with a gunshot wound. Thompson-Baugher was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries on June 23, according to police.
On Your Side Scam School: Scammers use AI technology to trick you
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - On Your Side shares several scams circulating around the Ozarks. To report a correction or typo, please email digitalnews@ky3.com. Please include the article info in the subject line of the email.
Nixa choir to perform at the 2025 National ACDA Conference
NIXA, Mo. — The Nixa Chamber Singers will be one of just a select number of choirs across the country to perform at the National American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Conference in Dallas, Texas, next year. The ACDA conference is one of the largest and most prestigious national choral conferences in the world. “[It is] […]
'Someone's going to die': Growing AC concerns, more at St. Louis senior apartment building
ST. LOUIS — "We are in urgent need," said Sharon Williams, the president of the residents' association at the Homer G. Phillips Senior Living apartment building, located near Whittier Street and Kennerly Avenue in north St. Louis. Williams told 5 On Your Side for weeks, she and many of...
Pirates give up grand slam, fall 7-4 to visiting Cardinals
Nolan Gorman hit his second career grand slam, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 on Tuesday night.Matt Carpenter dropped a soft single into left to load the bases with no outs in the fourth inning. Gorman followed with his 17th homer of the season, a 415-foot drive to left-center on a 1-2 sweeper from Mitch Keller (9-5)."I definitely think it could be the start to something," said Gorman, who is batting .192 on the season. "I think I made some strides, definitely, today with just loading, getting into a better position to hit. So, yeah, I...
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.
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