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Jan 20, 2025 | 
onlyinyourstate.com | Christy Articola |Trent Jonas |Melanie Johnson |Katie Lawrence
Chelsea Parker/AllTrails.comIf you're looking for a perfect first hike of the year, you'll love the Mount Nebo Rim Trail in Mount Nebo State Park. This park and hike are not far from Russellville, and you'll love the incredible views that it offers. It's very highly rated by all who have enjoyed it in the past, and it's just 3.2 miles long. You'll gain 308 feet of elevation along the way and it takes most hikers just over an hour to complete. advertisementMount Nebo State Park is lovely in general.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
weau.com | Melanie Johnson |Jordan Gartner
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A Missouri teenager’s life has been cut short after he was hit by a driver earlier this year. The Thompson family said their 16-year-old son King Thompson loved people and was just making plans for his future. He had big dreams of going to college and playing professional football, but now his family is planning for his funeral. “Bad things happen every day in St. Louis and you never think it’s going to hit your front door,” Thompson’s stepmom LaRhonda Townsend said.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Melanie Johnson
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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Hockey players, friends, loved ones and supporters packed the Centene Community Ice Center to remember 16-year-old Colin Brown. “I want his memory to go on far beyond my lifetime,” says Affton Coach, Bob Jakubeck. The hockey star’s life was cut short the day before Thanksgiving 2024. Brown was riding with his dad on Interstate 55 when he was hit by a stray bullet, He died a short time later.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
fox5vegas.com | Melanie Johnson
WENTZVILLE, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News - The family of BreAnna Johnson says she was four months pregnant with twins when she was killed by the father of her children. Johnson turned 28 on October 4. “16 weeks pregnant with twins,” Janette Giddens, BreAnna’s mother said.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
msn.com | Melanie Johnson
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
fox5vegas.com | Melanie Johnson
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) – A deputy in St. Louis died from a medical emergency during his morning shift on Wednesday, officials said. St. Louis Sheriff Deputy Dennis Boyd, 50, collapsed and was found unresponsive outside of headquarters during his morning shift. “Got out of his car and fell dead,” said St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts. Betts said staff members rushed to Boyd and performed CPR until paramedics arrived. The 20-year veteran died at the hospital.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
weau.com | Melanie Johnson
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - A woman is suing a former Missouri police officer who she claims copied photos from her phone during a traffic stop that showed her and her husband naked. The case of John and Jane Doe versus the unnamed officer and the City of Florissant was filed Friday in St. Louis County. The plaintiffs allege counts of invasion of privacy, emotional distress and trespass against the officer and counts of negligence against the city, KMOV reports.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
fox5vegas.com | Melanie Johnson
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - The death of a 44-year-old Missouri man with autism in a neighborhood pond has motivated his family to take action, hoping to ensure the tragedy leads to positive change. Darran Hutson’s loved ones continue to mourn the 44-year-old man, who had autism and was nonverbal, after he drowned June 14 in a pond in the St. Charles County subdivision of Walnut Creek. He walked into the water and was never seen alive again, KMOV reports.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
kfvs12.com | Melanie Johnson
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Only First Alert 4 sat down with the U.S. Marshals Service about a visit from the national deputy director on Monday aimed to decrease violence in the Bi-State. “They’re a lot of people in East St. Louis that are sometimes held hostage by violent criminals in their communities,” says United States Marshal David Davis of the Southern District of Illinois.
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May 30, 2024 | 
kfvs12.com | Melanie Johnson
CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Jefferson County community honored the lives of two young children who were senselessly killed on Tuesday. Their fathers were also there in mourning the loss in the midst of heartache. “Why? How? This is supposed to be your mom. Your protector. She was wanted and so was Issac, her brother. He was wanted. It’s just not fair,” says Twin Cities Assistant Softball Coach, Jamie O’Dell.
