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Benton Speedway to host racing and fireworks show Friday night
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (68+ words) Benton Speedway hosting a racing and fireworks show Friday night KFVS12 BENTON, Mo. (KFVS) - A night filled with racing and fireworks is set for Friday, July 3 in southeast Missouri. Benton Speedway is hosting the event with hot laps starting at 7 p. m. , followed…...
Celebrate America 250 with a unique fireworks viewing experience at Bald Knob Cross of Peace
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (217+ words) ALTO PASS, Ill. (KFVS) - People can celebrate America 250 while watching fireworks shows from a thousand feet above sea level at Bald Knob Cross of Peace. Organizers say the view from atop Bald Knob Mountain offers access to fireworks shows from surrounding…...
Illinois expands some medical cannabis access while restricting intoxicating hemp sales
9+ hour, 20+ min ago (267+ words) KFVS12 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - Illinois is tightening rules on intoxicating hemp products such as Delta-8 and THC-P, banning sales to anyone under 21 and moving those products under the state's cannabis regulatory framework starting in November 2026. Gov. JB Pritzker marked the change at…...
Missouri joins federal program to fast-track nuclear energy development
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (41+ words) KFVS12 Missouri joins federal program to fast-track nuclear energy development IDOT: Watch out for buckling roads during extreme heat Mo. AG warns consumers about HVAC scams amid dangerous heat wave...
Trump takes inaugural flight aboard the new Air Force One, calls it the "best plane ever built
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (182+ words) Trump told reporters that he was proud of the luxurious plane. "You can do two things: You can low-key it, or you can show it," he said. The jet is carrying Trump to North Dakota to see the Theodore Roosevelt…...
Regional water infrastructure meeting
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (45+ words) KFVS12 Regional water infrastructure meeting Cave-In-Rock Ferry suspends service due to expired contract Sales tax for state parks and historic sites Cape Public Works searches for answers on flooding Heartland Cares: Race Across the River raises money for schools...
Talk of the Heartland: Scott County Balloon and Summer Fest
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (54+ words) KFVS12 Talk of the Heartland: Scott County Balloon and Summer Fest Heartland Cares: Race Across the River raises money for schools We the People: A singing celebration - Marion Choir to perform for America's 250th Birthday We the People: Highway 61 marks 100-year anniversary...
Keeping your pets safe during the heat
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (41+ words) KFVS12 Keeping your pets safe during the heat Sales tax for state parks and historic sites Cape Public Works searches for answers on flooding Heartland Cares: Race Across the River raises money for schools...
Police scene cleared on E. Willow St. in Carbondale
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (83+ words) CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Carbondale Police say officers were on an active scene on the 400 block of East Willow Street. This is just west of the Eurma C. Hayes Community Center on the northeast side of town. Police sent out the public alert…...
3. 5 magnitude earthquake hits southern Illinois
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (23+ words) KFVS12 3. 5 magnitude earthquake hits southern Illinois First Alert weather on Heartland News Now 6/29...