Richards, Missouri native Everett Forkner received the livestock industry’s highest award, the 2020 Saddle and Sirloin Portrait. November 15, 2020 9:52 PM Andi Sioteco Posted: November 15, 2020 9:52 PM NEVADA, Mo. – Over in Vernon County today, a special ceremony where Richards, Missouri native Everett Forkner received the livestock […]
Day: November 15, 2020
Meet a 100-year-old St. Louis area veteran
ST CHARLES, Mo. — At the Boulevard Senior Living Community in St. Charles, one resident believes you don’t have to live forever. You just have to live. “I like to keep going,” Velma Jesse said. Jesse, 100 years old, is a mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is also a […]
Springfield woman tells the story of her abuse
Janice Thompson suffered in a domestic violence situation. Her abuser later assaulted and shot others. Source link
Carl Junction police need your help
November 15, 2020 9:53 PM Mike Mahoney Posted: November 15, 2020 9:53 PM CARL JUNCTION, Mo. – The Carl Junction Police Department has kicked off their Shop with a Cop campaign for the holidays and they need your help! The CJPD reached out on social media, saying they’ve got their […]
Cori Bush says Republican colleagues called her ‘Breonna’
WASHINGTON — Missouri Representative-elect Cori Bush (D) said on Friday a few of her Republican colleagues called her Breonna as she wore a face mask with Breonna Taylor’s name on it. Bush made her debut in Congress that day. Earlier this month, she became the first Black woman to represent […]
BBB warns of COVID clinical study text message scam
Don’t click the link. Delete the text, and move on. That’s the message from the Springfield office of the Better Business Bureau as reports of a new text-messaging scam are making their way around the country. “They come and go in cycles,” Stephanie Garland, regional BBB director, told the News-Leader this week. […]
Good times at the Gobble Swap
November 15, 2020 10:01 PM Mike Mahoney Posted: November 15, 2020 10:01 PM JOPLIN, Mo. – Thru the Looking Glass in Joplin held its second swap meet for the year on Sunday with about 13 vendors participating in the Gobble Swap. Thru the Looking Glass owner Lucas Sarakinis says that […]
Missing man in St. Louis: 79-year-old with dementia
ST. LOUIS — Police in St. Louis are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing man. Anthony Lammert was last seen around 5 p.m. at the Charter Senior Living at 6543 Chippewa St. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the 79-year-old has dementia and is not […]
St. Louis news: Man shot in south city
ST. LOUIS — An investigation is underway after a man in his 20s was shot in south St. Louis Sunday night. Officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to Potomac Street and Arkansas Avenue, which is along the edge of the Gravois Park neighborhood, around 8:10 p.m. The […]
COVID-19: Car parade held for Matt Johnson at hospital
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A car parade was held on Sunday for World Wide Technology Raceway Hall of Famer Matt Johnson. Johnson is currently battling COVID-19 at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital. Some of his old drag racing friends wanted to join in on the parade to help lift […]
Mask mandate takes effect for Nevada School District Monday
November 15, 2020 7:48 PM Kate Kelley Posted: November 15, 2020 7:48 PM NEVADA, Mo. – The Nevada R-5 School District will implement a mask mandate for grades 6-12 starting Monday, Nov. 16. School officials made the announcement early Sunday afternoon. All NHS students must wear masks before entering the […]
St. Louis news: Man shot at gas station
ST. LOUIS — A man was injured after being shot at a gas station in north St. Louis Sunday afternoon. According to a police report from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, a 47-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his shoulder in the 8400 block of Hall […]
St. Louis news: 2 men injured in Walnut Park West shooting
Two men were found with gunshot wounds around 4:35 p.m. Sunday ST. LOUIS — Police are investigating after two men were shot in north St. Louis Sunday afternoon. Officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 5600 block of Hiller Place around 4:35 p.m. This is in […]
St. Louis woman creates, sells toxic free nail polish
“I took that information, and I tapped into nail polish because we don’t necessarily talk about the harsh chemicals found in nail polishes,” Robinson said ST. LOUIS — Ten years ago, Juliet Robinson found a lump. “When they called me at seven o’clock in the evening to tell me I […]
St. Louis news: Teen shot by 11-year-old in Penrose neighborhood
ST. LOUIS — Police are investigating after a 16-year-old boy was shot by an 11-year-old boy on Saturday morning in St. Louis. According to a police report from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to the 4900 block of Margaretta, which is in the Penrose neighborhood, around 11:55 […]
Better Business Bureau study shows the way people give back has changed this year
The pandemic has shifted the attitudes of many when it comes to giving back. November 15, 2020 6:09 PM Kaitlyn Shive Posted: November 15, 2020 6:09 PM JOPLIN, Mo. – With the holidays coming up and the thought of giving back on people’s minds, the Better Business Bureau conducted a […]
Gannett launches Southwest Missouri High School Sports Awards series
The Southwest Missouri High School Sports Awards is a nine-month student athlete recognition program that culminates in a star-studded, on-demand broadcast show, featuring the biggest names in professional sports and the top student athletes from the Springfield area. Honorees for 21 state sanctioned sports will be announced throughout the year […]
S&T planning to resume on-campus classes after Thanksgiving break
Missouri S&T plans to resume on-campus classes following Thanksgiving break, Missouri S&T Chancellor Mo Dehghani announced tonight (Sunday, Nov. 15). In an email to campus, Dehghani cited the relatively low incidence of COVID-19 cases among the university population as a reason for returning to campus “to complete this semester as […]
St. Louis news: 2 men injured in Walnut Park West shooting
Two men were found with gunshot wounds around 4:35 p.m. Sunday ST. LOUIS — Police are investigating after two men were shot in north St. Louis Sunday afternoon. Officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 5600 block of Hiller Place around 4:35 p.m. This is in […]
Discussion about guns and domestic violence, in Springfield
Guns are a major driver of domestic violence in Missouri, which has the second-highest rate in the nation of women murdered by men. Springfield has the highest rate of domestic violence in the state. Join American Public Square at Jewell, The Kansas City Star and the Springfield News-Leader at 12:30 […]