Stories from Saturday, October 22, 2016

In God We Trust. The message is simple, powerful, and universal, crossing racial, political and socio-economic lines. The television special In God We Trust declares it is time for Christians to pray, fast, and then to vote for the candidates of their choice in the upcoming election. ...

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received a grant totaling more than $190,000 on Thursday to help fund the expansion of school breakfast programs throughout the state. The state secured these funds as part of the 2016 Fuel Up to Play 60 School Nutrition Grant program in recognition of the state's efforts to ensure all students have access to more nutritious foods...

FESTUS, Mo. -- The Charleston Bluejays won their first district game since 2012, upsetting Jefferson 42-32 on the road Friday night. Charleston quarterback Lee Thomas Moody threw four touchdown passes, including three in the first half to help the fifth-seeded Bluejays to a 36-20 lead over fourth-seeded Jefferson at the break...

EAST PRAIRIE -- A slow start against St. Pius X on Friday couldn't hamper East Prairie in their pursuit for the Class 2, District 1 championship. Racking up 526 yards of total offense, the third-seeded Eagles scored 44 points in the second and third quarters combined to down the No. 6 Lancers 51-15 in the opening round of the district tournament...

SIKESTON -- It's the time of year that high school football teams want to be playing its best. If the last three weeks are any indication, the Sikeston Bulldogs appear to be doing just that. Sikeston continued its emergence with a 59-10 victory over Festus on Friday night in a Class 4, District 1 first round game at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...

SIKESTON -- For Angie Ross and her family, one person's decision to join a bone marrow registry has made all the difference in their lives. In July 2014, Ross' husband, Joseph Ross, received a bone marrow transplant from a donor in Kentucky. "In 2013, he was just having some leg cramps and tiredness, and he kind of blew it off. He thought: 'I'm 50 years old and I'm just getting old,'" the Sikeston resident recalled about her husband...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- A Chicago man was injured after being struck by a vehicle late Friday in New Madrid County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 11:35 p.m. on southbound Interstate 55, at the 50 mile-marker, Lenard Williams, 46, of Chicago was lying on the shoulder of the road, working on a vehicle when he was struck by an unknown vehicle and unknwn driver. ...

Emi Dees, 11, perused Halloween costumes with her mother, Juli Davis, Friday at Goodwill in Sikeston. Emi said she wanted to be Harley Quinn, a DC comic book character, for Halloween. With Halloween just over a week away, many residents are searching for the perfect costume...

PADUCAH, Ky. -- In the fall, trees put on a pretty impressive fashion show. Leaves that were green all summer long start to turn bright red, orange and yellow. But where do these colors come from? It all starts inside the leaf, the National Weather Service said. ...

When Missourians go to the polls in just over two weeks, the obvious focus will be at the top of the ballot. The all-important presidential race along with a closely-followed senate and gubernatorial race will dominate the ballot interest. But it's important to note that Missourians will also decide the fate of five constitutional amendment and one proposition. These issues are critical for our state as well...