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At least 2 tornadoes touch down in Clinton County, destroying homes and local businesses
CARLYLE, Ill — Several areas across our region were hit hard by everything from hail to strong winds to flooding. One of the hardest hit areas from Sunday night's storms was Clinton County in the Metro East, specifically in New Baden and Carlyle, Illinois. Two EF1 tornadoes were confirmed...
Naperville, St. Charles, Winnetka and dozens of other communities urged to double down on coal
As President Joe Biden pushes to accelerate the nation’s transition to clean energy, three Chicago suburbs and more than two dozen other Illinois communities are mulling plans to double down on lung-damaging, climate-changing coal. Naperville, St. Charles, Winnetka and 29 downstate municipalities are investors in the Prairie State Generating Station, a massive coal-fired power plant in ...
SEMO Electric Cooperative working to replace broken utility poles
SOUTHEAST Mo. (KFVS) - SEMO Electric Cooperative is currently working on replacing distribution and transmission poles that were damaged by severe weather. According to SEMO Electric Cooperative, a significant storm hit their service area Sunday morning, breaking more than 108 distribution poles and 30 transmission poles that need to be replaced to restore power.
From 1850s shipwreck to hometown bar, Anvil Saloon is a staple in Ste. Geneviee
Located in the heart of downtown Ste. Genevieve since 1855 , the Anvil Saloon and Restaurant is known for a casual dining experience and full-service bar. The restaurant is now managed by owners Stephanie Gadell and Cade Marceaux, who purchased it in 2021. According to local history, the bar was refurbished from a sunken steamboat that once traveled the Mississippi River in the mid 19th century.
Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash
PERRY COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - An Arkansas man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Perry County, Missouri on Tuesday night, May 21. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on Route J, approximately 1 mile east of Perry County Road 732. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 55-year-old...
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