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News coverage from Audrain, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, and Ralls counties in Missouri.

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extreme heat warning

Clinton County

Extreme Heat Warning in effect for SW Illinois, Metro-East, Eastern Missouri

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for Madison County and much of the St. Louis region. The warning takes effect at noon Sunday, August 9, and remains in place until 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 12. Forecasters expect heat index values as high as 109 degrees. The warning covers Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Clinton, Washington and Randolph counties in Illinois. It also includes St. Louis and several surrounding counties in Missouri. The National Weather Service warned that […]

todayAugust 9, 2026

NECAC

Lincoln County

NECAC seeks board nominations

BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — The North East Community Action Corporation is accepting nominations for open board positions in Lincoln, Pike and Ralls counties. The nomination deadline is Friday, September 18. NECAC seeks nominees for civic interest representative and low-income representative positions. The four-year seats will begin in October, running until September 2030. Candidates must live in the county they seek to represent. Moreover, nominees must belong to, or receive a nomination from, a local business, labor, civic, fraternal, social, educational […]

todayAugust 9, 2026

Extreme Heat Warning

Adams County

Extreme Heat Warning in effect through Monday

An EXTREME HEAT WARNING will be in effect later this morning and will run through Monday night. The National Weather Service in St. Louis announced the warning earlier this morning. It will be in effect beginning at 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday. Dangerously hot conditions are expected with indices as high as 111. Affected regions involve portions of south-central, southwest, and west-central regions of Illinois. On the Missouri side, east-central, northeast, and southeast regions are in the impact zone. […]

todayJuly 26, 2026

heat advisory

Adams County

Heat Advisory set to end Saturday night

Presuming that all goes well on Independence Day, the Heat Advisory that has been active all week may finally sunset tonight. An updated advisory from the National Weather Service in St. Louis early Saturday morning did not indicate any extensions. The Heat Advisory has been active throughout the week, with heat indices ranging from 100 to 110. What to know about Saturday's Heat Advisory Saturday's advisory will be in effect until 8 p.m. Central time. Heat indices can be as […]

todayJuly 4, 2026

NECAC

East Central Missouri

NECAC continues effort to cut housing fraud

The North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) is working to crack down on fraud. Its particular target is the Section 8 housing choice voucher program. NECAC's efforts are in partnership with the federal government in order to crack down on fraud. While rare, fraud does happen. Often, tenants hide assets or income or misrepresent who lives in the home. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and its Office of Inspector General are committed to eliminating fraud, waste, and […]

todayJune 13, 2026

Montgomery County Commission

East Central Missouri

Montgomery County, MO: The next high-tech hub for Amazon?

MONTGOMERY CITY (Missourinet) -- Montgomery County, located in east-central Missouri, could soon become home to two massive data centers and add about 150 new jobs to the area. They include Amazon’s “Project Green” and another called “Project Spade.” County Commissioner Doug Lensing told Missourinet that the Missouri Department of Economic Development first approached the county a couple of years ago and even provided a grant to study the proposal. “We have Norfolk Southern Railroad running through this site,” said Lensing. […]

todayJanuary 7, 2026 26 23

Missouri winter dangerous cold

East Central Missouri

Dangerously cold temps heads to Missouri this weekend

(Missourinet) -- The coldest air of the season so far is on its way to Missouri. A cold front is expected to arrive Saturday and move southward across the state. Alex Elmore, Senior Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, said how cold it gets will depend on which side of I-70 you live on. “Generally, for northern portions of Missouri, (we’re expecting) low single digits with some locations, particularly across northeastern Missouri, seeing values around zero or […]

todayDecember 12, 2025 31 21

extreme heat advisory

East Central Illinois Region

Heat Advisory extended to Thursday

A Heat Advisory currently in place has now been extended to Thursday evening. At 1:06 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service announced an extension to the current Heat Advisory, which was initially to expire at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Other areas received an extension to the advisory yesterday evening. The amended Heat Advisory is now set to expire at 9 p.m. on Thursday. For more information stated in the original story, click here.

todayJune 23, 2025 21 19

extreme heat advisory

Capital Area Region

Extreme heat expected through Tuesday

The Bi-State region will be experiencing humid conditions and scorching extreme heat this weekend through early next week. The majority of the region is under a Heat Advisory starting at noon local time on Saturday and currently set to expire Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. According to the National Weather Service offices in Lincoln, St. Louis, and Paducah, heat indices could get as high as 106. The exception lies in Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois and […]

todayJune 21, 2025 22 20

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