JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., (KBSI) — The Missouri Department of Public Safety has notified the first 48 volunteer fire departments that they have been approved for up to $15,000 in state equipment grants. The grants are part of the state’s first Missouri Volunteer Fire Department Grant program, announced in October, and are available to small departments with annual operating budgets of…
STODDARD COUNTY, Mo., (KBSI) — The Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is warning the public to avoid contact with a hazardous liquid product known as “Octane,” which authorities say contains a Schedule I controlled substance. According to the prosecutor’s office, the product contains MDMB-4en-PINACA, a synthetic cannabinoid classified as a Schedule I substance under Missouri law. Officials said the product…
ANNA, Ill., (KBSI) — The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a burglary at the Anna Post Office. Authorities said the burglary occurred sometime between 8 p.m. Dec. 1 and 6:30 a.m. Dec. 2 at the post office located at 201 N….
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill., (KBSI) — A suspect was taken into custody Monday after deputies recovered a stolen vehicle in Williamson County. According to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at 4:53 a.m. Dec. 15 to a report of a stolen vehicle in the 500 block of Hickory Street in Bush. Later that morning, at about 11:14 a.m., deputies located…
(KBSI) Atmos Energy plans to implement daytime lane closures along 3rd Street in downtown Paducah starting Tuesday, Dec. 16 for utility work. Crews will be working between Washington and Monroe streets, or mile points 1.9 to 2.34. The project will include boring two natural gas mains perpendicular to the roadway. The first phase will include accessing sewer manholes and camera…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) – Close to 100 families gathered at the Carbondale Police Department for a community Christmas event. The Community Christmas Store has been a staple that brings the department and the community together for over 20 years. This year the community store helped close to 200 children ages 1-10. Elizabeth Sears is the Crime Victim Advocate for the Carbondale Police…
Tuesday is going to start off a little cooler than average, but we’ll try for the 40s by noon. We’ll top out in the middle 40s by the afternoon, which is really close to normal. The wind will be an issue on Tuesday, as well. Wind gusts will increase as the day wears on. After a cooler day on Tuesday,…
Sunday was one for the record books in Cape Girardeau with implications on both our low and high temperatures: 9 degrees was 2 degrees short of a new record low (7° in 2010). 21 degrees is the coldest high temperature for the date (previous 23° in 1985). Chilly temperatures continue over the next couple of hours in Cape. Low temperatures…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Parents who need a helping hand for Christmas can attend a free event in Cape Girardeau on Saturday. A local organization hopes to give hundreds of families a Christmas present for a child and a day of family fun. Impact 1 More is helping families get in the holiday spirit this weekend while also connecting…
ILLINOIS(KBSI) – Public libraries across Illinois are set to stock and administer opioid overdose reversal agents. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued a standing order which adds Illinois public libraries to the list of locations that are permitted to keep a supply of opioid overdose reversal agents on hand, and to allow trained staff to administer them in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., (KBSI) — The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), along with state and local partners, conducted a tabletop exercise Tuesday to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup events in Kansas City. Participants included the Kansas City Office of Emergency Management and other partner agencies. The exercise featured a series of simulated scenarios, including severe weather, protests,…
(KBSI) Route 19 in Shannon County will be reduced to one lane with an 8-foot 6-inch width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace several culverts under the roadway. This section of roadway is located from Route D to Riverview Drive near Eminence, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, Dec. 15 through Friday, Dec. 19 from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily….
BENTON, Mo., (KBSI) — The Scott County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that an additional charge has been filed following the arrest of Andrew Hanks during a warrant operation earlier this week. David Michael Bollinger, 38, of Benton, has been charged with hindering prosecution of a felony. According to the sheriff’s office, Bollinger admitted he knew Hanks was hiding from law…
BENTON, Mo., (KBSI) — The Scott County Sheriff’s Office says a Caruthersville man was arrested Wednesday on 13 counts of possessing child pornography. Detectives located and arrested Donnie Preston Viar without incident, according to a statement from Sheriff Derick Wheetley. Viar is being held in the Scott County Jail without bond. The charges stem from an outstanding warrant for 13…
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill., (KBSI) — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Brent H. Faucett, 32, a convicted sex offender who is required to register and is now wanted after allegedly removing his electronic monitoring device. According to the sheriff’s office, Faucett was arrested on Nov. 16, 2025, by the Marissa Police Department for…
VIENNA, Ill., (KBSI) – A Southern Illinois transit agency will begin offering free transportation within Vienna early next year as part of a pilot program aimed at reducing barriers to public transit use. Shawnee Mass Transit District Executive Director Mike Pietrowski said the initiative — launching Jan. 6, 2026 — is the result of a partnership between the transit district…
Partly cloudy skies continue for the rest of Wednesday. Temperatures continue to drop as winds out of the northwest persist into the overnight hours. Stormcast shows building cloud cover through the overnight hours, with partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies for Thursday. Our farthest northern and northeastern counties will have a chance at a few flurries late Thursday. Lows tonight…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., (KBSI) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) has arrested a Ste. Genevieve County couple following an investigation into child sexual abuse material, officials announced Wednesday. Charles R. Massa, 38, and Kristen R. Massa, 35, of Bloomsdale, were taken into custody after a Special Victims Unit investigation, assisted by the State…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) — Patrolman Newton and K-9 Chief visited St. Francis Medical Center on Wednesday after being invited by Madelyn Bandermann, a current patient and cancer survivor, to help share some Christmas cheer. The department said the officers spent the morning meeting with patients, families and staff, while K-9 Chief made “plenty of new friends.” Santa was also…
PULASKI COUNTY, Mo., (KBSI) — The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy, the county coroner and a local funeral home helped ensure two sets of cremated remains were returned to family members after they were found discarded in a dumpster Wednesday morning. According to Sheriff Stacy L. Ball, a resident near Spice Drive reported finding two urns in the…
(Video sourced: WFCN News – Swinford Media Group) MURPHYSBORO, Ill., (KBSI) — Multiple fire departments responded Wednesday to a commercial structure fire near 11th and Mulberry streets, directly behind the Jackson County Courthouse. Crews were called to the scene about an hour before reports were released. Firefighters said the blaze was contained to the second floor of the building. No…
PERRYVILLE, Mo., (KBSI) — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Ozark Land Trust (OLT) have acquired an 80-acre property on the edge of Perryville that conservationists say is critical to the survival of the federally endangered grotto sculpin. The tract contains eight sinkholes and a key entrance to the biologically rich Moore Cave system. MDC officials said the land…
MAYFIELD, Ky., (KBSI) — The Mayfield–Graves County Regional Airport has officially been designated a “Regional Airport,” Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday. Airport officials said the distinction reflects significant growth in operations and capabilities. To qualify, an airport must meet requirements including a minimum number of turbine aircraft operations, nighttime and instrument flight operations, jet fuel availability, an automated weather system,…
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., (KBSI) — The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center is seeking volunteers to support Veterans, particularly those living in the Community Living Center, as the holiday season approaches. Volunteers play a vital role across the hospital, filling gaps where staff cannot and helping enhance the daily lives of Veterans. Dale Garrett, chief of the Center for Development…