FIRST, LET'S HEAD OVER TO
METEOROLOGIST ELISA RAFFA WITH
YOUR FORECAST FIRST.
ELISA
SHOWERS/ STORMS ARE ON THEIR WAY
INTO THE
OZARKS THIS MORNING. THIS FIRST
ROUND GETS TO SPRINGFIELD BY
LUNCHTIME AND QUICKLY PUSHES
SOUTH INTO ARKANSAS BY THE
EVENING COMMUTE.
THESE STORMS COULD COME IN
ORGANIZED INTO A
LINE, PROMPTING A DAMAGING WIND
THREAT. THE ATMOSPHERE IS ALSO
SOAKED, LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN AND LIGHTNING WILL BE
THREATS.
WITH THESE STORMS ROLLING
THROUGH,
TEMPERATURE FORECASTS WILL BE
TOUGH. AREAS TO THE NORTH SHOULD
BE COOLER IN THE LOWER 80'S
WITH STORMS ARRIVING SOONER.
WITH MORE TIME AND SUNSHINE
BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE TO THE
SOUTH, HIGHS THERE COULD GET
CLOSER TO 90 DEGREES.
SPRINGFIELD WILL PROBABLY SPLIT
THE
DIFFERENCE IN THE MIDDLE 80'S,
BUT ANY SPEED-UP OR SLOW-DOWN IN
THE STORMS COULD THROW OFF
HIGH TEMPS.
SHOWERS/ STORMS PUSH SOUTH BY
THE EVENING
COMMUTE BUT WE'LL START TO SET
UP A TRAIN OF SCATTERED STORMS
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT. LOWS ONLY DROP INTO
THE LOWER 70'S.
TOMORROW WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
HEAVY RAIN
GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. OUR
STALLED FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
CARVE OUT A PATH FOR ROUNDS OF
SHOWERS/ STORMS. THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL BE SOAKED THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY BRINGING QUICK
RAINFALL RATES AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING CONCERNS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY
NEED TO BE
ISSUED LATER TODAY.
RAIN TOTALS THROUGH SATURDAY
COULD TOP 1-4"+
NORTH OF THE STALLED FRONT,
GENERALLY NORTH OF THE MO/ AR
STATE LINE.
WITH THE CLOUDS AND MORE
WIDESPREAD RAIN,
HIGHS WILL BE COOLER THAN
AVERAGE IN THE MIDDLE 80'S.
STORMS BECOME SPOTTIER AS THE
FRONT STARTS TO
SHAKE ON SATURDAY, FINALLY
DRYING OUT WITH HIGH PRESSURE
TRYING TO SQUEEZE IN ON SUNDAY.
WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN,
HIGHS POP BACK INTO THE LOWER
90'S EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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KOLR TEN IS YOUR LOCAL ELECTION
HEADQUARTERS...
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IT WAS A SMALL ELECTION DAY FOR
US YESTREDAY BUT SIX BALLOT
ISSUES WERE VOTED ON
THROUGHOUT THE OZARKS LAST
NIGHT.
LAUREN
AND WE'VE GOT THE RESULTS FROM
THOSE ISSUES DECIDED DURING THE
SPECIAL ELECTION.
IN GREENE COUNTY, THE WALNUT
GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT WANTED A
TAX LEVY INCREASE TO BUILD
NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS
AND MAKE OTHER FACILITIES
REPAIRS.
VOTERS DECIDED AGAINST THAT
PROPOSITION.
IN CAMDEN COUNTY, THE FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT WANTED A TAX
LEVY INCREASE AS WELL... YES
VOTES RECEIVED 52 PERCENT OF THE
VOTE, AS VOTERS APPROVED THAT
PROPOSITION.
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IN CEDAR COUNTY - A TAX LEVY TO
IMPROVE THE CEDAR COUNTY
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WAS DECIDED
AGAINST...AS THE MEASURE OF THE
"NO" VOTES RECEIVED NEARLY 51
PERCENT OF THE VOTE.
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LEBANON VOTERS WERE ASKED ABOUT
A TAX INCREASE FOR THE RURAL
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
THAT NARROWLY PASSED WITH THE
YES VOTES RECEIVING JUST MORE
THAN 50 PERCENT.
THERE WAS ONLY A DIFFERENCE OF
FIVE VOTES IN THIS ELECTION.
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FINALLY IN LACLEDE COUNTY, A
QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER TO ISSUE
REVENUE BONDS FOR A
WATER DISTRICT GOT THE GO
AHEAD....PASSING WITH 65 PERCENT
OF THE VOTE.
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CHEAPER HOMES COULD SOON BE
COMING TO BRANSON.
THERE'S TALK ABOUT MAKING A
PROPERTY ON FALL CREEK ROAD...
ELIGIBLE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING INCENTIVES.
THE MAYOR, AND 3 ALDERMEN
ATTENDED A MEETING, HOSTED BY
THE COUNTRY BLUFF ESTATES
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION.
THE ASSOCIATION DOESN'T LIKE THE
IDEA.
ABOUT 80 SHOWED UP... TO VOICE
THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY ON A
BUSY STREET.
AND ANOTHER ISSUE... IS PROPERTY
VALUE.
THE ASSOCIATION SAYS CURRENT
MONTHLY COSTS ARE AROUND
800-DOLLARS A MONTH.
AND IF THIS PROJECT IS
APPROVED... IT COULD AFFECT THE
VALUE OF THEIR HOMES.
WE SPOKE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
ASSOCIATION... HE SAYS FALL
CREEK ROAD IS
DANGEROUS.
