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First Alert: Warmer, more humid this afternoon

The next few days are looking nice with partly-cloudy skies and temperatures sitting in the mid-80s until Sunday.

This afternoon is looking partly cloudy and warmer with a bit more humidity.

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The Prospect League will be welcoming two new teams who will start playing baseball in the...

Prospect League welcomes two new teams

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SEMO will once again have a resource center for LGBTQ students. The university decided the...

Southeast Missouri State University to reopen LGBTQ resource center after students voice concern

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This funding will go to areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and...

President Biden approves Missouri disaster declaration

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Still image from a surveillance video showing Tommy Boyd walking out of Mercy Hospital South.

Police stress awareness, safety as search for ‘dangerous’ escaped inmate continues

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Lucas Sellem

The St. Louis County Police Department is searching for a man who escaped custody at Mercy Hospital South Thursday.

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City leaders in Carbondale are trying to make access from the city’s northeast side to the...

City leaders trying to connect northeast side of Carbondale with rest of town

Updated: 1 hour ago

By Colin Baillie

The grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation would cost taxpayers $0.

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According to DESE, more than 1,100 applications had been submitted in the first 24 hours of...

Grants of up to $1,500 offered to Missouri families to address learning loss

Updated: moments ago

By Joe McLean (KFVS)

According to DESE, more than 1,100 applications had been submitted in the first 24 hours of their availability.

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Lauren pictured with her two daughters and her sister.

West Frankfort, Ill. woman missing for 5 years, family asks for answers

Updated: 9 minutes ago

By Nicki Clark

Anyone with information surrounding Lauren’s disappearance is asked to contact the West Frankfort Police Department.

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The students have to meet a $45,000-goal or they can’t make the trip.

SEMO marching band raising funds for performance

Updated: 2 hours ago

By Jeffrey Bullard

he SEMO marching band is just one of two schools chosen from hundreds to perform at the Bands of America.

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Officials are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Affton, Missouri.

Investigation underway after officers shoot, injure man in Affton

Updated: 22 hours ago

By KMOV Staff

A man has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after exchanging shots with officers in Affton on Wednesday, according to St. Louis County Police.

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The owner of a popular pizza restaurant in southern Illinois has passed away.

Owner of Quatro’s passes away

Updated: 2 hours ago

By Amber Ruch

The owner of a popular pizza restaurant in southern Illinois has passed away.

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Jamiracle Robinson, 26, of Memphis, Tennessee, was charged with felony stealing through the...

Woman arrested in connection with shoplifting investigation at Cape Girardeau mall

Updated: 3 hours ago

By Amber Ruch

A woman was arrested in connection with a shoplifting investigation at West Park Mall.

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Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a bus crash in New York that killed one person and...

Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others

Updated: 25 minutes ago

By The Associated Press

State police said the wreck happened on Interstate 84 in the town of Wawayanda.

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JALC and title sponsor Oasis outdoors will be hosting a fun-filled weekend for everything...

Hunting and Fishing Days returning to JALC Campus

Updated: 3 hours ago

By Josh Seabaugh

A southern Illinois tradition will return to the Carterville Campus of John A. Logan College on September 23 and 24.

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Jonathon L. Hunt, 23, was identified as the person of interest. He is described as 6-feet,...

Centralia, Ill. police looking for person of interest after shooting

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Amber Ruch

Police are looking for a person of interest in a shooting that injured one person.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is welcomed to the Capitol in Washington, by House...

Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to US lawmakers on war progress as some Republican support softens

Updated: 26 minutes ago

By The Associated Press and ELLEN KNICKMEYER, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK

Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House, speak with U.S. military leaders at the Pentagon and stop at Capitol Hill to talk privately with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate.

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Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, S.C. Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023....

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge

Updated: 8 hours ago

By The Associated Press and JAMES POLLARD and JEFFREY COLLINS

Alex Murdaugh is serving life without parole in a South Carolina prison for shooting his wife and son.

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Guns N’ Roses return to the road on a massive 2023 World Tour produced by Live Nation,...

Guns N’ Roses officially cancels St. Louis show

Updated: 8 hours ago

By Rheanna Wachter

Guns N’ Roses has canceled their St. Louis concert.

Crime

Paul West, 53 of Mayfield, Ky., was indicted by a Graves County Grand Jury on multiple sexual...

Mayfield man indicted on multiple sex offenses involving children

Updated: 9 hours ago

By Marsha Heller

A Graves County Grand Jury has indicted a Mayfield man on multiple sexual offenses involving children.

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More than 50 different vendors attended the Carbondale fair on Wednesday, September 20.

State lawmakers host senior health fairs in southern Ill.

Updated: 7 hours ago

By Marsha Heller

More than 50 different vendors attended the Carbondale fair on Wednesday, September 20.

First Alert: Warmer, more humid this afternoon

Prospect League welcomes two new teams

Southeast Missouri State University to reopen LGBTQ resource center after students voice concern

President Biden approves Missouri disaster declaration

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Police stress awareness, safety as search for ‘dangerous’ escaped inmate continues

City leaders trying to connect northeast side of Carbondale with rest of town

Grants of up to $1,500 offered to Missouri families to address learning loss

West Frankfort, Ill. woman missing for 5 years, family asks for answers

SEMO marching band raising funds for performance

Investigation underway after officers shoot, injure man in Affton

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Owner of Quatro’s passes away

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Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to US lawmakers on war progress as some Republican support softens

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge

Guns N’ Roses officially cancels St. Louis show

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