Monday, March 10 2014 9:29 AM EDT2014-03-10 13:29:43 GMT
A fast-spreading virus that can kill 80 percent of the piglets that contract it is rapidly spreading across Missouri hog farms and is expected to cause an increase in pork prices this summer.
A fast-spreading virus that can kill 80 percent of the piglets that contract it is rapidly spreading across Missouri hog farms and is expected to cause an increase in pork prices this summer.
Monday, March 10 2014 9:25 AM EDT2014-03-10 13:25:15 GMT
A southeast Missouri woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a St. Louis man, using a hammer and a hatchet as the weapons.
A southeast Missouri woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a St. Louis man, using a hammer and a hatchet as the weapons.
PIEDMONT, MO (KFVS) -
“Tailgates down, lawn chairs in the back, blankets on the ground in front of their vehicles, lawn chairs lined up between vehicles.”
That's how Pine Hill Drive-In owner Kimberly Uhl describes the scene on warm summer nights at the show.
“It’s nice," Uhl said. "I love seeing all the cars come out here. I love seeing them just roll in.”
Uhl says more than 300 people pack into the small outdoor theater to watch the start on the screen meet the stars in the sky.
“All the smiling faces, all the kids running to the snow cone stand,” Uhl said.
However, unless Uhl and the rest of the staff can come up with $80,000, this little theater's lights could go out.
“If I don’t get a digital projection system, I’m going to have to shut my doors,” Uhl said.
The old 35 millimeter projector system has been in place for years, but now all theaters must upgrade to digital. Uhl says the new systems are much smaller and simpler to use.
“It would be better all the way around,” Uhl said.
Since the new systems are so expensive, it's possible that the box office at Pine Hill will be closed to good.
“The community doesn’t want the doors shut," Uhl said. "They love their drive in here in Piedmont.”
Pine Hill is a part of a nationwide contest that, if they win, would award them a brand new system free-of-charge. Uhl says they're competing with more than 300 drive-ins across the nations.
“I’m going to do everything in my power to try to keep it open for the community,” Uhl said.
If you'd like to help the Pine Hill drive-in say open, you can vote online daily at this website. You can also text "VOTE44" to the number "444999" every day.
Friday, March 7 2014 12:25 PM EST2014-03-07 17:25:13 GMT
For one teenager, homelessness is his reality but not his label. Hard work. Struggle. Power. Kendal Benjamin, 17, spends many afternoons in the weight room at C.A. Johnson High School. The graduating
Kendal Benjamin, 17, spends many afternoons in the weight room at C.A. Johnson High School. The graduating senior plays football, track and wants to study athletic training in college. He comes to school every day, and many around him don't know what it's like when he goes home at night.
Sunday, March 9 2014 6:06 PM EDT2014-03-09 22:06:37 GMT
Jurors in a federal civil case have awarded nearly $500,000 to a former handyman serving a life prison term for killing seven people at a suburban fast-food restaurant.
Jurors in a federal civil case have awarded nearly $500,000 to a former handyman serving a life prison term for killing seven people at a suburban fast-food restaurant.
Sunday, March 9 2014 10:25 PM EDT2014-03-10 02:25:29 GMT
One of the nation’s largest and oldest fraternities is banning pledging. The change comes after a string of hazing-related deaths at Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapters nationwide.The new approach to recruitment is called the “True Gentleman” experience. Leaders of a different fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, say they have been doing a similar method for years. They say it’s helped eliminate hazing from their organization.Vice President of Recruitment at the Southeast Missouri State University chapter...
One of the nation’s largest and oldest fraternities is banning pledging. The change comes after a string of hazing-related deaths at Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapters nationwide.The new approach to recruitment is called the “True Gentleman” experience. Leaders of a different fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, say they have been doing a similar method for years. They say it’s helped eliminate hazing from their organization.Vice President of Recruitment at the Southeast Missouri State University chapter...
Sunday, March 9 2014 11:12 AM EDT2014-03-09 15:12:36 GMT
Two men walked away with minor injuries after a small, private airplane collided with a parachute worn by a skydiver over a small airstrip on Coronet Road Saturday afternoon. Sharon L. Trembley, 87, of Mulberry was doing touch-and-goes in his Cessna aircraft from the South Lakeland Airport about 11 a.m. when the incident occurred, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Two men walked away with minor injuries after a small, private airplane collided with a parachute worn by a skydiver over a small airstrip on Coronet Road Saturday afternoon. Sharon L. Trembley, 87, of Mulberry was doing touch-and-goes in his Cessna aircraft from the South Lakeland Airport about 11 a.m. when the incident occurred, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Vietnamese authorities searching waters for the missing Boeing 777 jetliner spotted an object Sunday that they suspected was one of the plane's doors, as international intelligence agencies joined the...
Vietnamese searchers on ships worked throughout the night but could not find a rectangle object spotted Sunday afternoon that was thought to be one of the doors of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that went missing more...
