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FRANKLIN COUNTY: Crash on I-44 kills woman (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
A woman from Bourbon, Mo., was killed early Sunday in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 44, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.Two-vehicle crash in Franklin Co. kills Bourbon woman (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) A Bourbon, Mo., woman was killed early Sunday in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 44, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.
Woman dies in wrong way crash on I-44 (KMOV St. Louis) (KMOV) -- A wrong way accident on Interstate 44 killed a woman when she hit a tractor-trailer head-on. The accident happened Sunday at 1'51 a.m. on I-44 at mile marker 250.4 in Franklin County, just west of Gray Summit. Missouri Highway Patrol officials said Christen Parmley, 22, from Bourbon, Missouri was killed when she drove the wrong way on I-44 and hit a tractor-trailer head-on. She was ...
Missouri - Team Notes (USA Today) As Gary Pinkel unveiled his 10th group of recruits since coming to Missouri, he could take some satisfaction in pulling in his highest-rated class.
County tops region in unemployment numbers (Park Hills Daily Journal) St. Francois County tied with Pemiscot County for having the highest unemployment rate in the 13-county Southeast Missouri Region in December.
Top recruiters by conference (Rivals.com via Yahoo! Sports) It's easy to say head coaches are the reason why a team has a successful recruiting class.
Feb. 9, 1870: Feds Get on Top of the Weather (Wired News) President Grant signs the law creating what will become the Weather Bureau and eventually the National Weather Service.
ECC Seeking Grants for Degree Programs (The Missourian) East Central College is seeking a $952,600 Community Development Block Grant through Franklin County for new and expanded programs. "We are quickly considering several areas of new and expanded programs tied to high occupational demand," college President Dr. Ed Jackson told his staff recently.
Missouri Leads Country in Meth Incidents, Again (KPLR 11 St. Louis) But Some Believe They Know How To Knock Down Those Numbers For the ninth straight year, Missouri leads the country in the number of meth labs according to the federal government. But if a law that already exists in some cities would go statewide, those fighting meth say the heartache they see could stop.
Alan Conner serving in Haiti on two-week rotation as nurse (Buffalo Reflex) Alan Conner, a Buffalo area resident, is currently on a two-week assignment in Haiti for the Missouri One Medical Disaster Management Services as part of a rotation of many MDMS teams. Conner is a “nurse specialist” with the agency.