Licking Heights student featured in college art show, earns scholarship

Gillian Busch is drawing her own future. The Licking Heights junior is one of 84 high school students across the state of Ohio selected for Mount St. Joseph University’s prestigious, long-running Selections art show. Busch also was one of only four students selected for a $2,000 renewable scholarship to the university. “It was really surprising […]

The five personality traits that determine your dementia risk

Can your personality affect your risk of dementia? It appears so, according to a new study of 44,000 people aged between 49 and 81 which rated them according to five key personality traits – conscientiousness, extroversion, openness to experience, neuroticism and agreeableness. Researchers at the University of California, Davis found that extroverts or even just […]

Accidents, road closures, delays on KC-area highways

Here’s your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area. This article is being continuously updated. You’ll find a running list of past incidents at the bottom of this story. You can report issues or share your thoughts on this story format by filling out our feedback form. Interstate 35 Current […]

Dense fog advisory issued for North Texas until Thursday morning, says the NWS

A dense fog advisory was issued by the NWS Fort Worth TX on Thursday at 12:09 a.m. The advisory is for Montague, Cooke, Young, Jack, Wise, Denton, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Somervell, Johnson, Ellis, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Hill, Navarro, Lampasas, Coryell, Bell, McLennan, Falls, Limestone, Milam and Robertson counties. […]

Police search for man missing from closed nursing home

ST. LOUIS – After a FOX 2 report that a man was missing, apparently slipping through bureaucratic cracks following the closure of a north St. Louis nursing home weeks ago, police are asking for help in finding Frederick “Freddie” Carruthers. There are calls for the state of Missouri to take decisive action against the owner […]

Vandalism at former St. Alexius Hospital on Jefferson

ST. LOUIS – There are growing concerns over vandalism and break-ins at the old St. Alexius Hospital Jefferson campus. One neighbor said the old hospital is an eyesore and dangerous. “They’re in there shopping, tearing, getting all their stuff, getting the copper, and that’s it. Packing up,” Dan Vancil said. Vancil lives across the street […]

Honour for Northampton doctor performing hernia ops in Ghana

A doctor who has performed hundreds of hernia operations in a West African country said he is “humbled and incredibly proud” to be awarded an MBE. Robert Hicks, a consultant at Northampton General Hospital (NGH), set up a charity to help provide equipment, healthcare facilities and medical education to a community in Ghana. His team […]