The drought alert in Missouri isn’t ending anytime soon. Gov. Mike Kehoe has extended the alert originally issued on September 22nd, which was set to expire December 1st. The new expiration date is April 1st, 2026. When the alert was first declared, 85 counties and...
Cleanup continues in communities hit hard by last Friday’s severe weather that produced four tornadoes in southeast Missouri – a region that Sen. Jason Bean, R-Holcomb, represents. Damage assessments are being conducted in 9 of the 10 counties he represents in hopes...
We’re less than two months away from the next total solar eclipse, which will pass over southeastern Missouri on Tuesday, April 8th. Trish Erzfeld is Tourism Director for Perry County’s Heritage and Tourism group. She told Missourinet people wanting to view the...
Most of southeast Missouri will be under a flood watch from 7 o’clock tonight until 10 Thursday morning. National Weather Service (NWS) Paducah meteorologist Sean Poulos tells Missourinet that Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff and Dexter are in the watch...
A state lawmaker who chairs the Missouri House Agriculture Policy Committee says flooding in southeast Missouri’s Bootheel has hurt towns like Caruthersville, Hayti and New Madrid. State Rep. Don Rone, R-Portageville, says the flooding and rains have caused...