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Iberia issues 48-hour boil water advisory after leak
The City of Iberia announced a Precautional Boil Water Advisory. The advisory will be in effect for 48 hours. The city issued the advisory after a water leak that drained the water tower. A post on the city’s Facebook page said the tower had to be refilled Tuesday evening.
Gravois Fire Sees Another 36 Calls For Service – YTD Total Over 600 So Far
The Gravois Fire District reports another 36 calls for the week ending this past Saturday. Medical emergency responses dominated the call load with personnel also responding to three fires including providing mutual aid to one residential and one commercial fire. The call load also included three responses to traffic accidents.
UPDATE: Elderly mid-Missouri woman still missing after being swept into floodwaters
An elderly woman is reportedly presumed dead after her vehicle was swept into the flooded Perche Creek west of Columbia this afternoon. Our news partner KMIZ reports the elderly woman was in a vehicle with a man near Gillespie Bridge and Coats lane, when they became trapped in floodwater. The station quotes Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp. The woman’s body has not been recovered yet. Mr. Blomenkamp tells KMIZ that the couple had been driving home from Columbia. Rescuers reportedly saved two people from the vehicle. KMIZ reports one of the rescuers was a landscaping worker who entered the floodwaters.
Insider Blog: Excessive rain causes rivers to rise around Mid-Missouri
Several rounds of severe weather and heavy rain have put the Missouri Basin to our north in a surplus, leading to downstream flooding along the Missouri River in Mid-Missouri. That upstream rain coupled with flooding from strong storms Tuesday night will cause locations along the Missouri River to reach minor to moderate flood stage over the next few days.
Holly Brown's photos keep being recognized in statewide contest
The last time we checked in with Holly Brown’s photography was in 2021 when she won best-in-show in the Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest. Brown lives with her family on a farm northeast of Oronogo. She and her 2021 contest photos were featured in the Sentinel in July 2021.
Governor Parson to decide on Blair’s Law in the coming days
Democratic State Representative Mark Sharp says the penalty for celebratory gunfire is currently only a fine and violation of a city ordinance. Blair's mom, Michele Shanahan DeMoss, says if a large public safety bill is signed into law this month, it'd now be a state offense.
Troopers hope to keep crash numbers low across Missouri over July 4 holiday
AAA projects 70.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Fourth of July weekend. The post Troopers hope to keep crash numbers low across Missouri over July 4 holiday appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Mo. DNR’s Drought Assessment Committee to meet July 19
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Drought Assessment Committee will meet later this month. According to a release, the meeting is scheduled to take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 19 in Jefferson City to continue coordinating a comprehensive state and federal response to drought conditions affecting portions of the state.
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