by Jessica Machetta | Jan 10, 2014 | News
Heavy rains on top of snow in Southwest Missouri is posing a flash flood risk, especially near Vichy, Lebanon, and to the Galena line. The National Weather Service in Springfield reports low water crossings may flood due to runoff from rainfall and melting snow....
by Jessica Machetta | Jan 9, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. Senate has not been able to compromise on a plan to extend unemployment benefits, and Missouri’s two senators stand on opposite sides of the issue. A vote stalled in the Senate yesterday over unemployment benefits — Democrats wanted a one-year...
by Jessica Machetta | Jan 8, 2014 | News, Transportation, Weather
A look at Missouri’s road conditions show a vast improvement over yesterday, which started out at zero and below. Department of Transportation Maintenance Engineer Tim Chojnacki says the 30-degree temperature jump gave MoDOT the conditions they needed to clear...
by Jessica Machetta | Jan 8, 2014 | News, Weather
More winter weather is on the way for Missouri — but nothing like what we got over the weekend. Ryan Kardell with the National Weather Service in Springfield says a weak system will likely produce light snow — less than an inch — along with freezing...
by Jessica Machetta | Jan 6, 2014 | News, Weather
Missouri’s metro cities are working to make sure homeless populations are getting extra resources in the extreme cold. City staff is working with charity groups to see that homeless people in Kansas City and St. Louis are given the chance to sleep somewhere warm...
