Police Seek Hit-&-Run Driver in Ste. Genevieve County
STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking for help to find a hit-and-run driver. A bicyclist was struck just before 5:30 Tuesday evening on Missouri Route F, 1.3...
View ArticleMo. State Museum Plans Night Programs Next Year
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri State Museum inside the state Capitol will hold extended hours on select days next year. The state museum will be open until 8 p.m. the first Wednesday of each...
View ArticleOfficer Wounded, Suspect Killed in Shootout in Farmington
FARMINGTON, Mo. (KMOX) – Investigators are in Farmington, Missouri today after one officer was wounded and the suspect killed during an attempted arrest shortly after midnight. According to police the...
View ArticleMissourians Among Most “Sleep Deprived” In The Nation
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (KMOX) – If you find yourself taking a long time to feel fully awake once your alarm clock goes off, you’re not alone. Missouri ranks near the top of the list of the “Most Sleep...
View ArticleThousands Of Claims Still Pouring In After April 28th Hailstorm
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Repair shops and insurance companies remain busy, more than two weeks after a powerful windstorm tore through St. Louis, leaving one person dead and dumping up to softball-sized...
View ArticleOverturned Cattle Truck Causes Udder Chaos On I-64
CASEYVILLE, Ill. (KMOX) - A semi hauling cattle to market overturned early Monday, resulting in dozens of cows falling onto I-64 and major traffic headaches for Metro East commuters. It happened...
View ArticleUPDATED: Dump Truck Backs Over, Kills Highway Worker
Updated @ 1:30 p.m. BLOOMSDALE, Mo. (KMOX)- A highway worker was killed Monday morning along I-55 about an hour’s drive south of St. Louis in what officials are calling a tragic accident. The man was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Race Car Slams Into Crowd At Missouri State Fair
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Five spectators were injured at the Missouri State Fair on Sunday night when an off-duty officer lost control of a modified police car in a charity race. It was one of two crashes...
View ArticleDon’t Forget! Last Day To Register To Vote In Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMOX) - Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan is reminding eligible state residents to register to vote by the end of the day Wednesday, October 10th, in order to take part...
View ArticleFranklin County Officals Pay Close Attention To Supreme Court Case
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MO (KMOX) – After a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union a year ago, Franklin County officials are paying close attention to a New York court case regarding the separation...
View ArticleSt. Louis City Schools Only Rate “Fair” With State Auditor’s Office
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - By a very narrow margin the St. Louis Public School District received a rating of “Fair” from the office of Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich Wednesday. That’s the same rating as...
View ArticlePetersen leaves Boise State football for Washington
Washington has its new head football coach, Chris Petersen. He left Boise State on Friday, where he was 92-12 in eight seasons with the Broncos. The Huskies made the announcement Friday morning after...
View ArticleState Of St. Louis: 2014 Is Very Important For Regional Growth
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – As St. Louis gets ready to turn 250 years old in 2014 there’s reason for a lot of pride and optimism, tinged by some concern and regret. That was the running theme of comments made...
View ArticleIndex Reveals Healthiest and Happiest State
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Which state has the healthiest and the happiest residents? Missouri or Illinois? It looks like Illinois leads Missouri when it comes to assessing the well-being of its residents...
View ArticleIllinois Now Accepting FOID Applications Online
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) – The state of Illinois has been taking applications for concealed licenses (CCL) via internet for some time. What the state hasn’t had is a way to apply online for a Firearm...
View ArticleSenate Passed Prescription Drug Monitoring Act
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMOX Capitol Bureau) – The Senate passed a bill to make Missouri the final state to establish a state prescription drug monitoring program. The bill would allow a government...
View ArticleEffort Continues to Elevate Cahokia Mounds to National Historic Park
FAIRMONT CITY, Ill. (KMOX) – “Cahokia Mounds and its surrounding sites are as significant as the Pyramids of Egypt,” and that’s why Ed Weilbacher, with Heartlands Conservancy, says the push continues...
View ArticleBird Flu Virus Creeps Across Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A strain of bird flu responsible for the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys in several states is spreading across Missouri. The Missouri Department of Agriculture confirmed...
View ArticleGov. Bruce Rauner: Illinois Can’t Bail Out Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner says the state of Illinois can’t afford to bail Chicago out of its financial problems. The Republican governor delivered a rare speech to the Chicago City Council on...
View ArticleRight-to-Work Supporters Prepare for Possible Veto
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMOX) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon hasn’t said he will veto House Bill 116, which would make Missouri a so-called “Right-to-Work” state, but is clear about his non-support of the...
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