Month: April 2025

A bridge at the Lake of the Ozarks had to be closed for three hours on Thursday after a fatal two-vehicle crash.

The Highway Patrol says a car driven by a 20-year-old Camdenton man crashed into the back of a pickup truck on the Old Toll Bridge on Highway M-M over the lake.

The driver was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries.

The threat of heavy rainfall and flooding has caused some schools to cancel classes.

West Plains R-7, Koshkonong R-3, and Dora R-3 School Districts have cancelled classes for Friday.

Bakersfield, which was struck by a tornado last week, is giving parents and students the option to stay home.

The Bakersfield R-4 District says all absences Friday will be excused.

Thursday marks the beginning of persistent heavy rainfall in the Ozarks over the next several days, with a Flood Watch in effect for areas generally along and south of I-44 through Saturday evening.

Rain amounts of at least 3 to 6 inches, with locally higher totals up to 9 inches, are possible in portions of southwest Missouri.

The highest potential for flooding is Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.

We’ll keep you up to date with the latest forecast changes on 93-3 and A-M 560 KWTO.

A missing woman and her 10-month-old child have been located safe.

Cora Eastland had last been seen with her mother, Katlyn Darter, in Cabool on March 21st.

Darter had last been seen in Springfield on March 25th.

Police did not say where the mother and daughter were found.

The National Weather Service is confirming a tornado track from the south through the east side of Nevada Wednesday morning.

A Tornado Warning was in effect for Vernon County when the storm hit, flipping over multiple semi trucks on Interstate 49.

In addition, there were reports of roofs off of buildings and trees uprooted.

We had several tornado warnings west of Springfield Wednesday morning, with severe thunderstorm warnings in the metro area and other parts of the Ozarks.

The storms also knocked out power to parts of southwest Missouri, with Vernon County reporting nearly 4,600 outages during the peak of the storm.

Barton County reported around 400 outages.

In Springfield, storms knocked down a tree that damaged a power line near Oak Grove and Madison, but the line was quickly repaired by crews from Springfield City Utilities.

The Tornado Watch for much of southwest Missouri was allowed to expire at noon, but Ozark, Douglas and Wright Counties in the eastern Ozarks are under a Tornado Watch until 4pm Wednesday.

Forecasters say the best chance of tornadoes Wednesday afternoon and evening will be along and east of Highway 63, where strong tornadoes are possible.