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Chain of Rocks Road in Mitchell will be closed starting at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 15 and continuing through Sept.

WEST ALTON, Mo. - Two people were injured, one of them seriously, in a T-bone traffic crash Wednesday on U.S. Route 67 just south of the Clark Bridge, authorities said.

Oregon County Prosecuting Attorney Fred O'Neill has filed two charges against one of the inmates who was involved the fire at the Oregon County Courthouse Sept.

Matt Neustadt , a 29-year-old farmer West Alton, Missouri, appeared on The CW's Farmer Wants a Wife in attempt to find a potential romantic partner among a group of 10 single city women.

Incumbent President Robert Mugabe Sunday declared victory in Zimbabwe's runoff election, a contest denounced by African observers as "not credible." Mugabe, on state television, said he won the election, in ...

While northern and eastern Missouri residents contended with Mississippi River flooding, those in the southwest battled flash floods Sunday, officials said.

Residents in West Alton, Missouri are getting prepared for a possible levee break.

An oddity is defined as something unusual, out of the ordinary, different from the normal.

Will Race Across America riders be in for a soggy surprise when they approach the Mississippi River this weekend? The above video from The Telegraph shows that floodwaters from the Mississippi are starting to ...

West Alton, MO - Diesel fuel is being pumped out of a leaking towboat that sank on the Missouri River this morning at West Alton in St.

Two people from Alton suffered serious injuries as the result of a one-car wreck. via Springfield News Leader

Clestyl Marie Clark Clestyl Marie Clark was born the daughter of the late Willis Fraley and Susan Childers Fraley of Nov. via South Missourian News

A volunteer firefighter succumbed to his injuries Monday afternoon. Most all of the dead are from Newton County near the town of Seneca . via MyFox St. Louis

“It was like one of those instantaneous things”

May 4: Darin Opel poses with his 92-pound catch. An Illinois man who fishes with a bow and arrow made the catch-of-a-lifetime in the Mississippi River. via FOX News

Charles County Sheriff's deputy trying to break up a fight shocked him with a Taser. via DigitalBURG

Authorities in Missouri hope to wrap up an investigation into the Taser death of a suspect in St. via WTHI-TV Terre Haute

“Two years ago was a completely different story”

To some legislators, a 10 percent ethanol mandate doesn't look as good today as it did two years ago. via Index

OREGON COUNTY Oregon County is rich in agricultural history. Many farms in the area have been in one family for many years. via The News

“I see myself as being a 10-plus. That's part of being a Republican”

Matt, age 29, from West Alton, Mo., is looking for the woman of his dreams. American television networks have aired many ridiculous reality shows, but The CW's "Farmer Wants a Wife" is a master class in ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“When your born a farmer you have an opportunity to do something no one else can.”

Series Premiere Wednesday, April 30 at 8 p.m. on CW11 He's a farmer looking for a wife. via CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV