MO State News

  • Student loan interest rates could increase

    Updated: Fri May 31, 2013 5:41 PM

    President Obama is calling on the House of Representatives to help prevent a pending hike on student loan interest rates this July.

  • Remains of Jacque Waller found; Family releases statement

    Updated: Thu May 30, 2013 10:26 PM

    The body of a woman missing for nearly two years has been found. Jacque Waller went missing in the summer of 2011.

  • Two confirmed dead in Cape Girardeau shooting, investigation continues

    Updated: Sun Jun 9, 2013 10:51 AM

    A deadly shooting left two people in Missouri dead. Now, investigators want to know what happened.

  • Missouri school to build severe weather safe room for students

    Updated: Tue May 28, 2013 5:27 PM

    One school district in Missouri is being proactive and building a safe room to protect students from severe weather. The Scott City School District plans to build an 8,000 square foot safe room that will double as a performing arts center.

  • Replacing damaged Mo. bridge estimated at $3M

    Updated: Sun May 26, 2013 2:35 PM

    A Missouri transportation official says it will likely cost about $3 million to replace the highway overpass that partially collapsed when rail cars smashed into one of its support pillars after a cargo train collision.

  • Seven injured, overpass collapses in train collision

    Updated: Sat May 25, 2013 3:28 PM

    Seven people are injured after a freight train t-boned another at a rail intersection in southeastern Missouri early Saturday morning.

  • Cape Girardeau Police searching for bank robbery suspect

    Updated: Fri May 24, 2013 5:47 AM

    Police in Cape Girardeau, Missouri need your help finding a man they say stole money from a local bank.

  • When helping tornado victims, don't become a victim yourself

    Updated: Wed May 22, 2013 10:31 PM

    With the total of tornado damage now topping $1 billion, the people in Oklahoma are clearly in desperate need. While most Americans see an opportunity to help, there are a few that see an opportunity to cash in.

  • Making the Most out of Summer: Job Opportunities

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 10:46 PM

    Mom and dad: it may be easier for your teenager to find a summer job this year. A new state-by-state analysis of teen unemployment shows, while more companies are hiring for the summer, the number of teens without jobs is still very high.

  • Making the Most of Summer: Keeping Minds Sharp

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 8:12 PM

    Ask your child's teacher what they worry about most during the summer months. You might hear many of them talk about the dreaded summer brain drain.

  • Making the Most of Summer: Child Care Concerns

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 8:05 PM

    Many families still struggle with adequate daycare in our country. A study by the US Census shows paying for child care is the biggest financial struggle for the poor and middle class.

  • Fighting back against floodwater mosquitoes

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 6:30 PM

    It's being compared to the flood of 2011. Not the rain or the water levels, but the huge amount of mosquitoes swarming around our area that came along with that flood.

  • Build your own homemade mosquito trap

    Updated: Mon May 20, 2013 3:50 PM

    Looking for a way to battle the mosquito population around your home? Local 6 has directions for a simple, homemade trap that could help.

  • Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US

    Updated: Sat May 18, 2013 7:52 PM

    A new federal report says inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards.

  • Two arrested, face home burglary charges

    Updated: Fri May 17, 2013 10:08 PM

    Local investigators have arrested two people in connection to a series of home burglaries. The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department and Cape Girardeau City Police arrested Xavier D. Canada and Steven R. Johnson.

  • Two arrested for allegedly possessing heroin

    Updated: Fri May 17, 2013 4:46 PM

    They had drugs, and now they're in jail. That's the word from the Scott County, Missouri Sheriff's Office. Investigators charged 37-year-old Kermit Gillespie and 36-year-old Lorenzo Robinson with distribution of a controlled substance and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

  • Woman allegedly shoots, kills husband

    Updated: Wed May 15, 2013 6:51 PM

    A southeastern Missouri man died and his wife is charged with his death. According to an affidavit filed by the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department, a 911 dispatcher received a call from Victoria Isaac of Puxico, Missouri.

  • Boater dies after accident, high water to blame

    Updated: Fri May 10, 2013 9:07 PM

    The wife of a Jackson, Missouri man says her husband died while doing what he loved. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife says 51-year-old Tim Clippard died when the boat he was in hit and object under the Eggner's Ferry Bridge Thursday.

  • Missouri committee to investigate concealed-carry permit records

    Updated: Mon May 6, 2013 10:18 PM

    Missouri's house speaker is forming a committee to investigate records of concealed-carry permit owners that were allegedly released to the federal government.

  • Mississippi River forces families out of homes

    Updated: Mon May 6, 2013 6:24 PM

    The river keeps rising. The Mighty Mississippi flexes its muscles and homeowners aren't sure what to expect next.

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