A flurry of strong to severe weather rolled through the Ozarks Thursday morning leaving hundreds without power.
According to poweroutage.us, by 8 am there were reports of over 2000 customers without power in Barton, Camden, Greene, Howell, Laclede, Texas, and Phelps Counties.
A flurry of strong to severe weather rolled through the Ozarks Thursday morning leaving hundreds without power.
According to poweroutage.us, by 8 am there were reports of over 2000 customers without power in Barton, Camden, Greene, Howell, Laclede, Texas, and Phelps Counties.
Firefighters responded to a leak at a propane facility near Shell Knob.
The leak occurred at the Titan Propane/Amerigas facility.
Crews from Central Crossing Fire Protection District used water from a lake to contain the leak.
They evacuated a nearby Dollar General store as a precaution.
Traffic was delayed in the area.
Springfield Police arrested three people after a pursuit Wednesday afternoon.
The three suspects were wanted in connection with an assault.
Police sealed off the neighborhood near Chestnut Expressway and West Avenue after they stopped the car.
One person escaped custody.
No other details have been released.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for areas east of Highway 65 in the Ozarks throught Thursday night.
The report says the watch will be in effect until 9 p.m. for portions of Camden, Ozark, Pulaski and Webster counties, among others.
A flood watch has also been put into effect beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday night through Thursday morning, as rainfall totals could approach between two and five inches.
The full NWS summary can be found here.
Springfield Police are looking for a man accused of endangering a child.
Rasheed Hakeem is charged with the crime in Greene County. Police say Hakeem has connections in Springfield and St. Louis.
Hakeem is 6’3″, 220 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo on his arm that says “Only God can Judge me” and “VV” with a crown.
Springfield Police are looking for a man accused of endangering a child.
Rasheed Hakeem is charged with the crime in Greene County. Police say Hakeem has connections in Springfield and St. Louis.
Hakeem is 6’3″, 220 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo on his arm that says “Only God can Judge me” and “VV” with a crown.
In addition to casting ballots in the U-S Senate, Congressional, State Senate and State Representative races, voters in several Ozarks communities decided money issues at the polls on Tuesday.
In Greene County, the Ash Grove Fire Protection District’s $1.65 million bond issue passed with just over 60% of the vote.
Voters in the city of Republic handily approved renewing two 1/4 cent taxes that are added to the city’s current sales tax.
One pays for the park’s current operations and maintenance, and the other pays for new projects, such as building a regional sports complex and expanding the aquatic center.
Question 1 garnered about 69% of the vote, with Question 2 getting about 67% yes votes
In Hickory, voters narrowly approved a 3/4 cent 911 sales tax for providing central dispatching of fire protection, emergency ambulance service, including emergency telephone service. The measure passed with 1,439 yes votes and 1,006 no votes.
In Clever, a $3.5 million bond issue to extend and improve the city’s combined waterworks and sewer system passed easily with 73% of the vote.
And voters in the city of Joplin said “no” to a Public Safety Tax to fund pay increases for police officers and firefighters. The proposal would have increased property and personal property taxes in the amount of $1 per $100 assessed valuation.
The measure had more than 4,400 “no votes,” with nearly 3,600 saying “yes.”
In the Republican battle for the Missouri Auditor’s seat, State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick got a big victory Tuesday night.
Fitzpatrick defeated primary opponent David Gregory, receiving nearly 343,000 votes at almost 65%.
Gregory received over 186,000 votes, coming out to 35% of the total ballots cast in the Republican primary.
Fitzpatrick will now prepare for a general election battle with former Missouri State Representative Alan Green on November 8.
State Senator Eric Burlision is the winner of the Republican primary for the 7th District Congressional Race.
Burlison faced seven other candidates, including Jay Wasson who came in second and Alex Bryant came in third.
The 7th District is currently held by Billy Long.
Burlison his likely opponent in November will be Kristen Radaker-Sheafer.
In the 4th Congressional District race, for the seat currently held by Vicky Hartzler, the winner is former Kansas City television news anchor Mark Alford.
Alford beat six other candidates.
Rick Brattin came in second, followed by Kalena Bruce and Taylor Burks.
Alford will face Jack Truman in the November election.