Tag: Missouri

Restaurant owners pay it forward during KC Restaurant Week

Good News Notes: “When diners go out to eat for KC Restaurant Week, they’ll be helping one of the nation’s most vulnerable populations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Don Bosco Centers are among the beneficiaries and will receive some of the proceeds from restaurant owners. While it includes a community center and an ESL school, it also…

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Heroic stranger pulls driver from flaming car in dramatic video

Good News Notes: “A Missouri man is being commended on his courage after bravely rescuing a driver who was trapped in a burning vehicle. A Twitter video of the dramatic moment, captioned “This black man is a hero,” has garnered over 800,000 views since it was uploaded on Wednesday night. The selfless act occurred Tuesday evening…

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Crews fight fire at Kansas City Zoo building, all animals rescued

 Good News Notes: “Firefighters said a fire inside the Kansas City Zoo is now out. The fire started in an overnight building that houses meerkats and other small animals, around 3 a.m. KMBC has learned all animals were rescued from the building. A zoo spokesperson said a veterinarian is examining the animals now. Fire officials…

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Firefighters rescue man from mudslide in Chesterfield

Good News Notes: “Firefighters with the Monarch Fire Protection District rescued a construction worker who was injured and trapped from a mudslide on Tuesday morning. Firefighters said the man was working on a construction site off Schoettler Road in the area of Grantley. They said the man was trapped more than 25 feet below ground…

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Columbia adding more renewable energy with new solar field

Good News Notes: “The City of Columbia is moving forward with the creation of a new solar field after the city council unanimously authorized the purchase at their meeting Monday night.” “The new field will help push Columbia closer to its 2023 requirement of 25% of its energy coming from renewable sources. That figure was…

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Twin sisters give birth on same day with the same doctor (plus one had twins!)

 Good News Notes: “Lauren Kozelichki and Lisa Boyce are fraternal twin sisters who live 10 minutes apart from each other in St. Louis, Missouri, and share nearly everything, including, of course, a birthday.” “Now their three children also share a birthday.” “The hospital where sisters gave birth,  Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, said it is…

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