Drive-By Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

17-year-old Jacob Davis made his first court appearance via video today (June 21, 2018). On June 14th, 2018, Davis reportedly shot multiple times in the direction of five people near 407 N. Pearl Avenue in Joplin. Three of those people knew Davis and identified him as the shooter. Police arrested Davis on June 18th. The Jasper County Prosecutor’s Office charged him with five counts of shooting from a motor vehicle at a person, vehicle or house, and five counts of armed crim…

A Check on the Drought Monitor – June 21st

The Drought Monitor was updated this morning and we have seen some changes across the Four State region. Let’s also keep in mind that the cutoff date for the data to create these maps was Tuesday June 19th. That means the maps haven’t taken into account any of the rain and t-storms we saw Wednesday afternoon. For our corner of Kansas, we’re holding back any signs of a moderate to severe drought. We are abnormally dry in most spots, but we’re a bit better off compared to areas around W…

Severe Weather Outlook for June 22nd & 23rd

Our system hasn’t completely cleared the area. With that and another upper level disturbance wanting to work in, we’ll have to keep an eye on t-storm chances for Friday and Saturday. For Friday, parts of the area are under a marginal threat for severe weather. That will be due to a complex of t-storms that will develop out in western Kansas and Oklahoma Friday evening. The better chance for severe weather Friday is off to our west and the storms that work in from the west are expected…