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by meteorologist Brandon Beck, KY3 News and bbeck@ky3.com | May 22, 2013
TODAY 70s Partly cloudy TONIGHT 50s Partly cloudy THURSDAY 70s Partly cloudy; isolated showers in central MO. 12-hour forecast 24-hour forecast 7-Day Forecast Pollen Count Satellite & Radar Almanac Good morning! The sky has begun to clear from the west this morning, and the trend should continue. The radar is clear, and I think we're in for a dry day. Readings are in the 50s this morning, and we'll see highs in the 70s today. Some upper energy could bring a few showers to central Missouri on Thursday, and then high pressure will bring lows as cold as the 40s on Friday morning. The weekend looks warmer again with highs either side of 80 all three days, but there is still a question about rain. Models disagree on the details of weak upper energy going through the plains up and over a ridge of high pressure. This is a pattern that can often bring southeastward-moving storm complexes, but the set-up doesn't look extremely favorable to me for the Ozarks. We'll try to get a bit more specific as we get closer to the weekend.
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By: Edited News Release | May 20, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Former KY3 video journalist Ed Fillmer is collaborating with Drury and KY3 to bring an added dimension to video storytelling in the Ozarks. He will be Drury's Ozarks Correspondent, again producing video stories about people in the Ozarks. Fillmer became well known for his stories on KY3 News in the 1980s and '90s. His special reports, called “KY3's Ozark Life” focused on people, culture and issues in the area. He covered people who aren't usually found in the headlines, roaming not only the small towns and back roads of the Ozarks, but the nation and the world to report on people who call the Ozarks home.
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By: Staff | May 20, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for much of southwest and central Missouri. The counties include, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Henry, Hickory, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, Maries, McDonald, Miller, Morgan, Newton (MO), Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, St. Clair, Stone, Vernon, Webster and Wright. The Watch lasts through 10 p.m. Monday might.
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by meteorologist Sarah Jones, KY3 News | May 19, 2013
TODAY Upper 80s Warm, muggy, windy afternoon. Severe t-storms late, especially in western and northwestern Ozarks. TONIGHT Upper 60s Chance for severe storms, especially western half. MONDAY Low 80s Scattered storms. Heavy t-storms late. 12-hour forecast 24-hour forecast Satellite & Radar Feels Like Allergy Index Almanac WEATHER BECOMING ACTIVE We are going to experience a period of active weather from this evening through Tuesday.
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by Gene Hartley and ghartley@schurz.com | May 14, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Leaders of the Ozark Empire Fair announced one of the concerts for this year's fair and also said it will start on Thursday this year instead of the traditional last Friday of July. The theme for the 2013 is “Sweet Summertime.” The concert that was announced at the news conference is Collective Soul , a band from Atlanta. That group has a number hit, “Shine.” It first became famous 20 years ago for its...
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by Paula Morehouse, KY3 News | May 12, 2013
SPRINGFIELD -- A lot families in Missouri who struggle to put food on their tables will be getting a little help thanks to your generous donations. Thousands of people in the Ozarks stepped up to help feed those in need through a food drive by the Salvation Army and the Post Office. They collected about 22,000 pounds of food for the program. Volunteers were busy on Sunday sorting and packing it to delivery to families. More volunteers are needed at the Salvation Army Headquarters on 1707 W. Chestnut Expressway beginning at 10 Monday morning.
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by Linda Russell, KY3 News and lrussell@ky3.com | May 10, 2013
MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- The shocking numbers released this week of sexual assaults in U.S. military services come as no surprise to one woman here. She is one of the thousands of sexual assult victims. It happened to Carrie Watkins 30 years ago, but she lives with the emotional scars every day. She hopes bringing attention to the persistent problem of military sexual assaults will help. It was her dream, a tradition in her family, and Watkins has many honors and awards to show for her years in the Air Force.
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by Jay Scherder, KY3 News and jscherder@ky3.com | May 10, 2013
LEBANON, Mo. -- Ozarks Technical Community College - Lebanon got a big boost on Thursday -- a $500,000 boost. Fifty acres of land next to the existing OTC Lebanon Center were donated by the owner, Reuben Casey. Reuben and his late wife, Mary Lou, originally donated the land and buildings that OTC Lebanon calls home a few years back. There are big plans for the new land. In addition to the two buildings already in place, OTC hopes to add buildings for the college's health programs and general education programs.
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edited news release | May 6, 2013
ADVANCE, Ark. -- Searchers found an 18-year-old man who was missing in the Ozark National Forest in southern Baxter County. A crew from the U.S. Forestry Service found Jay Greer Jr. of Little Rock about 7 p.m. Friday. He was in a heavily wooded and rugged area about 2.5 miles from where his abandoned vehicle was found on Friday morning on Brush Creek Road near the rural community of Advance. It took eight hours to get him out of the woods....