News Briefs for Monday (April 10, 2023)
MO-Dot Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, April 10-16
Mercer County Fire Crews Respond to Three Calls Over Easter Weekend MERCER COUNTY, MO – Mercer County Fire Protection District crews were dispatched three times over the weekend. Read more…
Stanberry Woman Arrested On Drug Charges Saturday A Stanberry woman is facing felony drug charges after being arrested during a Clinton County traffic stop Saturday. Read more…
Troopers Arrest Union Star Man on Drug Charges & Felony Warrant Saturday Troopers report the arrest of a Union Star man Saturday evening in Clinton County on drug charges and a felony warrant. Read more…
Maitland Teen Injured in Atchison County Crash Sunday Night A Maitland man suffered injuries in an Atchison County crash Sunday night. Read more…
Excelsior Springs Man Seriously Injured In Sunday Motorcycle Accident An Excelsior Springs man was left with serious injuries following a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon in Ray County. Read more…
MU Wants To Build New Nuclear Reactor For Medical Research (MISSOURINET) – The University of Missouri has been the only university in the U-S to create certain cancer-fighting radioactive elements called medical isotopes. Read more…
MO House Passes Education Package With Boost In Teacher Pay, State Aid To Schools (MISSOURINET) – Missouri has the lowest average minimum teacher salary in the country. Read more…
$5 million Scratchers prize won on break in Missouri (MISSOURINET) – Imagine going on your lunch break and clocking back into work $5 million dollars richer. Read more…
MU Grant Helps Double Acreage Of Cover Crops In U.S. By 2030 (MISSOURINET) – A new $10 million dollar grant project aims to help farmers and improve agriculture practices during severe weather and a changing climate. Read more…
Iowa Water Situation Better Than Fall (Radio Iowa) The DNR expert who keeps tabs of water flow levels in the state says March was dry, but overall we are heading into spring in good shape. Tim Hall says snow and rain have help cut down some dry areas. Read more…
Wicked Spring Blizzard with 15-Foot Snow Drifts Was 50 Years Ago (Radio Iowa) Iowans have seen several unseasonable snowstorms this spring, but none of them compare to what’s known as the Blizzard of ’73. Read more…
New Program Seeks to Keep Iowans With Severe Illnesses Out of Jails, Prisons (Radio Iowa) A new initiative will be launched in eastern Iowa next month, to try to keep Iowans with severe mental illnesses out of county jails and state prisons. Read more…
Sheldon Haudenschild Tops Barn Burner at U.S. 36 Raceway submitted by Alex Nieten, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR Coordinator OSBORN, MO (April 7, 2023) – On Friday night at U.S. 36 Raceway, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars delivered a gem that fans will be talking about for years to come. Read more…
Drought Coverage Area for Spring Planted Crops (USDA) Many growing areas for Spring planted crops are seeing less drought coverage entering planting season, compared to harvest time in the fall. Read more…
U.S. Corn Exports Down Dramatically (USDA) U.S. exports of corn are down dramatically from this time a year ago. Read more…
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