Missouri Senate cancels session all week due to snow and ice; winter storm warning continues in Bootheel

by admin | Feb 15, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Transportation, Weather

The statewide winter storm hitting the Show-Me State has caused the Missouri Senate to cancel session for this week in Jefferson City. The Senate and House had already canceled session for Monday, due to the snowstorm and the dangerously cold temperatures. Senate...

Snow forces Missouri House and Senate to cancel Monday session; Rowden emphasizes safety

by admin | Feb 14, 2021 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Transportation, Weather

A winter storm in Missouri that began Sunday and will continue into Monday has caused state legislative leaders in both chambers to cancel session for Monday in Jefferson City. Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, announced Sunday on Twitter that because...

Power outages are likely in southeast Missouri, where ice storm warning takes effect at midnight

by admin | Feb 9, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health / Medicine, History, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather

Far southeast Missouri will be under an ice storm warning starting at midnight Wednesday. That warning goes through 6 on Thursday evening. Poplar Bluff, Dexter, Kennett, Caruthersville and Malden are all in the ice storm warning area. That includes heavily-traveled...

Snow and plummeting temperatures coming to much of Missouri Saturday

by admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather

The National Weather Service (NWS) is discouraging travel Saturday for some residents across northern and mid-Missouri. The NWS says the heaviest snowfall will be in northwest Missouri, where towns like St. Joseph and Bethany are expected to see four to five inches of...

Five tornado warnings issued Saturday across southwest Missouri; no deaths or damage reported

by admin | Jan 31, 2021 | Agriculture, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Weather

Saturday’s severe storms across the Ozarks prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) in Springfield to issue five tornado warnings. January tornado warnings are rare in Missouri. NWS Springfield officials tell Missourinet there were no deaths nor serious...