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MDC urges public to ‘Be Bear Aware’ after black bear struck, killed near Festus
FESTUS, Mo. (KMOV) – A black bear has been struck and killed on I-55 near Festus, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). It is suspected to be the same bear residents of the area had been reporting over the past week.
Missouri state law enforcement made the last report of the bear alive around 7 p.m. Tuesday evening. The initial report of a bear seen on the highway after a collision was made at 8:50 p.m. Tuesday.
Josh Johnson said he saw it digging in his trash cans after his wife spotted it first.
“She was looking out this front door. Sure as hell there was a bear right there between the two trash cans, had one knocked over,” he said.
Johnson said the bear ran off when he opened the door. The bear was later seen near the YMCA in Festus.
The bear was struck on northbound I-55, north of the Highway 67 intersection.
According to Dan Zarlenga with the Missouri Department of Conservation, there are approximately 900 bears in Missouri and the population is growing at about 9% each year.
“Now slowly they’re expanding further and further north. So, we can expect to see more bear sightings as the years go by,” said Zarlenga.
Zarlenga said the bear was believed to be a young male that was on the move in search of new territory. He said that’s typical at this time of year.
It is believed to be the same bear reported by area residents due to its similar size and red-tinted fur. Red fur on black bears is considered a normal, yet uncommon, characteristic dubbed the “cinnamon phase,” in which the bear’s fur is red or red and white.
Bears are also looking for food and are attracted by trash cans. It’s recommended you wait until trash day to put out your bins. Bears are also attracted by the smell of backyard grills, bird feeders and pet food that have been set outside.
Zarlenga said when bears find food in populated areas, they’ll stick around, but that puts them at risk of being hit by a vehicle. Festus Police told News 4 that officers were notified about the dead bear on the interstate but that the driver that hit it didn’t stop.
The bear is being brought to MDC’s Wildlife Health Veterinary Lab in Columbia for a full necropsy and genetic sampling.
For more information on bear safety or to report a black bear sighting, you can visit the MDC website.
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Patrol reports 14 arrests in north Missouri from October 31 to November 3, 2024
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a series of arrests made in north Missouri between October 31, 2024, and November 3, 2024. During this period, a total of 14 individuals were arrested for various charges, ranging from driving while intoxicated to warrants for serious offenses.
Justin R. Aley, 42, of Maryville, Missouri, was arrested on October 31, 2024, at 8:50 a.m. in Gentry County. He faced charges of felony driving while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance (amphetamine), unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway. He was held at the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail on a 24-hour hold.
Brett M. Boies, 28, from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was taken into custody on October 31, 2024, at 9:51 a.m. in Buchanan County. He was arrested on a Platte County misdemeanor warrant for a traffic violation and was held at the Buchanan County Law Enforcement Center. His arrest was bondable.
Katherine M. Flores, 37, of St. Joseph, Missouri, was arrested on October 31, 2024, at 11:41 a.m. in Buchanan County on a Buchanan County misdemeanor traffic warrant. She was also held at the Buchanan County Law Enforcement Center, and her arrest was bondable.
Nico R. Munson, 25, from Robinson, Kansas, was apprehended on November 1, 2024, at 6:20 a.m. in Buchanan County. He was charged with a misdemeanor warrant for dangerous drugs out of Buchanan County and speeding. He was held at the Buchanan County Law Enforcement Center and his arrest was bondable.
Logan B. Sullivan, 35, of Saint Joseph, Missouri, was arrested on November 2, 2024, at 1:16 a.m. in Andrew County. He was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and careless and imprudent driving. Sullivan was held at the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department for a 12-hour hold.
Megan L. McCleery, 54, from Kansas City, Missouri, was taken into custody on November 2, 2024, at 4:13 p.m. in Clinton County. She faced charges that included a Platte County Sheriff’s Office felony warrant for probation violation, possession of a controlled substance (felony), and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia (misdemeanor). She was held at the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office on a 24-hour hold.
