Joplin residents able to return to sports

Thursday night, I was coaching third base for my daughter’s softball team and in the middle of the game it hit me. What will kids in Joplin do for fun this summer? Will they have a diversion from the devastation and will there be any normalcy to their summer? With the...

House observes moment of silence for storm victims

Members of the Missouri House paused from business this morning to remember those who lost their lives in the devastating storms that hit southwest Missouri this past weekend. Two members from Newton County updated the House on the tragedy. Rep. Marilyn Ruestman...

One Massive Storm, Not Two, Hit Missouri Last Week

It might have seemed like two ice storms hit Missouri last week, but it actually was one very big storm that slowly moved through the Midwest, hitting the state a couple of times, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. This winter storm didn’t treat...

Restoration Work Continues; Thousands Still Out of Power

Work to restore electricity to tens of thousands of Missouri households left without power from the double-punch ice storm that hit the state continues; still 36,000 homes remain without power. The main focus of restoration work has shifted to northwest Missouri,...