Showers and thunderstorms will move into the Ozarks from the northwest Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service says a few strong to severe storms are possible, with the best chances north of Interstate 44 late at night into early Wednesday morning.
60 mile per hour damaging wind gusts and quarter size hail will be the biggest threats, along with heavy rainfall.
Some areas of southern Missouri south of I-44 may not see any storms.
Springfield Police are investigating a possible road rage incident that started Monday evening on West Sunshine Street.
Witnesses told police that two vehicles were firing shots at each other.
Police pulled over one vehicle with two women inside on South Glenstone.
The other vehicle has not been found.
It is early in the investigation, but police have not reported a victims of gunfire.
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department says COVID-19 cases have risen in Greene County, but the numbers are still lower than last winter’s number.
The Health Department says the area average is 30 new cases a day, which is up from single digits the past few weeks.
The Health Department adds that there are more people getting vaccinated.
At a recent vaccination clinic, 50 people were vaccinated.
A child suffered minor injuries in a shooting near a restaurant in Thayer.
The three-year-old girl was taken to a hospital in West Plains.
The shooting occurred Sunday afternoon at the Stateline Restaurant south of Thayer.
Police are investigating what led up to the shooting and ask anyone with information about the incident to contact the police.
State Representative Sara Walsh of Ashland, MO has decided to drop out of the race for US Congress in the 4th Congressional District.
Walsh has previously served as a State Representative in the Missouri House.
Walsh says that Ashland, part of Boone County, was moved out of the 4th district after redistricting was finalized, thus removing a large part of her support base from the district she was running for.
Ashland is now in the 3rd Congressional District.
Representative Sara Walsh will join ‘Wake Up Springfield’ with Former MO Speaker of the House Tim Jones on 93.3 FM- 560 AM, Tuesday at 7:45 AM CST, to discuss her withdrawal.
State Representative Sara Walsh of Ashland, MO has decided to drop out of the race for US Congress in the 4th Congressional District.
Walsh has previously served as a State Representative in the Missouri House.
Walsh says that Ashland, part of Boone County, was moved out of the 4th district after redistricting was finalized, thus removing a large part of her support base from the district she was running for.
Ashland is now in the 3rd Congressional District.
Representative Sara Walsh will join ‘Wake Up Springfield’ with Former MO Speaker of the House Tim Jones on 93.3 FM- 560 AM, Tuesday at 7:45 AM CST, to discuss her withdrawal.
Severe thunderstorms are moving through southwest Missouri, firing up mid-morning Sunday.
All of southwest Missouri is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 4:00 p.m.
The main threats will be large hail up to the size of half dollars, and damaging winds of 60-70 miles per hour.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for southern Barton, northwestern Lawrence, Jasper and Dade Counties until 11:15 a.m.
These storms are moving southeast at 25 miles per hour and are capable of producing 60 mile per hour winds and half dollar size hail as they track across Stockton Lake and through the cities of Webb City, Sarcoxie, Lockwood, Miller, Everton and Stotts City.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 11:15 a.m. for Hickory, Dallas, Benton, western Laclede, Polk, southeastern St. Clair, and Camden Counties.
Quarter size hail and 60 mile per hour wind gusts are possible with those storms north and east of Springfield as they push across Lake of the Ozarks, Pomme De Terre Lake, Truman Lake, and the communities of Lebanon, Bolivar, Buffalo, Camdenton, Stockton and Warsaw.
We’ll have the latest warnings, as well as wind, hail and damage reports on 93-3 A-M 560 KWTO.
Severe thunderstorms have popped up Saturday afternoon in the southern and eastern Ozarks, with additional rounds of severe weather expected on Sunday.
The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Taney, Stone, Ozark, Douglas, and Wright Counties.
We’ve had repots from law enforcement of a tree down at Highway 95 and Highway N near Rockbridge in Ozark County, along with reports of quarter size hail just east of Branson, pea to nickel size hail in Noble, and quarter size hail on Highway B in northern Douglas County
The public reported dime to quarter size hail just south of Mansfield coming down for nearly 15 minutes straights just after 4:00 p.m. .
At 3:50 p.m. Saturday, golf ball size hail was reported southeast of Hollister.
60 mile per hour winds and large hail are the biggest threats for Saturday afternoon’s storms, which may continue into the early evening hours.
For Sunday, forecasters say much of the Ozarks in in a Level 3 “enhanced” risk for severe weather from Sunday morning into the evening.
Large Hail greater than quarter size, damaging wins up to 70 miles per hour, and a low-end risk for a tornado are possible with Sunday’s storms.
Localized flooding will be possible Sunday morning into the evening, but widespread flooding is not expected. Rainfall amounts could reach one inch.
93-3 A-M 560 KWTO will keep you up to date with the latest watches and warnings.
Springfield police are investigating a double homicide in the city’s downtown area.
Officers responded to a parking lot at the corner of Boonville and Olive just after 1:45 Saturday morning, and found two men with gunshot wounds.
One of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene, The second died at a local hospital.
Police have identified the victims as Malik Sutton, 23 and Kylon McAffee, 20, from Springfield.
A third man arrived at the hospital with a non life threatening gunshot wound, and was treated.
Investigators say a suspect has not been identified at this time.
Detectives are asking anyone who has information about the shooting to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810 or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477).
A teenager from Republic has been sentenced after pleading guilty to stabbing a women to death in 2016.
Trystan Westrip was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
Westrip admitted to officers that he killed Mary Shisler,80, in 2016 after breaking into her home and stabbing her multiple times in the head. He then attempted to set the home on fire.
After investigators arrived at Shisler’s home, they found a bottle of lighter fluid that had been cut open as well as a match placed inside a roll of toilet paper. A neighbor, who called police, had turned off a gas heater and the burner of a stove that Westrip had allegedly turned on.
Authorities were able to track down Westrip, who admitted to killing the woman, and even assisted authorities in locating her body in a field near the house.
Westrip was a runaway who claimed he was trying to drive to Canada, but stopped at Shisler’s home because he didn’t believe his vehicle would make it that far.