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PHOTO GALLERY: Storms cause area-wide flooding
Firefighters were busy Tuesday as heavy storms rolled through the area causing extensive damage. The National Weather Service placed the area on flood watch at 9:30 a.m. and issued a flash flood warning at 12:30 p.m. The agency also issued a tornado warning around 11:30 a.m., and reported a tornado northwest of Treloar around 11:34 a.m. The Missourian weather gauge recorded 3.65 inches of rain during Tuesday’s downpour.
An Army Ammunition Plant's Bullets Keep Showing Up in Mass Shootings. Lawmakers Want Answers.
A New York Times investigation found that ammunition from a plant in Missouri has been used in at least 12 high-profile mass shootings, including at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Evergy crews working to restore power after Tuesday storms
CARROLLTON (KMZU) — Evergy crews are working around the clock to restore power in the area after storms Tuesday morning. According to a post from Evergy, power was restored to more than half of the outages by 1 p.m., which only left about 6,500 customers still without power. Most...
LINNEMAN RESIGNS FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Amanda Linneman has resigned as Executive Director of the Marshall Chamber of Commerce effective July 31, 2024. Linneman is returning to Missouri Valley College to be the director of alumni relations and community engagement. Linneman previously spent three years in the role before serving as Executive Director of the chamber.
Electricity is being restored following early morning storm
A strong storm moved across Evergy’s service area this morning, starting in Manhattan about 6 a.m. and moving east along I-70, entering Missouri about 8 a.m. The storm brought heavy rains and strong winds. The National Weather Service is reporting winds as high as 70 miles per hour. The storm impacted about 29,000 customers in total, with 21,000 outages at its peak. As of noon, Evergy had restored more than half the outages with about 9,000 customers still without power.
Mo. DNR awards $50K to Delta for wastewater system improvements
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - The City of Delta was awarded a grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to evaluate the city’s wastewater system. The grant, which totals $50,000, is part of the DNR’s Clean Water Engineering Report Grant program, according to a release. This program offers funding to small communities for wastewater engineering costs incurred in preparation of a facility plan report.
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