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Scott County to receive money from disaster relief fund

Scott County to receive money from disaster relief fund

SCOTT COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - Scott County will get $10,000 from the Missouri Agriculture Disaster Relief Fund.

The Director of Agriculture, Dr. Jon Hagler, will be in Benton to give the money to Scott County presiding commission Jamie Burger.

The Missouri Agriculture Disaster Relief Fund provides assistance to farmers who have suffered losses from natural disasters. Assistance is available to individuals and community groups.

The presentation takes place at the Scott County Courthouse on Friday, September 30th at 3:30 p.m.

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MoDOT wins National Highway Safety Award

MoDOT wins National Highway Safety Award

(KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Transportation announced they were recognized Tuesday by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association for their work to save lives on Missouri highways.

MoDOT received the Peter K.

Dump truck hits bridge over I-55

There was a strange crash Tuesday morning around 4:30 on Interstate 55 at the 87 mile marker in Scott County.

A dump truck was being used during nearby construction and police say the driver did not put the bed down before moving.

The raised bed slammed into the bridge over the interstate. This is the bridge that goes in and out of Kelso between County Road 207 and the east outer road (bridge over I-55).

The dump truck hit hard enough to rip the bed clean off the vehicle. Crews have the interstate cleaned up and the dump truck bed has been removed from the bridge.

The driver was not injured in this crash.

Route PP will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction while Missouri Department of Transportation crews assess and repair the damages to the bridge.

The repairs are estimated to take two to three weeks

10th anniversary of the Pink Bagel

10th anniversary of the Pink Bagel

CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - Pink Ribbon Bagels celebrate 10 years of fighting breast cancer.

In October, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Panera sells the Pink Ribbon Bagel with a portion of the proceeds from each bagel going to a variety of breast cancer causes throughout the country.

Panera says donations from the sale of the bagel have now raised more than $1 million for breast cancer charities. They say they hope to make 2011 the largest year for donations ever.

The concept began in 2001 when Sue Stees, co-owner of 18 Panera Bread franchises and a breast cancer survivor began searching for ways to help other women fighting the same disease. She developed the Pink Ribbon Bagel and sold 27,000 of them in the first year.

Sikeston man arrested for attempted burglary

Sikeston man arrested for attempted burglary

SIKESTON, MO (KFVS) - Officers from the Miner Police Department say they arrested a Sikeston man for attempted burglary.

Joseph Hurt, 22, was arrested on Saturday, September 24 and charged with attempted burglary.

The police department says officers were called to the Factory Outlet mall to investigate reports from an on duty maintenance worker that Hurt was trying to get keys to the stores in the mall. They say Hurt told the maintenance worker that he intended to enter the stores after hours.

According to the Miner Police Department, Hurt was on his way to the mall and wanted to pick up the keys. The police say a set of decoy keys was placed at a location near the mall and Hurt arrived, found the keys and picked them up.

Officers immediately arrested Hurt and took him to the Miner Police Department. They say he is being held at the Scott County Sheriff's Department.

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HFF extended highlights, final scores 9/23

HFF extended highlights, final scores 9/23

(KFVS) - The Heartland Football Friday final scores and extended highlights from September 23 are available.

You can click here to see the HFF Scoreboard with the final scores.

You can click here to see extended highlights from week six that include the following games:

  • Sikeston vs. Jackson
  • Scott City vs. Chaffee
  • North County vs. Cape Central
  • New Madrid County Central vs. Caruthersville
  • Malden vs. Dexter
  • Herrin vs. West Frankfort
  • Charleston vs. Hayti
  • Gosnell vs. Poplar Bluff
  • Benton vs. Murphysboro
  • Cahokia vs. Carbondale

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Poker run to raise money for diabetes research

Poker run to raise money for diabetes research

SCOTT CITY, MO (KFVS) - A poker run will benefit the American Diabetes Association.

The 6th Annual Lawson's Walking Warriors power run will take place on Sunday, October 2nd. It starts and ends at Bootheel Harley-Davidson in Scott City.

The benefit is in honor of Lawson Thresher. He was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at just 21 months old. Since that diagnosis, his mother sayd he's had over 7,000 insulin shots, 363 infusion sets for insulin therapy, and 25,000 finger pricks to regulate and keep his blood sugar normal.

Registration begins at 11:00 the morning of the ride. It costs $15 per hand. All motorized vehicles are welcome to participate.

The person with the best hand will receive a $300 gift certificate to Bootheel Harley-Davidson.