Category: KFVS
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Storefront in Perryville opens to help those affected by tornado
PERRYVILLE, MO (KFVS) – Original Post For victims of the Perryville, Missouri tornado, getting help is now a little easier. A storefront in Perry Plaza is now open to those in need. It looks just like many convenience stores, but the difference with this one is for those impacted, everything is free. Since the tornado…
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Stoddard County teen collects luggage for foster children
STODDARD COUNTY, MO (KFVS) – Original Post A teen in Stoddard County, Missouri is helping foster children one suitcase at a time. Ashlynn Wyman from Dexter wants to make sure every foster child has a suitcase. She got the idea from seeing her mother and grandmother’s lives in social work and hearing about children carrying their…
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Sikeston, MO hopes to revamp Union Pacific rail line with ‘Rail Trail’
SIKESTON, MO (KFVS) – Original Post It’s not always safe to walk or cycle along the highway, and one Scott County city is looking to address that with an area you’ll want to enjoy. Sikeston City Manager Jonathan Douglass says a bike trail is something the city has been looking at for a while. “The…
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Sikeston DPS donates unused bicycles to Heartland veterans
POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) – Original Post The power of Facebook is helping Heartland heroes in need. The Sikeston Department of Public Safety donated almost 50 bikes to the John J. Pershing Medical Center. Lisa Mullin is a social worker for the veterans clinic in Sikeston. “I put it on Facebook and I just said –…
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SEMO to become smoke free tobacco free campus
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) – Original Post The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents has decided to make the University a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus. Beginning with the fall 2017 semester, the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, will be prohibited on all University properties, in all University facilities and vehicles. The semester begins…
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Mother, 2 children found dead in murder-suicide in Ripley Co.
RIPLEY COUNTY, MO (KFVS) – Original Post The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office reports finding a mother and her two children dead in a murder-suicide. Around 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, the bodies of Laura Coleman, 32, and her two young children, Gunner and Maycie, were discovered in Coleman’s rural Ripley County home near the Fairdealing area.…
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Risco referee revived with portable defibrillator at basketball game
RISCO, MO (KFVS) – Original Post When a referee at a basketball game in Risco, Missouri collapsed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, a fifth grader rushed to save his life. The principal said without a defibrillator nearby, referee Donnie Jenkins could have died. Jenkins is recovering and is thankful for a team of people who came together to get him…
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‘Right-to-Work’ gaining momentum in Missouri
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, MO (KFVS) – Original Post Some state lawmakers wasted no time in working to make Missouri the next right-to-work state. On Tuesday, January 10, house members heard testimony about changes to the way workers pay union dues and what those dues can go toward. Those arguing for the bills say right-to-work attracts…
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Poplar Bluff woman finds new life of sobriety through Fellowship of Acceptance
POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) – Original Post A Poplar Bluff drug recovery program is making a difference in the lives of its members. Especially for one woman who is devoting her life to helping others. “I never felt I would be anybody or anything, and now I feel like I make a difference in people’s…
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Poplar Bluff Senior High School helping students with Giving Closet
POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) – Original Post Students deal with stress every day and now one Poplar Bluff school wants to make sure the last thing they have to worry about is the basics. It may not be obvious, but behind librarian Marcia Priest’s desk is a room aimed to help students succeed. “If they’re having…
Sherae Honeycutt 