DAWSON, Mo. (AP) — The National Weather Service says two tornadoes hit sparsely-populated rural areas of Wright County in southern Missouri as strong storms raked states from Texas north to Iowa. Springfield television station KOLR reports that the tornadoes hit Friday night. The first was spotted around 7 p.m. near Macomb and was estimated to…
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A storm system stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes buffeted the central U.S. with heavy winds, rain, hail and snow, forcing flight cancellations, creating treacherous road conditions and killing at least three people, including a sleeping 2-year-old Louisiana girl. In the Upper Midwest, the early…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A judge’s ruling on a request to dismiss an invasion of privacy indictment of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stemming from an extramarital affair won’t happen before next week. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison says he would not rule Friday or this weekend. Burlison says he will provide advance notice of any…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the U.S.-led airstrikes on Syria “successfully hit every target.” Chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said Saturday that the strikes were launched to “cripple Syria’s ability to use chemical weapons in the future.” The U.S., France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria on Friday night to punish President Bashar Assad…