Severe thunderstorms will continue pushing northeast from Oklahoma and Arkansas late Monday night into early Tuesday, with severe thunderstorms possible along the Missouri and Arkansas border. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Ozark and Taney Counties until 4 a.m. The watch covers areas generally along and south of a Branson […]
The Springfield City Council voted unanimously Monday night to remove a requirement for outdoor masking in most situations. The Council approved a one-reading emergency bill that followed CDC recommendations regarding fully vaccinated people and activities that were safe for them to participate in. The agency said that due to the decreased risk of outdoor transmission, […]
A former employee with CoxHealth Systems is facing criminal charges after being accused of sexual assault. The hospital says Calieb Craft has been fired from his nursing assistant job at Cox South Hospital. Craft is charged with three counts of second degree sodomy, one count of second degree sexual abuse, and abuse of an elderly, […]
A sixth grade teacher at Inman Intermediate School has been named the Nixa Public Schools’ 2021 Teacher of the Year. Ellen Fogle previously taught fifth grade in the district from 2016-2019. She’s also a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks and is on the Inman Intermediate School Leadership Team. In her essay […]
Showers and thunderstorms will spread across southwest Missouri later Monday, with strong to severe storms expected during the evening hours of 6 p.m. to midnight. The National Weather Service says all modes of severe weather are possible, with hail up to golf ball size, winds in excess of 70 miles per hour, and isolated tornadoes. […]