Water is topping some low water crossings in the eastern Ozarks Tuesday morning following heavy rain overnight. A Flood Warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday for Douglas, Ozark, Howell, Taney and Wright Counties. Those areas have seen a widespread .75 to 1.5 inches of rain. Some areas experiencing flooding include Mountain Grove, Ava, […]
Month: February 2022
A local lawmaker is hoping to strengthen protections for victims of domestic violence. Missouri State Representative Lane Roberts of Joplin is sponsoring House Bill 1699. It would extend protection from a 2021 law allowing victims to testify remotely in criminal cases to civil court proceedings. The bill has gone through a public hearing and preliminary […]
A 6-year-old boy missing since Friday has still not been found. According to authorities, the search began shortly after another young boy flagged down officers to let them know that the 6-year-old had fallen into the water. The disappearance happened in the area around Bull Shoals Lake near Beaver Creek Marina in Taney County. The […]
For the first time in history, Drury University’s athletic department will be led by a women, but she is familiar to what the Drury culture is. Former Lady Panthers basketball coach Nyla Milleson has been tabbed as the university’s next Athletic Director and Vice President. The announcement comes as current AD for Drury, Corey Bray, […]
A cold front will bring showers and thunderstorms to the Ozarks Monday night into Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service says the chance for strong to severe storms will be greatest along and south of I-44. Hail to the size of half dollars and damaging wind gusts will be the biggest risks, but an isolated […]
The four flue-exhuast stacks at the James River Power Station near Lake Springfield are being imploded at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Watch the implosion live here. This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 KWTO
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Abbott, the WIC infant formula manufacturer, announced the proactive, voluntary recall of some powdered Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare formulas manufactured in Sturgis, Michigan. Missouri WIC, the Department of Health and Senior Services Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, is working to make participating families aware of the disruption. […]
“President Smart, thank you for being responsive to my call to end the mask mandate, for following the science as it has evolved during this pandemic, and for valuing the importance of individual liberty and personal responsibility. I also want to applaud your leadership that has kept this university open and on mission even as […]
Missouri State University President Clif Smart has announced that beginning Monday, February 21, masks will no longer be required on the majority of the MSU campus. Smart first proposed the idea at a meeting January 28 of doing away with the mandate in mid-February, as long as COVID-19 cases in Springfield and Greene County continued […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt revealed in a press conference this afternoon one of the largest settlement payouts in the history of the state of Missouri. During the press conference, Schmitt announced he and his office had come to an agreement with several major opioid distrubuters, including Johnson and Johnson and Cardinal Health, among others. […]