KFEQ Week in Review
By MATT PIKESt. Joseph Post
Local News
Records related to Amelia Earhart’s final flight will be declassified
Photo courtesy National Archives Beginning Friday at President Trump’s direction, records related to Amelia Earhart’s final flight and disappearance 88 years ago will be declassified and shared with the American people, according to a statement […]
Gene Field Bridge closed closed until spring after MoDOT evaluation
By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostAfter evaluation, the Missouri Department of Transportation will keep the Gene Field Road Bridge over I-29 until next spring. The bridge was closed on Monday after being struck by an oversized […]
National News
Ammonia leak in Oklahoma hospitalizes dozens, forces hundreds to evacuate
A massive ammonia leak late Wednesday night in Weatherford, Oklahoma sent dozens to the hospital and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes, according to local authorities. Officials lifted evacuation orders Thursday morning after […]
Body of missing West Virginia miner found after weeklong search
A West Virginia coal miner who had been missing for more than a week inside a flooded mine was found dead Thursday morning, ending an exhaustive search that gripped the local community and mining industry. […]
Pres. Trump signs funding bill to end record-setting government shutdown
President Trump signed a government funding package at the White House late Wednesday, formally ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. (per CBS News.) The President, surrounded by Republican members of Congress and some […]