During Local 6 at 6, our Skytracker tower recorded it over west Kentucky. 

The team is using several variables to extrapolate the balloon's journey from its 2:13 p.m. sighting near Kansas City, Missouri at 50,000 feet.

The Dorena Hickman Ferry has reopened after ice buildup on the landing ramps and ferry decks caused it to shut down service on Thursday. 

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says they will begin approving requests to convert existing medical marijuana facilities to "comprehensive" ones on Friday. 

"Baseball diamonds weren't exactly designed with wheelchairs and crutches in mind."

The Dorena-Hickman Ferry will remain closed until ice on the landing ramps and ferry deck melts, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says. 

Here's a look at some of the photos you've been sending us of this week's wintry weather! 

Several colleges and universities in the Local 6 area have canceled Monday evening classes due to icy conditions in the forecast. 

Prosecutors said at the trial that the man met his victims on social media, then gave them alcohol or drugs before attacking them, usually at his grandmother's house.

SIKESTON, MO — A Georgia man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Sikeston, Missouri, couple, authorities announced Friday. 

The Dorena-Hickman Ferry has halted operations for the remainder of the day due to high winds, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says. 

Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden's comments to reporters Thursday signal that restrictions on transgender student athletes have a good chance of passing this year. He also says Senate Republicans want to ban minors from getting gender-affirming surgery. 

A Jackson, Missouri, woman was arrested this week after she allegedly stole guns from a home along Missouri Route 34. 

A New Madrid County student was detained after reportedly making a "threatening social media post," the New Madrid County R1 School District announced on Wednesday. 

In 2022, 1,672 children and teenagers under 17 were killed by gun violence and 4,476 were injured, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit organization tracking injuries and deaths by gunfire since 2014.

Is your child's car seat installed properly? The Cape Girardeau Fire Department says over 46 percent aren't. That's why they're hosting a free car seat check event on Friday, Jan. 27 at Cape Girardeau Fire Station #3. 

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) took to Twitter yesterday to announce his intention to introduce legislation banning TikTok nationwide, saying the popular social media platform is "China's backdoor into Americans' lives."

According to a Facebook post by the department, police responded to a shots fired call in the 800 block of Southwest Street. After arriving on scene officers found a married couple with gunshot wounds.

All five inmates who fled a Missouri detention center this week have been captured, authorities said.

For customers who use Ameren Missouri, you may see an increase of about $3.48 a month on your electric bill.

Missouri lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at prohibiting the teaching of so-called critical race theory in its public grade schools — even though the state's largest teachers' union says the concept is not presently a part of schools' curricula — and requiring the state to develop a training program to teach American patriotism.

A group of religious leaders has filed a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s abortion ban, saying lawmakers openly invoked their religious beliefs while drafting the measure, thereby imposing those beliefs on others who don’t share them.

Both the Dorena-Hickman and Cave-in-Rock ferries are halting operations for the remainder of the day due to high winds, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says. 

The massive investment in I-70 is part of a nearly $52 billion budget proposal unveiled by the Republican governor. The rough plan for I-70 includes widening the highway in suburban Kansas City, the Columbia area and suburban St. Louis near Wentzville, where the road is notorious for congestion.

Malek pledged to safeguard taxpayer dollars, promote Missouri’s state-run savings programs and “promote the promise of America" in his new role.

Lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives this week adopted a stricter dress code for women as part of a new rules package, and now requires them to cover their shoulders by wearing a jacket like a blazer, cardigan or knit blazer.

Applications should be submitted to the Missouri State Fair and must be postmarked by Feb. 1. A total of 55 scholarships will be awarded, amounting to $93,000.

Lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives this week adopted a stricter dress code for women as part of a new rules package, and now requires them to cover their shoulders by wearing a jacket like a blazer, cardigan or knit blazer.

 If you have any information on a shots fired incident around noon Friday in Cape Girardeau, police ask you to contact the department.

KENNETT, MO — Firefighters responding to a house fire Friday morning in Kennett, Missouri, found two people dead inside the home, the local fire department says. 

Perry County School District 32 closed all campuses to staff, students, and visitors Friday, SunTimes News reported, after receiving two threats in three days.

Some Missourians are now eligible to have their misdemeanor and felony marijuana records expunged following the passage of Amendment 3 in 2022's midterm election, KSDK reports.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A former Missouri City police officer will be executed on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined a stay of execution, the SCOTUS blog announced in a tweet.

Southeast Missouri University students are returning to campus Tuesday after a Monday water outage caused closures.

Police say the man’s sibling was a student at the school.

The university says the campus-wide outage was caused by a valve that was ruptured during work on the campus' utility tunnels project. 

A Cape Girardeau K-9 officer received a special new addition to his wardrobe — one that could possibly save his life some day. 

Leigh Ann Bauman was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, but the county prosecutor says he charges have been dismissed. 

Missouri lawmakers returned to work Wednesday for a session that Republican leaders have said will focus on issues including making it harder to amend the state Constitution.

Missouri on Tuesday is scheduled to execute Amber McLaughlin, a transgender woman convicted of a 2003 murder, who has sought clemency from the governor in part because the jury at her trial did not vote for a death sentence.

“She was shaking from her toes to the top of her head,” Crowley said. The woman reportedly had duct tape and a padlocked metal collar around her neck and ligature marks on her wrists. “I think I was put there to help her.” 

Local 6 has activated a Weather Authority Alert for late Monday night into early Tuesday morning for the potential for a few severe thunderstorms and heavy rain.

The Missouri Veterans Commission will host two free clinics to assist veterans in planning their wills during the month of January.

Officers responded to a residence at about 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29 for a report of assault. The suspect left the residence before the officers arrived.

A judge has rejected Missouri lawmaker's effort to stop Planned Parenthood from receiving any public funding.

Three people are facing felony charges after an undercover drug investigation led to their arrests at a Casey's General Store in Missouri. Officers say they recovered a large quantity of methamphetamine — as well as Fentanyl and prescription medications — as a result of the investigation.  

Due to a generator issue, the Osage Centre is not open. The Shawnee Park Center will open as a warming center site in its place.

As of this morning, Gov. Andy Beshear said there were 24,074 power outages across the state. Crews are out and working to resolve this issue, but what do you do if you're one of the 24,000 without power?

Three people are displaced — but uninjured — following an early morning electrical fire in Cape Girardeau. 

About 1,300 Cape Girardeau residents are without power Friday morning due to a transformer fire and a downed powerline,. Due to the freezing temperatures, the city is opening a warming center at Osage Center until power is restored.