Fuess Homers Spark Rascals Win

Brian Fuess hit two home runs leading the River City Rascals over the Richmond Roosters 10-3. Fuess leads the Frontier League with 63 RBI’s. River City is 37-25 on the season.

Elderly man eludes searchers

Searchers are looking for an elderly Newton County man missing from his home since last Thursday. Robert Putman, 78, suffers from senile dementia and a heart condition. Searchers are back in the fields around Putman’s Granby home today trying to find the man....

Car accident victim murdered

What appeared to be a routine traffic accident has turned into a murder investigation. Police answering a call that a car had hit a building found the driver, Sikeston resident Sheila Box, seriously hurt. It was discovered she’d been shot in the chest. Police...

Teen killed in failed carjacking

An attempted carjacking has left a 14-year-old boy dead. Two other young men are in the hospital in critical condition. Police Sergeant Floyd Mitchell believes three armed suspects approached the victims car last night and demanded the car. As the victims tried to...

Power outages strike KC again

At least 20,000 Kansas City residents are still without power after two storms rolled through the area yesterday. At its worst, 50,000 customers were in the dark. Tom Robinson with Kansas City Power & Light says crews worked through the night and now help is...

Wind destroy 3 planes

High winds last night broke the tie-down ropes on three airplanes at an airport in Fulton and destroyed them. The wind flipped one plane on top of another and blew another one about 250 yards. John Raney with the Fulton Flying Service says three hangars were unroofed,...

Troy nurse seeing stars

As if introducing the President weren’t enough, a nurse practitioner from Troy is getting a second dose of fame. Doug Bouldin, a nurse at Lincoln County Memorial Hospital, appeared with President Clinton last month. Now he’s been drafted to speak at the...

Tax credits improving neighborhoods

Nearly 150 organizations are benefiting from $18 million dollars in state tax credits aimed at revitalizing Missouri neighborhoods. State Department of Economic Development spokesman Kristi Jamison says the awards continue the work of the Neighborhood Assistance...

Don’t shake, massage

Missouri’s Children’s Trust Fund is starting some pilot programs to teach people that they can’t make a baby stop crying by shaking the child. Executive director Bill Heberle says the programs at hospitals in Columbia, Independence, and Jefferson...

Voters to decide campaign financing

A ballot initiative to change the way political campaigns are financed in Missouri will be on the ballot in November. Scott Mills of the group Missouri Voters For Fair Elections says this will be money candidates can count on, when they might otherwise think it would...

Low turnout predicted

A lot of races for party nominations will be decided throughout the state today as Missouri voters go to the polls to cast ballots in primary elections. Still, Secretary of State Bekki Cook expects a light turnout and says the fact it’s summertime has a lot to...

Commentary: Pre-Season Costs the Fans

There are few things in life less meaningful than NFL preseason games. For the most part, they exist for one reason, and one reason only: greed. By forcing season ticket holders to buy tickets to two preseason games, NFL owners can fleece fans for more of their...