Missouri State

Jefferson City, MO

Booneville, MS

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Prentiss County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Cairo, MS – May 5, 2024: The Prentiss County Sheriff's Department responded to a call on Wednesday concerning a woman found unconscious in a vehicle at the Dollar General in Cairo according toa press release from the PCSD.

Woman Found Passed Out at Dollar General Charged with Drug Possession Enhanced with Firearm

Kansas State

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Mississippi State

National Weather Force

Multiple rounds of severe storms are anticipated as a disturbance moves through an unstable airmass across portions of the central Plains and the Mississippi Valley from this afternoon through the overnight hours. These storms will be capable of producing very large hail, destructive gusty winds, and isolated tornadoes if conditions align. For detailed information on timing, impacts, and more, refer below.

Damaging Winds, Very Large Hail & Tornadoes Possible; Central Plains/Mississippi Valley ; June 28th

Texas State

A-Z-Animals

If you’ve ever been to the Central United States, you may have heard the term “Tornado Alley”. Tornado Alley isn’t actually a scientific term or even a specific place on a map — it’s a general zone of the Great Plains known for its serious twisters. This area has the perfect mix of warm, muggy […]

The 8 States Considered to Be in ‘Tornado Alley’

NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

The Mirror US

A map from the National Hurricane Center shows Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 4 storm, barreling toward the US with wind speeds recorded at 130mph as the Caribbean braces for impact

Terrifying weather map shows Hurricane Beryl hurtling toward US with 130 mph winds

Colorado State

AccuWeather

Rounds of storms packing high winds, large hail and flash flooding will affect portions of the south-central United States well into the weekend. A corridor from Colorado to Mississippi will be at risk for rounds of severe thunderstorms and torrential downpours that could pose risks to lives and property through this weekend, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

Severe storms and downpours to return to southern Plains, lower Mississippi Valley

New Jersey State

Pennsylvania State

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for portions of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York due to expected storms forecast to move through the area in the coming hours. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect through 9pm tonight. An area of strong showers and thunderstorms is moving from...

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Portions of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York

WyoFile

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more information about the law enforcement response and the area where the shooting took place. Yellowstone National Park rangers shot and killed a person early Thursday morning during an exchange of gunfire that also left a ranger injured, the park announced.

Yellowstone National Park shooting leaves one dead, ranger injured

USA TODAY

Beryl, now a Category 2 storm, is passing the Cayman Islands Thursday and headed toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, with fierce rain and winds.

Hurricane Beryl churning toward Mexico with strong winds, heavy rain

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

How can we better understand the looming problem of extreme flooding, as we brace ourselves for an era of escalating rainfall? It turns out that flood prediction is not just about how much it’s raining, but when and how frequently. A new study from the Cooperative Institute for Research...

Predicting floods: It's not just about rainfall

ABC News

More than 8 million are under a flood watch for parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania and more than 75 million are in the storm zone this weekend.

Damaging wind, tornadoes to impact millions in Northeast

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Alaska State

Fairbanks, AK

Thunderstorms lit up the skies with lightning in Alaska on Thursday, causing warnings to be issued in an area that hadn't seen them before. Severe thunderstorms moved through the Cape Krusenstern National Monument, 500 miles northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska, Thursday morning with lightning, high winds, small hail and a shelf cloud worthy of a storm in the Plains.

Storm sets record for the farthest north a severe thunderstorm warning has ever been issued in US

Houston, TX

After a tropical rainstorm brought heavy rainfall to portions of Florida last week, AccuWeather hurricane experts warn that yet another tropical rainstorm is expected to impact the southern U.S. in the coming days. In addition to the tropical rainstorm, two other areas in the Atlantic Basin are being monitored for...

Tropical rainstorm to bring deluge of rain to Texas, Louisiana

Jersey City, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Two Hudson County, New Jersey, men have been charged in connection with their respective roles in a Jersey City neighborhood street gang that distributed cocaine and heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

NJ Men Charged in Gang Drug Offenses & Weapon Charges

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

Florida State

Meteorologist Joe Cioffi

Except for Northern New England and the Southeast to Florida, we have mostly nice weather conditions covering the Eastern US. The big weather stories this week will be a tropical flow of moisture that will be setting up from the Western Caribbean across the state of Florida.

Torrential rains Florida begin tonight, severe weather Plains, Nice Eastern US, Heat late week,

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NewsBreak

Flood Warning issued July 4 at 8:04AM CDT until July 7 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

…The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a Flood. Moreau River near Jefferson City. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast....

Flood Warning issued July 4 at 8:04AM CDT until July 7 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

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