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Police arrested the driver of a semitruck Sunday after they say he hit and killed a Santaquin police officer trying the pull him over. The man was arrested following a large manhunt.
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a tornado warning for southwestern Barton County and northwestern Jasper County until 2:45 p.m.
To say Olivia Rogers feels blessed is probably an understatement. To say she’s an overachiever, in life and in survival, is also probably an understatement.
The National Weather Service rated the tornado that caused minor damage near Carl Junction on Thursday an EF-0 on its Enhanced Fujita, or EF Scale. The storm hit around 1:40
While fallen tree branches, uneven terrain and a few visible pits are all that remains at the Siebert family’s homestead, signage providing information remain at the site.