Justin L. Grider, 41, of St. Joseph, Missouri, was arrested on November 3, 2024, at 9:45 p.m. in Buchanan County. He faced a misdemeanor warrant for driving while revoked or suspended issued by the St. Joseph Police Department and a charge of failing to wear a seat belt. He was held at the Buchanan County Law Enforcement Center, with the arrest being bondable.
Aaron D. Benton, 36, from Independence, Missouri, was apprehended on October 31, 2024, at 1:13 p.m. in Linn County. He was charged with felony failure to register as a sex offender, speeding, and driving with no valid plates. Benton was held at the Linn County Jail and later released.
Kimberly A. Smith, 45, of Kahoka, Missouri, was arrested on November 1, 2024, at 2:12 p.m. in Lewis County on a warrant for a Canton city ordinance violation. She was held at the Marion County Jail, and her arrest was bondable.
Francis A. Telarico, 47, from Kirksville, Missouri, was arrested on November 2, 2024, at 12:28 a.m. in Randolph County. He faced a charge of felony driving while intoxicated and was held at the Randolph County Jail on a 12-hour hold.
Darryl M. Webb, 58, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was taken into custody on November 2, 2024, at 2:20 p.m. in Lewis County. He was arrested on a felony Minnesota warrant for parole violation and was held at the Lewis County Jail with no bond allowed.
Angel M. Branford Lezcano, 52, from Miami, Florida, was arrested on November 3, 2024, at 1:36 a.m. in Adair County for driving while intoxicated. He was processed roadside and released.
Joseph A. Wolfe, 32, of Palmyra, Missouri, was arrested on November 3, 2024, at 6:25 p.m. in Marion County. He faced charges that included DWI with a person under 17 in the vehicle (three counts), failure to wear a seat belt, failing to secure a child under 16 years old with a seat belt, failing to secure a child under 8 years old with a seat belt (two counts), and failing to yield to an approaching vehicle. Wolfe was held at the Marion County Sheriff’s Department and later released.
Douglas R. Barnes, 49, from Brookfield, Illinois, was apprehended on November 3, 2024, at 8:42 p.m. in Macon County for felony driving while suspended. He was held at the Macon County Sheriff’s Department and subsequently released.
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Class of 2025 Defensive Lineman Decommits from Missouri
2025 3-Star defensive lineman Joshua Lewis of Dutchtown High School in Geisman, Louisiana officially announced that he is no longer committed to Missouri this week with a post on social media.
The 6-foot-4, 245 lb. defender said in his post on X, “Due to unfortunate circumstances I am not longer committed to the University of Missouri. Recruitment is back open.”
Lewis originally committed to Missouri back in April, choosing the Tigers over two other schools he had named in his top three: Houston and Tulane. Other than his final three, the big bodied defender had a plethora of division one offers from schools all around the country.
It is unclear what the, “unfortunate circumstances,” are that Lewis is referring to with his social media post, but a lot of time still remains before the class of 2025 makes its final decisions, so a return to the Tigers could still be in play.
As of now, Missouri holds the 18th ranked recruiting class for 2025 with now 18 commitments. The Tigers are expecting visits this month from two prospects in the 2025 class: 3-Star wide receiver Jamar Browder from Lake Worth, Florida and 3-Star safety Jeremiah Jones from Murray, Kentucky.
Jones committed to Nebraska this summer, but Eli Drinkwitz and his staff hope to potentially flip the talented prospect ahead of signing day.
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Season glance: The women's games 28-29
Just two games for this one.
After 27 games, I’ve got the Tigers at 15-12 overall and 4-8 in SEC play. So let’s take a quick look at Missouri’s matchups with Kentucky and Ole Miss.
With the Tigers three games over .500 with four games to go in my predictions, they only need one win to lock in a winning season.
Kentucky might be the right opportunity for it after coming off a 12-20 season with a 4-12 record in conference play.
