Kansas City, MO (KTRS) Missouri schools are making the grade. That’s according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Annual Performance Reports, which was released Monday morning. It shows that all of the state’s public school district’s qualify for at least a provisional seal of approval from the state. This is good news…
CUSHING, Okla. (AP) – A 5.0-magnitude earthquake centered near one of the world’s key oil hubs has triggered fears the temblor may have damaged key infrastructure and rendered century-old downtown buildings unsafe in the latest Oklahoma town rattled by increasingly strong quakes. Cushing Assistant City Manager Jeremy Frazier told a late-night news conference that a…
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (AP) – A small college in southwest Missouri is banning its students from drinking alcohol. The Springfield News-Leader reports that College of the Ozarks, a private Christian institution in Point Lookout, sent a recent email alerting students to a change in the college’s “zero tolerance” alcohol and drug policy. The longstanding rule…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Big changes are on the horizon in Missouri government. Most of the statewide offices will see new faces following Tuesday’s election. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon is prohibited by term limits from seeking a third term, as is Treasurer Clint Zweifel. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is leaving, too, after an unsuccessful bid…
( KTRS ) The Major Case Squad of greater St. Louis is looking for witnesses who may have seen a murder victim before he was killed. Authorities say the victim, 23 yr old Kiron Carter, would have been driving it before noon on Friday. The pick-up was reported stolen on November 1st. Authorities continue to…
Police have identified the man found dead in Bel-Ridge Friday evening. Authorities report that the victim has been identified as 19 yr old Michael Gales. Police were called around 5:30pm Friday to the 4200 block Springdale for a report of shots fired. On Arrival police found Gales dead in the drivers seat of his vehicle.…
( KTRS ) A second teen has died from their injuries after a fatal crash in Jennings. Police report that the accident happened Friday night after the vehicle struck a tree. At the time of the crash there were six teens in the car. One teen, identified as 16 yr old Theodore Barnett III, died…
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(KTRS) – Two boys are dead along with their father after an apparent murder/suicide. The incident began when Christopher Cadenbach took his two sons, five-year old Ethan and four-year old Owen. The boys’ mother called police and an Amber Alert was issued. Around 8 p.m. Saturday a park ranger at Cliff Cave County Park reported…