SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KBSI) — Several Southern Illinois schools have earned the state’s highest overall designation on the 2026 Illinois Report Card. Carterville High School, Tri-C Elementary School, Giant City School and Vienna High School were among the schools receiving an Exemplary designation. The report cards, released Oct. 30, reflect the 2025-26 school year and evaluate schools based on academic achievement,...

A new emergency communications tower in northwest Joplin is officially operational.City and county officials gathered Thursday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new 400-foot Belle Center Communications Tower, located north of Belle Center and Black Cat.The tower is the fifth in Jasper Cou

JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin 911 and Jasper County Emergency Services (JASCO) will celebrate the completion of a new 400-foot communications tower designed to improve public safety communications and coordination among emergency responders throughout Jasper County.A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Belle Cen

VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) Maries County is waiting to be refunded more than $13,000 in Blue Shield Grant funds from Flock Safety after ending its automatic license plate reader project with the company Monday. "I was a big fan of it, absolutely, it's a shame that it didn't work out," Maries County Sheriff Mark Morgan said. The post Maries County requests more than $13,000 refund from Flock Safety following termination agreement appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Another Mid – Missouri county says goodbye to Flock cameras. This time it’s Maries County. The Commissioners ended the use of the cameras at the Sheriff’s request. He was upset […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Maries County Commission terminated the county’s agreement with Flock on Monday morning, according to a social media post from the county’s sheriff’s office. Maries County joins a growing number of communities who have ended their contracts with Flock over concerns of its use. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill The post Maries County ends Flock contract after company rep no-shows for public meeting appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

A Celebration of Life for DeAnn Buschmann, Age 68 of Vienna, Missouri will be held on Saturday, November 7th, 2026 at The Buschmann Family Farm, Vienna, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of The Bradford Funeral Home, Summersville, Missouri. Dana DeAnn Buschmann, lovingly known as DeAnn, was born on December 10, 1958, in Houston, Missouri, to […] The post DeAnn Buschmann appeared first on Ozark Radio News.

An accident that took the lives of three people occurred in Maries County on Highway 63 Wednesday morning at approximately 6:05. A northbound 2023 Buick Encore GX, driven by a 30-year-old woman from Dixon, was passing a tractor trailer when it hydroplaned. The Buick struck a southbound 2016 Ford F-150, driven by a 37-year-old man…

Three victims are dead and another three are hurt in a head – on crash near Vienna. Troopers say an SUV tried to pass a semi on Highway 63 and […]

Three people were killed, and three others were injured Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 63 in Maries County after a Buick hydroplaned while passing a tractor-trailer. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 6:05 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2026, near 34397 Highway 63. The Highway Patrol reported […] The post Three killed, three injured in Highway 63 crash in Maries County appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton &