Pike County News

Ashburn -- A second closure of Missouri 79 has prompted engineers to look at cutting a new path for the road in Pike County.

A second closure of a portion of scenic Route 79 in northeast Missouri is prompting the Missouri Department of Transportation to consider rerouting the road through Pike County.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 6:55 a.m. Read more: Local , State , Community , Highway 79 , Collapse , Road There are more road problems in Pike County Missouri MO-DOT has closed Route 79 near Ashburn to drivers for the second time in two years, because the road is giving way again.A Last year the highway was closed for about two months while crews ...

Mornings at the Ritter farm in Curryville are like mornings at many other country homes.

In 1995 when Tom and Debra Ritter adopted their first child, bringing her into a household made up of 3 biological children from Tom and Debra's previous marriages, they had no idea that one day their family would consist of 25 children in all .

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 4:26 p.m. The Flood of 2008 opened many people's eyes.

STORY ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 9/14/2007 BOWLING GREEN, Mo. -- Another baby has died after being left inside a hot car, this time on Thursday afternoon in Bowling Green, Mo., about 70 miles northwest of St.

STORY ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 9/14/2007 BOWLING GREEN, Mo. -- Another baby has died after being left inside a hot car, this time on Thursday afternoon in Bowling Green, Mo., about 70 miles northwest of St.

They live without electricity, indoor plumbing and telephones, but when it comes to their buggies, the Amish are willing to accept a bit of updating.

Genevieve County on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear on a charge of improper registration.

Sixteen years after his mother's mysterious disappearance, Matt Higginbotham decided it was finally time to burn some of the things she left behind.

A northeast Missouri man has pleaded not guilty in the death of his wife, who was reported missing 17 years ago.

When NewsChannel 5 first met Matt Higginbotham in October 2008, he just learned that human remains were found on property his mother used to own in Annada in Pike County.