The Wildcats suffered early-season losses to Austin Peay and Florida Gulf Coast last season before dropping matchups against NC State, Colorado, Cincinnati, Minnesota and Louisville in non-conference play.
Kentucky’s conference wins were against the Tigers, 76-71 on Jan. 21, Florida (81-77 on Feb. 18), Mississippi State (78-68 on Feb. 22) and Georgia (64-50 on Mar. 6 in the first round of the SEC Tournament).
Kentucky leads the all-time series with Missouri 12-5 and has won the past two matchups and five of the past six. Missouri last won 74-71 in Columbia in 2022.
Pretty bad year for the Wildcats, which is why they brought in coach Kenny Brooks from Virginia Tech.
Saniah Tyler, a 5-foot, 6-inch junior guard, is the highest-scoring returner from last year’s roster after starting 13 games and scoring 10.2 points per game.
Cassidy Rowe (5-5) started the most for Kentucky last season out of any returners with 16 starts. She averaged 2.6 points and 1.0 rebounds per game.
Brooks brought in a number of transfer recruits to fill those open spots.
Jordan Obi (6-1 graduate guard) from Penn., Georgia Amoore (5-6 graduate guard) who followed Brooks from Virginia Tech, Teonni Key (6-4 junior forward) from North Carolina, Dazia Lawrence (5-8 senior guard) from Charlotte, Gabby Brooks (5-10 sophomore guard) from Virginia Tech, Dominika Paurova (6-1 sophomore guard) from Oregon State, Clara Strack (6-5 sophomore center) from Virginia Tech and Amelia Hassett (6-3 junior forward) from Eastern Florida State College make up most of the roster.
Kentucky opens the season hosting USC Upstate on Monday and will play Louisville, Arizona State, Illinois, North Carolina and Purdue during non-conference play. I feel like Kentucky might be getting to conference play around .500 again.
The Wildcats get the easy part of the conference schedule off the bat with games against Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Florida, Auburn and Georgia to start, but then they hit the gauntlet leading up to the matchup with the Tigers.
I’m going to say Missouri wins this one and locks in a winning season.
The Rebels on the other hand …
Ole Miss enters the season ranked No. 20 by the AP after finishing last year with a record of 24-9 overall and 12-4 in SEC play with the losses coming in conference play to LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
The Rebels lost to Oklahoma in non-conference play, but beat Arizona and Michigan before losing to Louisville.
Ole Miss beat Missouri 66-45 on Feb. 26. But Missouri leads the all-time series 13-4 after winning 13 consecutive matchups from 2013 to 2021. Ole Miss has won the past three games in the series.
The Rebels beat Florida in their first SEC Tournament game, but lost to LSU in their second. Ole Miss earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and beat No. 10 Marquette 67-66, then lost to No. 2 Notre Dame 71-56 in the second round.
Two of five players who started more than 20 games last year return for the Rebels in graduate guard/forward Madison Scott (6-2) and senior guard Kennedy Todd-Williams (6-0).
The Rebels brought in graduate guard Tameiya Sadler (5-7) who started 26 games in three years for Colorado and junior forward Christeen Iwuala (6-2), who averaged 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds across two seasons at UCLA.
Ole Miss also added freshmen Heloisa Carrera (6-2 forward) from Brazil, Fatumata Djalo (5-10 guard) from Portugal, Jite Gbemuotor (6-2 forward) from Nigeria and Sira Thienou (6-0 guard) from Mali.
Quite the international scouting department at Ole Miss I guess.
The Rebels open the season playing USC in France on Monday, then will face UConn or Oregon State in the Baha Mar Championship and NC State in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
I’m not super impressed by the group Ole Miss brought in to replace three key starters, but I do think the Rebels still win this one.
A 1-1 stretch for the Tigers to get them to 16-13 overall and 5-9 in SEC play with just two games left before the conference tournament.
Head on over to the Tiger Walk to discuss this and so much more.
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