JOE:
COMING UP THIS MORNING ON
DAYBREAK....CITY UTILITIES MAKES
A BIG REPAIR
OVERNIGHT, AFTER THERE WAS A
MAJOR POWER OUTAGE IN
SPRINGFIELD
LAUREN:
AND...HOW YOU CAN HELP SOLVE A
PULASKI COUNTY MURDER -- THAT'S
BEEN A COLD CASE FOR 40 YEARS.
JOE:
and ....GOVERNOR MIKE PARSON
DISCUSSES CRIME IN kansas city
yesterday
THESE STORIES AND MORE--THIS
MORNING ON DAYBREAK.
LAUREN:
GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR
JOINING US.
TODAY IS... WEDNESDAY. AUGUST
21ST
I'M LAUREN BARNAS.
JOE:
AND I'M JOE MURANO.
METEOROLOGIST ELISA RAFFA JOINS
US NOW IN
THE WEATHER LAB WITH YOUR
FORECAST FIRST.
ELISA:
HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 8
PM TODAY FOR
EXTREME SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
THERE, TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW
TO MIDDLE 90'S WILL FEEL
LIKE 105-110 DEGREES WITH THE
HUMIDITY. THIS COMBINATION OF
HEAT AND HUMIDITY CAN BE
DANGEROUS, DRINK LOTS OF WATER.
CHECK ON KIDS, ELDERLY, AND
PETS. LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK, HOT
CARS ARE DEADLY!
THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOT IN
EFFECT FOR EVERYONE
TODAY BECAUSE SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL MOVE IN FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH, SO EXTREME SOUTHERN
MISSOURI WILL HAVE AMPLE
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SKYROCKET
THOSE TEMPERATURES.
STORMS FIRING IN KANSAS THIS
MORNING COULD DIVE
SOUTHEAST TOWARDS CENTRAL
MISSOURI THIS MORNING, SLOWLY
MAKING IT TO THE I-44 CORRIDOR
BY
NOON. I EXPECT GREATER COVERAGE
OF SHOWERS/ STORMS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE HEAT
AND HUMIDITY WILL BUBBLE MORE
STORMS AS THE FRONT APPROACHES.
WE CARRY A MARGINAL SEVERE RISK
TODAY SINCE
THIS FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH AN
INCREDIBLY HOT, HUMID, AND
UNSTABLE AIR MASS. THIS WILL
ALLOW
STORMS TO GROW QUICKLY, POSSIBLY
PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
AND 60 MPH WINDS. STAY WEATHER
AWARE!
HIGHS TODAY POP INTO THE LOW TO
MIDDLE 90'S EVEN
AS STORMS APPROACH.
THE FRONT STALLS TONIGHT INTO
TOMORROW,
KEEPING ROUNDS OF SHOWERS/
STORMS ALIVE. LOWS DROP TO NEAR
70 DEGREES TOMORROW.
TOMORROW, I EXPECT GREAT
COVERAGE OF
STORMS AS DISTURBANCES RIDE THE
STALLED FRONT. MORE CLOUDS AND
RAIN WILL LEAD TO A MUCH
COOLER DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE
MIDDLE 80'S.
THE FRONT CONTINUES TO STALL ON
FRIDAY WITH
WAVES OF STORMS AND COOLER HIGHS
IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 80'S.
RAIN TOTALS THROUGH FRIDAY COULD
APPROACH
1-2"+, POSING A LIMITED FLOOD
THREAT TO ANY AREAS ALREADY
SATURATED.
THE FRONT STARTS TO SHAKE ON
SATURDAY WITH
A FEW STORMS POSSIBLE. WE'LL
TREND DRIER AND SUNNIER ON
SUNDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW HIGHS TO
BE
WARMER IN THE UPPER 80'S.
THE DRYING, WARMING TREND
CONTINUES EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
JOE
WHATS MAKING NEWS NOW
JOE
JAMES RIVER FREEWAY IS NOW OPEN
AFTER CITY UTILITIES MADE A
MAJOR REPAIR OVERNIGHT.
