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As discount retailer shutters stores, rural Missouri towns lose grocery options
Residents of several small towns in Missouri may face an uncertain future with grocery shopping as Dollar Tree plans to close 600 stores this year, including some in Missouri. Dollar Tree, which owns Family Dollar, announced in March that it would close 600 stores in 2024, and another 370 stores over the next few years. Though the company has not clearly defined what stores will be affected, at least three Missouri locations are part of the group being closed.
Pickup recovered after swept away by floodwaters, driver remains missing
OZARK COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) — Early Tuesday morning about 12:30 a.m. E-911 received a distressing call from a woman saying her boyfriend's vehicle had been swept off Warren Bridge on County Road 328 due to the fast-moving waters.
Heavy rain across the Ozarks leads to water rescues
ROGERSVILLE, Mo. (KY3) - Heavy rains have caused chaos across the Ozarks, forcing many drivers to find alternative routes. Several water rescues occurred between Friday and Saturday, but for firefighters, they were the most dangerous. “You’re 300 times more likely to be injured while doing a water rescue than firefighting,”...
Missouri morel hunters continue to discover unpleasant surprise — human remains
Instead of mushrooms, Missouri morel hunters are finding dead bodies — or at least parts of them. In what's become a seemingly annual occurrence, human remains, some belonging to people who've been missing for several years, are being found in secluded wooded areas by Missourians whose eyes were peeled for edible fungi.
Box truck rescued from water near Fordland in Webster County
UPDATE 4/27/24: A member of the Logan-Rogersville Water Rescue team says the box truck was recovered from the water and no one was injured in the incident. Original Story: FORDLAND, Mo. – The Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Lafferty confirmed that a water rescue is underway south of Fordland Friday night in Webster […]
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