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Seven arrested in underage drinking complaint in Baxter County, Arkansas SALEVSILLE, Ark. -- Two adults and five juveniles were arrested this weekend after Sheriff's Deputies responded to a complaint of underage drinking at a residence on Salesville. At approximately 12:03 AM on May 18th, Deputy Rockie Morrell was dispatched to 42 Farmer's ...

National Weather Service confirms small tornado Monday in Lockwood, Missouri LOCKWOOD, Mo. -- The National Weather Service confirms a tornado struck the city of Lockwood, Missouri early Monday morning. The EF-0 twister damaged a few businesses and homes in the Dade County community, including the Muncy's Grocery Store.  The tornado also uprooted ...

Up to 3,000 customers without power in Republic area REPUBLIC, Mo. -- Empire District Electric is reporting up to 3,000 customers without power in the Republic area Monday at midday. The utility says there is an issue with the transmission line that feeds a substation.  Most of the outages are in ...

Former KY3 reporter Ed Fillmer to fill new "Drury's Ozarks Correspondent" position SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Former KY3 video journalist Ed Fillmer is collaborating with Drury and KY3 to bring an added dimension to video storytelling in the Ozarks. He will be Drury's Ozarks Correspondent, again producing video stories about people in the Ozarks. Fillmer ...

Show Me Showdown Hundreds of dancers will be kicking up their heels at University Plaza Hotel this weekend.  It's the 2nd annual Show Me Showdown.  The 4 day competition also features workshops with professional dancers-- including Anne and Andy Walls with Springfield's "Dance With ...

Possible tornado reported in Dade County, Mo NEAR GOLDEN CITY, Mo--An emergency manager reported a tornado touched down east of Golden City Monday morning.  Survey teams will be out today to see if there's any damage.  Tornado sirens also sounded in Polk County but we don't have a report ...



Current Conditions:
Cloudy, 74 F

Forecast:
Mon - Scattered Strong Storms. High: 79 Low: 64
Tue - Scattered Strong Storms. High: 74 Low: 57

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South Africa: Mandela name pulled into politics
FILE : In this image taken from video, South African President Jacob Zuma, left, sits with the ailing anti-apartheid icon Nelson Madela is filmed Monday April 29, 2013, more than three weeks after being released from hospital. Mandela was treated in hospital for a recurring lung infection. South African President Jacob Zuma visited the former leader on April 29, but Mandela does not appear to speak during the televised portion of the visit, as he sits in an armchair, his head propped up by a pillow and with his cheeks showing what appear to be marks from a recently removed oxygen mask, although Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela “in good shape and in good spirits”. After the encounter at Mandela’s home, Zuma cheerily said the 94-year-old was up and about, in good spirits and doing well. (AP Photo/SABC TV) SOUTH AFRICA OUTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun.

Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, vows not to screw it up
A photo illustration shows the applications of Yahoo and Tumblr on the screen of an iPhone in ZagrebBy Alexei Oreskovic and Jennifer Saba SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger generation of users and breathe new life into its ailing brand. The deal, announced on Monday, is a bold bet by Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer to revitalize the company by co-opting a Web property with strong visitor traffic but little revenue. ...

Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch addresses the Utah Republican Party's annual organizing convention Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Sandy, Utah. Hatch says staffers at the Internal Revenue Service, which recently apologized for unfairly targeting tea party groups, "are either deliberately incompetent or they are evil." Hatch mentioned the IRS scandal while addressing thousands of fellow Republicans in Sandy on Saturday for the state party's annual organizing convention. Hatch says the IRS scandal is more concerning than almost anything else he's seen in the 36 years he's been in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill.

Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PhD in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month.

Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion that would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. market.