National Weather Service: December 10 & 11 supercell consisted of 66 tornados

by Joey Parker | Dec 22, 2021 | News, Weather

Bootheel tornado (Courtesy: Max Olson Chasing) The National Weather Service has updated the survey information on the deadly tornado that hit Missouri’s Bootheel on December 10th. The strong storm system moved across the central and southern U.S. involved 66 confirmed...

Deadly tornados rip through Missouri and five other states

by Joey Parker | Dec 11, 2021 | News, Weather

Tornadoes struck Missouri and five other states Friday night leaving possible 100 people dead and massive property damage in a long path. Max Olson, a storm chaser, captured some of the tornado activity in the Bootheel.  Missourinet News tweeted alerts as the storms...

Company announces plans to re-open hospital in Missouri’s poorest region

by admin | May 14, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

(Reporter Monte Lyons at Missourinet Kennett affiliate KBOA contributed to this story) A Georgia-based company announced Thursday that it plans to renovate and re-open a hospital in southeast Missouri’s Kennett, a hospital that’s been closed since 2018....

Bootheel town of Kennett losing third major employer in two years

by Missourinet Contributor | Jun 5, 2019 | Business, News

Southeast Missouri’s Kennett has lost its third major employer in three years. Missourinet affiliate KBOA in Kennett reports industrial hose manufacturer Parker Hannifin is closing by the end of September – putting 90 full-time workers out of jobs. Last year, the town...

I-55, other roads could close with Christmas night SEMO blizzard

by Mike Lear | Dec 25, 2012 | News, Weather

The Transportation Department is discouraging travel in Southeast Missouri while a winter storm blows through the rest of tonight through tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service is predicting blizzard conditions with that storm. State Maintenance Engineer Beth...