Desoto Fire News Today

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) — A “controlled burn turned ugly” Thursday after burning the last few days east of Sullivan, Mo. The private controlled burn was left unattended and began

This life-saving action was a total team effort from the guidance of SWRCC's dispatchers who walked the patient's grandson through the critical CPR response

Mayor Proctor then provided the gathering with updates on some of the City’s top projects including the McCowan Park Aquatics and Recreation Center

Her three adult daughters, along with four grandsons, friends, family, and coworkers, all celebrated, remembering the two at a candlelight memorial on Monday night.

Firefighters contained the fire to one unit and extinguished it. However, the resident of the impacted unit died in the fire, officials say.

The Soto Fire was first reported on Monday afternoon. Containment Wednesday was about 30 percent, officials say.

I never met Michael Laws who was the Fire Marshal in DeSoto from 1985 until his retirement – but I can tell he was a cool person.

The grass fire was first reported to officials at 3:17 p.m. Monday. When fire officials responded, there were three acres on fire and winds were gusting between 15 and 20 MPH, causing the fire to spread quickly.

The dry conditions make the area susceptible to wildfires. Some county leaders have banned personal fireworks for the 4th of July Weekend in concern of starting...

TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR, La. -- Two men have died in a boating accident that investigators believe may have been weather-related, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Tuesday.