O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Facing waning support from longtime backers and donors in the wake of the attack at the U.S. Capitol last week, Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has defended himself in a newspaper column, accusing the media and the “Washington establishment” of deceiving Americans into calling him an “insurrectionist.” Hawley’s column appeared in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An invasive beetle that is deadly to ash trees is showing up in new areas of Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation this month reported that the emerald ash borer has been found in 11 more counties so far this year, bringing the number of affected counties to 53. Counties where…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A 10-week-old Missouri girl has died after being left inside a hot vehicle. The Southeast Missourian reports that siblings found the infant Saturday afternoon inside a vehicle at Parkwood Lake Estates trailer park in Cape Girardeau, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of St. Louis. She was pronounced dead at…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – Missouri doctors have managed to deliver a baby whose mother was killed in a crash on her way to a hospital to give birth. The Southeast Missourian reports that 26-year-old Sarah Iler and the baby’s father were driving Wednesday from Cape Girardeau to Poplar Bluff when a tanker truck collided with…
Cape Girardeau, MO (KTRS) Scientists have found a rare blue crab in the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation says researchers recently discovered the male blue crab during fish sampling in the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau. Adult crabs typically prefer salt water along the coast. The department says the only…