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Dallas County residents recover from severe storms
DALLAS COUNTY, Mo. – As severe storms ripped through the midwest overnight, many residents in Dallas County woke up to the wreckage. “We went down to the basement and we heard some banging around a little bit. It turns out that was our flagpole that had snapped off and probably whacked against the house,” Tommy […]
Inmate gets 26 years for leading meth ring from prison cell in Missouri
An inmate of the Lawton Correctional Facility in Oklahoma has been sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Polk Counties while he was incarcerated. Joshua A. Ramirez, 39, who has no legal address, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on...
Tornado Warnings expire in multiple counties in Southwest Missouri
UPDATE 1:30 PM – The National Weather Service has let tornado warnings expire in Webster and Dallas County. Many counties are still under a tornado watch until 4 a.m. UPDATE 1:05 AM – A tornado warning remains in effect for northwestern Webster County and Dallas County until 1:30 a.m. A severe thunderstorm that can produce […]
Two storm sirens down in Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Mo. — Two storm shelters in Polk County failed to sound during the storms overnight Monday. As severe storms moved through the Ozarks today, both are still not working. One is in Fair Play and the other is in Bolivar. “We’ve had problems with it the last couple of years and this time […]
Many without power in the Ozarks due to storms
UPDATE 12:00 P.M. – Electric crews continue to work on restoring power in many counties in Southwest Missouri. Power outages have improved in some places, but outages have increased in one county since the early morning hours. Original Post: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Multiple areas in Southwest Missouri are reporting several power outages from severe weather […]
ENDANGERED SILVER ADVISORY Canceled for missing Lee’s Summit man; car last seen in Hickory County
HICKORY COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - UPDATE: Lounce was located safe. The Lee’s Sumit Police Department has issued an endangered silver advisory for a man who could be in Hickory County. According to police, 76-year-old Harry Lounce left his home in Lee’s Summit Monday afternoon, and family members were able...
Harpers Ferry, Bolivar Residents Unite To Restore Black Baptist Church
Harpers Ferry is a hotspot for Black history in West Virginia. The town was home to an 1859 abolitionist uprising, a 1905 conference on Black civil rights and a historically Black college that operated for nearly a century. For many residents, a first step toward preserving Harpers Ferry’s Black history...
Storms skip Lebanon after Nixle alert
Laclede County was the subject of two tornado warnings Monday night, but no major damage was reported. Randy Rowe, Laclede County Office of Emergency Management Director, said the warnings included only small areas of the county and no sirens were sounded for Lebanon. A Nixle alert was sent to cell phones because of the warnings.
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