(Richard Schott / President,
Country Bluff Estates
Homeowners' Association): "There
has been people who have been
killed on that road trying to
walk that road the last
couple years, we had one or two
people died, and our concern is
for the people that they're
going to try to build those
affordable
housing for, last thing we would
want is for somebody to get
hurt."
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RESIDENTS HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS
FOR THE ALDERMAN... LIKE IF
THERE WOULD BE ANY RENTAL
PROPERTIES.
CITY LEADERS DID *NOT* VOTE ON
ANYTHING LAST NIGHT... BUT THERE
WILL BE ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING
ON AUGUST 13TH.
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AROUND TEH REGION
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IN RESPONSE TO NATIONAL AND
LOCAL CHALLENGES, THE GOVERNOR
OF ARKANSAS
IS PUSHING FOR LEGISLATION
CONDEMNING HATE CRIMES.
LAUREN
OUR HANNAH ZETTL JOINS US WITH
THE DETAILS REGARDING WHAT THIS
NEW LAW LOOK WOULD LOOK
LIKE?
HANNAH
THE NEW RULES WOULD ENHANCE THE
PENALTY FOR CRIMES TARGETED AT
PEOPLE FOR THEIR RACE,
RELIGION OR ETHNICITY.
AFTER BEING ASKED.. GOVERNOR ASA
HUTCHINSON ADDED THAT CRIMES
AGAINST SEXUAL
ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY
WOULD ALSO BE HEAVILY PUNISHED
UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS A MAJORITY OF
THE STATES HAVE THIS TYPE OF
LEGISLATION ALREADY.. BUT
THE NATURAL STATE IS ONE OF FOUR
THAT DOES NOT.
AFTER ONE OF THE MASS SHOOTINGS
OVER THE WEEKEND WAS FOUND TO BE
LINKED TO WHITE
SUPREMACY.. ROOTED IN HATE.. HE
SAYS ARKANSAS NEEDS TO TAKE A
STAND AGAINST IT.
GOVERNOR ASA HUTCHINSON, (R)
ARKANSAS
"Arkansas needs to pass this
legislation to send the
strongest
signal possible that we're not
going to tolerate that type of
hate."
HANNAH
GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON ADDS THE
TIMELINE OF THIS BECOMING A
REALITY IS STILL TO BE
DETERMINED..
BUT HE WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT
FORWARD WITH THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY AS SOON AS AN
OPPORTUNITY
PRESENTS ITSELF.
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SOME VICTIMS OF SEVERE STORMS
AND FLOODING WILL NOW HAVE THE
CHANCE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF TAX RELIEF OPTIONS.
MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN THE OZARKS
WERE ORIGINALLY SELECTED --NOW
MCDONALD AND
NEWTON COUNTIES ARE BEING ADDED
TO THE LIST..
IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF THE
STORMS OR FLOODING THAT HAPPENED
ON APRIL 29-TH -- YOU'LL
QUALIFY
FOR POSTPONING CERTAIN FILING
DEADLINES.
THE I-R-S AUTOMATICALLY
IDENTIFIES TAXPAYERS LOCATED IN
THE COVERED DISASTER AREA AND
AUTOMATICALLY APPLIES FILING AND
PAYMENT RELIEF.
WE HAVE THE FULL LIST OF
COUNTIES ON OUR WEBSITE --
IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE THE COVERED
AREA AND NEED ASSISTANCE YOU CAN
CALL THE HOTLINE ON YOUR
SCREEN THAT NUMBER IS
866-562-5227.
A FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS THE THREE
ARKANSAS ABORTION RESTRICTIONS
SHE BLOCKED IN JULY WILL
REMAIN ON HOLD WHILE SHE
CONSIDERS A LAWSUIT THAT'S
CHALLENGING THEM.
THIS IS AFTER THE ORIGINAL
PRELIMINARY INJUCNTION U-S
DISTRICT JUDGE KRISTINE BAKER
GRANTED WAS SET TO EXPIRE
TONIGHT.
THAT PRELIMINARY INJUCTION
BLOCKS RESTRICTIONS LIKE
PROHIBITING ABORTION
AFTER 18 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY...
THE REQUIREMENT THAT DOCTORS WHO
PERFORM ABORTIONS ARE TO BE
BOARD-CERTIFIED OR
BOARD ELLIGIBLE IN OBSTETRICS
AND GYNECOLOGY...AND
THE LAW PROHIBITING DOCTORS FROM
PERFORMING AN ABORTION IF THE
FETUS IS DIAGNOSED
WITH DOWN SYNDROME.
LAUREN
ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL LESLIE
RUTLEDGE FILED A NOTICE THAT HER
OFFICE PLANS TO APPEAL
BAKER'S DECISION.
RIGHT NOW, A PHYSICIAN LICENSED
TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THE
STATE CAN PERFORM ABORTIONS.
LAUREN
IF YOUR REGULAR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON RADIO OR TV SHOW GETS
INTERRUPTED BY AN
EMERGENCY ALERT, DON'T BE
ALARMED - IT'S JUST A TEST.
THE ALERT IS THE EPA'S TEST OF
THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY ALERT
SYSTEM.
IT WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AT
1:20 CENTRAL TIME. IN
COORDINATION WITH THE FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC),
THE
NATIONWIDE TEST WILL GO TO RADIO
AND TELEVISION STATIONS.
THE TEST WILL NOT INCLUDE A
MESSAGE ON CELLPHONES.
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NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S
TRENDING ON GOOGLE THIS
MORNING...
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