News Briefs for Tuesday (April 11, 2023)

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Clay County Sheriff Gives Details Of Worlds Of Fun Fight The Clay County Sheriff’s Department today (Monday) has released details of a massive fight among teenagers at the Worlds of Fun opening over the weekend. Read more…

Missouri State Fair Announces Scholarship Recipients The Missouri State Fair has announced the recipients of the Missouri State Fair and Youth in Agriculture Committee scholarships. Read more…

Ribbon Cutting Planned For NWMSU Hall Renovation Phase Northwest Missouri State University is holding a ribbon cutting and open house celebration for their renovation of the third floor of Martindale Hall on Thursday. Read more…

Four Injured, 1 Seriously, In Accident Near Berlin Four Eagle Grove, Iowa residents were injured, including one seriously, following a one-vehicle accident east of Berlin Monday morning. Read more…

Early Morning Deer vs Motorcycle Accident Leaves One With Injuries A Nodaway County motorcycle rider escaped a collision with a deer with just minor injuries early this (Tuesday) morning. Read more…

Cameron Church Announces Formation Of Cameron Christian Academy A church in Cameron has announced they are forming a private Christian school in the fall of 2023. Read more…

CWD Yearly Results Released By MDC Testing from the Missouri Department of Conservation showed 117 deer testing positive for Chronic Wasting Disease out of 33,000 deer testing during the CWD surveillance year which ran from January of 2022 to April of 2023. Read more…

Missouri Emerges In Top Ten Largest Cannabis Markets In U.S. (MISSOURINET) – Following the first sales of recreational cannabis in Missouri, sales, prices, and demand have dramatically increased. Read more…

Uphill Battle Expected On Missouri Sports Betting Bill (MISSOURINET) – More than 30 states have legalized sports betting, but not Missouri. Read more…

Could Hunting And Fishing Be Losing Popularity Among Missourians? (MISSOURINET) – Could hunting and fishing be losing its popularity? Read more…

Red Cross Urging Blood Donations Following Deadly Tornado Last Week (MISSOURINET) – Blood donations were NOT an immediate need following last week’s tornado that killed 5 people and injured several more in southeast Missouri’s Bollinger County. Read more…

Rail Traffic in Iowa Continues to be Down (Radio Iowa) The Iowa D-O-T continues to see trends in rail traffic that show economic challenges. Stuart Anderson gave and update to the Transportation Commission. Read more…

Bill Would Require Iowa Parents Permission for 14-17 Year Olds to Have Social Media Accounts (Radio Iowa) A bill eligible for debate in the Iowa House would require permission from a parent before Iowa teens between the ages of 14 and 17 could have an account on Instagram or other types of social media. Read more…