JEFFERSON CITY – It’s spring cleaning time. The month of April marks Missouri’s annual No MOre Trash! Bash coordinated by the Missouri Department of Transportation. During the annual statewide anti-litter event, volunteers are encouraged to clean up...

One day back in the late 1980s, a small, young red-eared slider turtle was slowly moving along his way when he got stuck in a plastic ring from a six-pack that someone had thrown on the ground instead of a trashcan. The ring got hung on his shell.