The warm temperatures continue throughout our weekend into the next work and school week. A Heat Advisory is in place through 7:00pm for both Dunklin and Pemiscot counties in Missouri. The remaining counties are in heat alerts through 10:00 pm Thursday. An Excessive Heat Warning is in place for parts of SE Missouri and Southern Illinois. …
Saturday is looking like a quiet and warm summer day, but excessive heat is on the way. On Sunday, the heat and humidity will be on the rise. An Excessive Heat Watch is in place starting Sunday and lasts through Wednesday. This will likely be replaced with either a Heat Advisory or an Excessive Heat Warning, depending on how hot…
GLENALLEN, Mo. (KBSI) – A large pile of creek rock now lays spread out against the earth where homes were damaged due to floodwaters. “We’ve only got weeks. We don’t have months or years on this,” said Leonard Foster, whose family has resided in Glenallen before he was born. He says that he knew immediately what had happened to the…
MARBLE HILL, Mo. (KBSI) – Consumer specialists from the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) will be in Bollinger County on August 21 to answer insurance questions and assist residents impacted by recent flooding. They will be on-site at the Multi-Agency Resource Center in Bollinger County at the Bollinger County Health Center at 107 RT-51 in Marble Hill on Monday,…
SIKESTON, Mo (KBSI) – A new Missouri state law will go into effect on August 28 that prohibits the use of any electronic device while operating a motor vehicle. The new law will replace the current ‘hands free under 21’ law. This will affect everyone operating a vehicle regardless of age. Tyler Rowe Seargent for Sikeston Department of Public Safety…
BOLLINGER COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – For those who want to help the flood victims in Bollinger County, the United Way of Southeast Missouri posted a list of the items that are most needed at this time. Among the list is storage totes, bleach, soap, trash bags, mops and brooms. hey say to avoid clothing and non-perishable food. Bring items to…
DAISY, Mo. (KBSI) – A business owner in Daisy is preparing to host a special event to help raise awareness and money for those struggling with Alzheimer’s disease. Every 67 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer’s, according to Alzheimer’s Association. There is currently no cure. It affects millions of people. On August 26, Sarah Kellogg, owner of the Daisy Art…
MARBLE HILL, Mo. (KBSI) – The Marble Hill Baptist Church is run by Andrew Green and his wife, Penny. They’ve opened the church to victims of the flooding in Bollinger County as a place of shelter. “There’re family members and volunteers all over that have come in to help these people clean out their houses and they’re hungry, so we…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Cape Girardeau Police Department started a podcast Tuesday, August 15 as a way to better connect with the community. Public Information Officer Bobby Newton is the brains behind the new neighborhood podcast after brainstorming of a way to expand community engagement. “I thought the podcast would just be another avenue for them to stay…
Twin Bridges Campground (Source: FOX23 Multimedia Journalist Shelby Brown)MARBLE HILL, Mo. (KBSI) – People whose homes sustained significant damage from the flooding in Glen Allen, Marble Hill and surrounding communities are asked to go to the Marble Hill Baptist Church to meet with the Red Cross for assistance. American Red Cross disaster responders have been assessing damage to homes in…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Baseball teams from around the world are gathering in Cape Girardeau for the 16-18 Year Old Babe Ruth World Series which takes place August 13-20. Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau is hosting the Senior Babe Ruth World Series for the first time in the state of Missouri. It’s proving to be a home run…
Temperatures are expected to be below average by a few degrees as we head into the weekend. We do start to warm up as we head into next week. Precipitation chances are very small. We’ll start Thursday near 60 degrees and warm up in the middle 80s. This is a little below average. Overall, a below average kind of day…
CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – A Kirksey man faces several charges after Calloway County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of a man “out of control” in Murray. Kenneth Roach, 42, of Kirksey faces charges of criminal mischief 1st degree, assault 4th degree (minor injury), strangulation 2nd degree, theft by unlawful taking and public intoxication-controlled substance (excluding alcohol). Sheriff’s deputies…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – An Oak Ridge café owner is at peace after transitioning from a brick and mortar to a food truck business. Mudcat Café owner Rebecca Moore closed the doors to her café almost two months ago, but instead of stopping business completely, she opted to continue servicing customers through a food truck. “The stress of not…
Cooler than average for the next several days, but we do warm back up by the weekend. Precipitation will hold off through next week. We’ll start Wednesday off with some patchy dense fog. That may linger for a good part of the morning. The sun will come out in the afternoon and we’ll warm up, but will remain below average….
GLENALLEN, Mo. (KBSI) – The aftermath of flash floods has residents in Glenallen on edge after just recovering from an EF-2 tornado in April. “We know that everything can be cleaned up here,” said Jay Shands. He is the owner of a small convenience store and now has to clean up what is left of the debris from the flood. “My…
Miracle Ear Missouri Mission-Allie (Source: Bellmont Partners)POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KBSI) – One hundred southeast Missouri residents are receiving free hearing aids. The Miracle-Ear Foundation is giving away the hearing aids to those who cannot otherwise afford them. The ability to hear is a gift that many people take for granted, but hearing loss is more common than most people think,…
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HICKMAN COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – A road in western Kentucky was blocked after a semi hauling live chickens crashed. KY 1218/Reed Road in southeastern Hickman County was blocked by a semi crash near the 1 mile marker. This is along KY 1218/Reed Road between KY 1219 and U.S. 45, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The semi was hauling live…
GLENALLEN, Mo (KBSI) – Several campgrounds in Glenallen are almost completely submerged underwater. Early in the morning hours of August 14, floodwaters began to rush into Glenallen. The entire town had to be evacuated. Rescue teams rescued families and pets by boat. More than 300 campers had water damage at Twin Bridges Campground. Surrounding campgrounds also received water damage. Brent Mullin,…
Temperatures this time of year are normally in the upper 80s, but we won’t be close to that until the weekend. No rain is in the forecast, either. A cool start to the day on Tuesday with early morning temperatures near 60 degrees. We warm up, but not much with highs in the middle 70s. We’ll be a good 10…
MASSAC COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – Firefighters fought a fire at a 125-year-old church in Massac County. St. John’s Church suffered heavy damage when a fire broke out after it was struck by lightning around 4:49 a.m. Monday. “At one time this church would have been the center for community,” said St. John’s Church Pastor Jeff Bremer. “People didn’t drive much….
GLENALLEN, Mo. (KBSI) – Multiple emergency crews are responding to Glenallen for to help people with flooded homes after a levee breach Monday morning. Marble Hill Mayor Trey Wiginton says the town is experiencing severe flooding from rainfall Sunday night into Monday morning. That is on top of the rainfall the area received the past week. He says multiple houses…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – On Sunday, Dotta Roberts made the trip from Marble Hill to the Crisp Museum to view the artwork of late Southeast Missouri State Professor Jake Wells. Roberts had a personal reason for her visit, as she is good friends with Wells’ daughter Jeannie. “I wish I knew him better, but my family knew him quite…