Local/Regional News

Amanda Griffin joined us to discuss the 16th annual Missouri's Great Northwest Winefest October 11. The winefest with wine tasting, food vendors, live music and games also serves as the primary fund raising event for Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation.

This week brings many area schools back into session. Students in the Maryville R-2 School district are set to return on Wednesday the 20th.

The historic MacArthur Drive Bridge in St. Joseph is now reopened, in both lanes, as work on the project nears completion.

Late last week, the Missouri politician Billy Long was removed from his post leading the Internal Revenue Service and assigned by President Trump to be the US Ambassador to Iceland.

There's another bridge closing coming to our listening area.Next Monday, August 18th, the Route W bridge over the west fork of Grand River in Worth County will be closing so the bridge can be replaced.

All eight of Missouri's metropolitan areas saw rising unemployment rates in June.

The Board of Regents of Northwest Missouri State University adopted a set of institutional goals for the upcoming year at their July 31st meeting.KXCV's Gavin McGough was at that meeting at the campus agricultural learning center, and filed this report.

Fishing is a long-beloved tradition that spans across generations. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites participants of all ages to bring their families and enjoy a morning of fishing from 9 – 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center.

As the City of Maryville works on an update to its Comprehensive Planning Document, city staff is looking for resident input. It launched a website earlier this summer to serve as home-base for planning and outreach efforts. Each month, it rolls out a new survey focusing on a specific community topic.

Today, Friday is expected to be the hottest day with heat indices near 105 degrees possible throughout Northwest Missouri. A heat advisory has been issued by the national weather service.