Month: May 2024

The National Weather Service in Springifeld says a few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday morning into the evening.

The storms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and golf ball size hail.

The best chances for severe storms are across southern Missouri from Branson over to West Plains between noon and 7 p.m.

Forecasters say we’ll have the potential for additional strong to severe storms on Thursday afternoon into the evening, with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour and up to quarter size hail.

We’ll have the latest forecast, as well as any watches and warnings and damage reports as they come in on 93-3 and A-M 560 KWTO.

The mother of a man shot and killed by a Niangua police officer last March has filed a lawsuit against the city of Niangua.

The seven-count federal civil rights lawsuit accuses the officer of stalking and harassing Dylan Austin.

An investigation is ongoing to determine if officer Dwayne McAfee will face criminal charges related to the shooting. 

Bass Pro Shops and Thunder Ridge Nature Arena cancelled the Concert for Conservation.

It was cancelled due to impending severe weather and a tornado watch, but the storms bypassed the area.

The concert was to feature the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, John Anderson, and Chris Janson with proceeds going to conservation.

Thunder Ridge says anyone who bought a ticket for the event is eligible for a refund at the original point of purchase.

Governor Mike Parson Is Directing The Missouri Office of Administration not to use state funds to pay for any judgments against three State Senators accused of defaming a man in the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting.

The Three Senators are Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins, and Nick Schroer.

They, along with another Tennessee Congressman, were sued by Denton Loudermill for sharing social media posts falsely claiming Loudermill was an illegal immigrant, and a suspect in the shooting.

The Ozarks may soon get more opportunities for pediatric care, as CoxHealth is partnering with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

In a release from Cox Tuesday, officials say they signed an agreement with St. Louis Children’s to make medical care for children more accessible, more advanced, and more sustainable across southwest Missouri.

Some of the plans include:

• The creation of an independent outpatient pediatric center that will allow families to stay close by, reducing travel costs.
• Strengthening the CoxHealth pediatric and NICU units by partering with clinicians at both SLCH and Washington University.
• Joining forces to recruit and retain pediatric providers to serve the children of southwest Missouri.

Officials for both hospitals are hoping that a final agreement between the two parties will be signed in the coming months.

A release from CoxHealth on the partnership can be found below:

“Transforming pediatric care was our focus when we began discussions on a historic partnership for children’s care, and it is our focus now, even as Mercy has chosen to abruptly change course. This is why we were surprised to learn late last night that Mercy has ended the proposed collaboration in order to pursue an exclusive partnership with Children’s Mercy in Kansas City. We are greatly disappointed that Mercy made this announcement with minimal notice to us, and to the community.“

City leaders in Springfield now have added incentives to attract and retain officers for the Springfield Police Department.

On Monday, the incentive was approved for SPD to begin using as a recruiting tool.

The incentives include:

• $5,000 signing bonus for new recruits
• $10,000 for officers coming from another department
• $2,500 per year in student loan reimbursement for up to five years, not exceeding $12,500

Officials with the department are hoping it will help them fill some of the 50 open positions that are currently available.

If you are interesting in becoming an officer for the Springfield Police Department, the next police academy begins in September. Visit here for more information.

Severe weather is a good bet in the Ozarks from late Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night.

The National Weather Service says the primary concern will be large hail up to two inches in diameter and damaging straight line winds of 60 to 70 miles per hour.

A brief spin-up tornado is possible, but a lesser threat.

There is the potential for another round of strong to severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon into the evening, generally southeast of I-44.

This is still some uncertainty in the finer details as storms Tuesday night will have a large impact on the evolution of storms Wednesday.

We’ll keep you informed with the latest changes in the forecast, along with watches, warnings and damage reports on 93-3 and A-M 560 K-W-T-O.

The names of the victims of that propane explosion in Douglas County over the weekend have been released.

Killed in the explosion at a home in the Goodhope area were Salvador and Silvia Haro, and their children, Alex, and Salvador Junior.

Douglas County Sheriff Chris DeGase says the explosion was felt 8 to 10 miles away.

The explosion was caused by a propane leak.

Springfield City Utilities says power has been restored to residents who lost power during a storm Monday morning.

Almost 2,000 residents were without power after a storm with strong winds and heavy rain Monday morning.

By 1 PM, less than 50 households were still without power.

At 6 PM, C-U announced that everyone was back on.

Officers with the Springfield Police Department are searching for a suspect after shots were fired at an apartment complex in the city.

Investigators say the calls came in at around 9:30 p.m. Friday night near the Glenwood Manor Apartments off Delaware, near Kearney Street.

When police arrived, they found multiple shell casings on the property, and at least on bullet hole in a vehicle.

No injuries were reported. The identity of a potential suspect has not been released at this time.