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9-Year-Old Ate Enough Rocks To Fill His Intestines While Teacher & Aide Were Asleep in Classroom
A Missouri mother says her autistic son’s school failed him, and now she wants to help protect other kids. Candice Whitlow noticed something disturbing in her son’s stool on February 25, 2025, and immediately took him to the emergency room . An X-ray revealed the child had massive amounts of gravel in his intestinal tract . Whitlow claims he ingested it at Doniphan R-1 Intermediate School. Whitlow told KAIT that her son requires constant supervision and an aide at school . The X-ray findings disturbed her and made her question what had happened at school. Whitlow said her son...
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Beware of Bradford pear trees
In this episode of Growing the Ozarks, host Kelly McGowan of the University of Missouri Extension talks with Springfield Plateau Chapter Master Naturalist Lois Zerrer about the invasive Bradford pear. The Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana), sometimes known as the Callery pear, first arrived in the U.S. landscape plant industry about...
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'We are devastated': World-renowned Missouri eagle dies during severe storm
VALLEY PARK, Mo. — An eagle that captured the hearts of countless people has died after severe storms and tornadoes swept through Missouri on Friday. Murphy, a rescued eagle at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, was found dead within his aviary in the early morning of March 15. He died at the age of 33, far surpassing the typical lifespan of Bald Eagles of 20-25 years.
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Kansas City woman arrested for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine-laced papers into Boonville Correctional Center
A Kansas City woman is arrested in Cooper County for taking part in a plot to smuggle methamphetamine into the Boonville Correctional Center. Rosalind Haskins, 51, was arrested Sunday at her narcotics drop off location at the MoDOT facility on Highway 5 just south of Boonville. She’s been charged with first-degree drug trafficking and three counts of possession of a controlled substance.
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St. Louis County woman accused of leaving kids home alone during Friday’s storms
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis County woman is facing several charges after being accused of leaving her children home alone during Friday night’s severe weather. Crystal Ray allegedly left her four children, aged 8, 5, 3 and 8 months, unsupervised in a St. Ann...
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Downtown Springfield bar selected by Chappell Roan’s record label to celebrate her new release
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Chappell Roan celebrated her latest single with an official song release party with posters at Martha’s Vineyard in Springfield. The song is called “The Giver,” a country song. The bar was one of ten throughout the country selected by the record label of the Willard native to host the song’s official release party. The downtown Springfield bar worked with the record label on promotional materials, booking drag queens to perform, and they were sent official flyers to give out.
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Columbia man facing 14 criminal charges after raid at his home uncovers illegal weapons & evidence of drug trafficking
A Columbia man arrested with methamphetamine and fentanyl last month is now facing 14 charges in Boone County. Lance Sappington, 42, was arrested following a traffic stop on February 27. The officer knew there was an arrest warrant for Sappington out of Howard County for drug possession. During the stop,...