Amber Ruch

Digital Content Manager, KFVS

Cape Girardeau, MO

Amber Ruch attended Southeast Missouri State University where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and a minor in Creative Writing in December 2010.

Amber was the first digital intern at KFVS. She interned for a semester in the spring of 2010. She was hired in February 2011 as the web producer for County News, a hyper-local group of sites that branched off from KFVS12.com. Each of the 15 sites covered events and stories in one county in the Heartland.

A little more than two years later, Amber became a digital content producer for KFVS12.com. Since then, she has been a digital content executive producer and now the digital content manager.

Amber is a native of DeSoto, Mo. When not working, she enjoys spending time outside in the sunshine and traveling to new places.

Education

Southeast Missouri State University, Bachelor's degree in Journalism, 2010

Awards

Missouri Broadcasters Association Award for Convergent Media - 2018

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According to the Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office, John Langston and William Lesslie, both of...

2 men electrocuted at sewer plant, sheriff’s office says

Updated: May. 29, 2024 at 4:34 PM EDT

By Amber Ruch, K8 Newsdesk and Debra Worley

Sheriff Bob Holder said authorities found two men unresponsive, lying near a semi-truck and trailer when they arrived at the area.

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Anheuser-Busch announced the birth of a new Budweiser Clydesdale foal at Warm Springs Ranch.

New Budweiser Clydesdale foal born, joining 70 other colts

Updated: Jan. 30, 2024 at 4:06 PM EST

By Amber Ruch and Debra Worley

Anheuser-Busch announced the birth of a new Budweiser Clydesdale foal at Warm Springs Ranch.

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Buck McNeely died in his sleep, his son Max said. Buck McNeely was the host of "The...

Buck McNeely, host of popular outdoor show, dies

Updated: Jan. 8, 2024 at 2:28 PM EST

By Amber Ruch and Gray News staff

The host of popular outdoor TV show “The Outdoorsman with Buck McNeely” has died, his son announced on Facebook.

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Police said they found nearly 83 pounds of pot in his car, along with 30 bottles of THC syrup...

Man arrested with more than 80 lbs. of weed during traffic stop for speeding

Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 12:14 PM EDT

By Amber Ruch and Debra Worley

Officers with the Marion Police Department stopped a man accused of speeding through a construction zone early Monday morning.

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Shedrick White, 57, was charged on Wednesday, July 6, with felony murder in the first degree.

57-year-old man accused of strangling another man at nursing home

Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 8:13 PM EDT

By Amber Ruch and Andrew McMunn

Police in Missouri arrested and charged a 57-year-old man who is accused of strangling another man at a nursing home.

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While excavating the area around a barn structure in Cape Girardeau County, investigators...

2 charged in death of missing woman found buried in barn

Updated: Jul. 3, 2022 at 7:59 PM EDT

By Amber Ruch and Andrew McMunn

Two people have been charged with murder in the death of a woman found buried in a barn in Missouri.

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Sherron McCombs, 22, was wanted for murder out of Florida.

Fugitive wanted for 2 murders drowns in river while at float camp

Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 5:29 PM EDT

By Amber Ruch, Anisa Snipes and Emily Van de Riet

A Florida fugitive wanted on first-degree murder charges drowned Sunday afternoon at a river in southern Missouri, officials said.

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FILE IMAGE - Emergency responders in Obion, Tennessee, tried to help the victims and move them...

Loose camel kills 2 at Tennessee petting zoo, sheriff says

Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 11:52 AM EST

By Hannah Kozlowski, Amber Ruch and Gray News staff

Emergency responders tried to help the victims and move them to a safe place when the camel attacked a sheriff’s office vehicle and tried to attack a deputy, they said.

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