Stories from Thursday, August 1, 2024

KENNETT, Mo. - Just after 9:15 p.m. on a warm, humid Friday in July, Dunklin County Emergency Services dispatchers received an automated alert from Apple. The signal reported a vehicle crash. The warning recording informed dispatch of the device’s location and police responded to dispatch’s call...

Highway 25 in Stoddard County will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. As work is underway, southbound traffic will be shifted to a head-to-head configuration in the northbound lanes. This section of roadway is located from County Road 511 to U.S. Route 60 near Dexter...

Starting Friday, and running throughout the weekend, shoppers can benefit from no sales tax to purchase school-related items in order to save some money in preparation for the new school year. The sales tax holiday begins on the first Friday in August and continues through the following Sunday; and certain back-to-school purchases such as clothing, school supplies, computers and other items as defined by the statute, are exempt from sales tax for this time period only...