Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible along a cold front Wednesday afternoon into the late evening hours, mainly north of I-44.
The National Weather Service says the main threat will be nickel to quarter size hail, with a secondary risk of damaging wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour.
Areas north of a Joplin to Lebanon to Rolla line are under a level 1 “marginal risk” for severe weather, with the Kansas City area in a level 2 “slight risk.”
(Photo courtesy of St. Clair County Jail)
A man from Springfield is in the St. Clair County Jail following a stabbing over the weekend.
A probable cause statement says deputies responded to a report of a man and woman who had allegedly been stabbed by Ronald Voss the Second.
They were giving him a ride back to Springfield, when they pulled off of the road to change driving positions in Lowry City, Voss thought they were calling the police and allegedly stabbed them both.
He is charged with two counts of assault and armed criminal action.
The victims are hospitalized.
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has announced the launch of a new Mental Health 417 website.
The Mental Health 417 website first launched in 2023 but has been updated with new features.
The new site was created in partnership with Revel Advertising using funds from a Community Foundation of the Ozarks grant program.
Here is the link: Mental Health 417
Two people were able to escape a fire near Ozark yesterday morning.
Highlandville firefighters responded to a house fire around 4 a.m. in the 7300 block of U.S. 65.
According to crews, they responded quickly to the fire, but the lack of space around the home and a lack of tanker assistance caused significant issues.
The home was also a bit off-road and down a narrow driveway, meaning there wasn’t much room to maneuver fire trucks.
Crews spent over four hours fighting the blaze, but in the end, firefighters say the house is a total loss.
The state fire marshal is currently investigating the cause of the fire.
Photo courtesy of Envato Elements.
Two people were able to escape a fire near Ozark yesterday morning.
Highlandville firefighters responded to a house fire around 4 a.m. in the 7300 block of U.S. 65.
According to crews, they responded quickly to the fire, but the lack of space around the home and a lack of tanker assistance caused significant issues.
The home was also a bit off-road and down a narrow driveway, meaning there wasn’t much room to maneuver fire trucks.
Crews spent over four hours fighting the blaze, but in the end, firefighters say the house is a total loss.
The state fire marshal is currently investigating the cause of the fire.
Photo courtesy of Envato Elements.
North Arkansas College in Harrison opens its new Center for Robotics and Manufacturing Innovation today.
Northern Arkansas boasts an extremely prominent manufacturing industry, a factor that pushed the college to build this facility.
The center is a place where Northark students can learn anything they need to know about manufacturing, helping them to get their foot in the door and start working locally.
The new facility is 30,000 square feet and has classrooms, robotics labs, and maker spaces to provide innovative inspiration.
The building also offers space for manufacturing companies to test their production lines and train their employees.
Northark will also offer full-ride scholarship opportunities in robotics and manufacturing studies through the new center.
Photo courtesy of Envato Elements.
Governor Kehoe is calling state lawmakers into a special session to redraw Missouri’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s Congressional elections.
Kehoe has scheduled Missouri’s special session to begin on Wednesday.
He released a proposed new map that targets Democrat Representative Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-area district by stretching it eastward into rural Republican-leaning areas.
A cold front will move through the Ozarks on Wednesday, bringing the chance for isolated strong to severe thunderstorms in the afternoon and early evening hours.
The National Weather Service says the best chance for severe weather will be north of Interstate 44, with the primary threat being hail up to the size of quarters.
Damaging winds up to 60 miles per hour will also be possible.
Stay up to date on any severe weather warnings that are issued by the National Weather Service on 93-3 and AM 560 KWTO.