CITY UTILITIES REPAIRED THE
LINES THAT WERE SNAGGED BY A
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ON A FLATBED
TRUCK ON JAMES RIVER FREEWAY
YESTERDAY NEAR CAMPBELL.
THAT CAUSED A POWER OUTAGE IN
THE AREA FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS AND
IMPACTED ABOUT 12-
HUNDRED CITY UTILITIES
CUSTOMERS.
JAMES RIVER FREEWAY WAS SHUT
DOWN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN
CAMPBELL AND KANSAS.
BAIR'S ON SOUTH CAMPBELL TELLS
US THAT THEY LOST BUSINESS
BECAUSE OF THE OUTAGE.
(Nathan Bingman/ Bair's Manager)
"We have our normal lunch people
that always come in
10:30 until 12:30 we usually get
hit pretty hard just because its
our regular people that are
always in so we definitley lost
a
lot of business today just
because of it"
JOE
CITY UTILITIES SAYS THERE COULD
STILL BE SOME BRIEF POWER
OUTAGES AS THEY GET
EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL.
LAUREN
IT'S YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW...
LAUREN
ABOUT A COLD CASE IN PULASKI
COUNTY...
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS TRYING
TO RAISE MONEY FOR A NEW PROJECT
-- TO HELP IDENTIFY A WOMAN
KILLED ALMOST 40 YEARS AGO.
LAUREN
WE'VE BEEN COVERING THE STORY OF
'JANE DOE' FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
THIS IS AN ARTIST RENDERING OF
WHAT SHE MIGHT HAVE LOOKED
LIKED.
LAUREN
JANE'S BODY WAS DUG UP IN 2015
FOR D-N-A TESTING.
BACK IN 1981, HER BODY WAS FOUND
ON HIGHWAY M-M NORTH OF DIXON,
MISSOURI.
POLICE LATER DETERMINED SHE HAD
BEEN STRANGLED TO DEATH.
HER KILLER WAS NEVER FOUND.
LAUREN
, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WANTS
TO USE THE D-N-A DOE PROJECT.
THE ORGANIZATION USES FORENSIC
GENEALOGY TO IDENTIFY THE
DECEASED.
BUT THE SERVICE IS EXPENSIVE.
SO VOLUNTEERS ARE RAFFLING OFF
TICKETS -- TO WIN A RIFLE.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, CALL THE
OFFICE.
THE DRAWING IS SEPTEMBER 10TH.
JOE
A FARMING BILL -- THAT WOULD
BLOCK COUNTIES FROM MAKING
ORDINANCES AGAINST BIG
INDUSTRIAL
FARMS -- HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD.
JOE
YESTERDAY -- A MISSOURI JUDGE
PUT A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
ORDER ON SENATE BILL 3-91 --
WHICH
HAS TO DO WITH CAFO
REGULATIONS.
THAT STANDS FOR CONCENTRATED
ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS --
WHICH RAISE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF HOGS, CATTLE, AND
CHICKENS.
SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING
THE CEDAR COUNTY COMMISSION,
HAVE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST
THE STATE, CLAIMING THE BILL IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
JOE
THE MISSOURI RURAL CRISIS CENTER
SAYS CAFOS ARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL
AND ECONOMIC HAZARD.
BUT FARMING INDUSTRY ADVOCATES
SAY THE NEW CAFO BILL HELPS, BY
ADOPTING STATEWIDE
REGULATIONS, INSTEAD OF LEAVING
IT UP TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
JOE
STONE AND TANEY COUNTY HAVE NOW
PASSED HEALTH ORDINANCES, TO
KEEP CAFO'S FARTHER
AWAY, BUT ITS UNCERTAIN IF THAT
WILL WORK.
THE BILL WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE
EFFECT IN A WEEK.
BUT THE LAWSUIT HAS PUSHED THAT
BACK TO SEPTEMBER 16TH, AWAITING
A COURT HEARING.
LAUREN
AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AS
TO WHY A STUDENT BROUGHT A GUN
TO KICKAPOO HIGH
SCHOOL.
SOMEONE TIPPED OFF AUTHORITIES.
THE MALE STUDENT WAS BROUGHT IN
AND SCHOOL POLICE SAY HE HAD AN
UNLOADED GUN IN HIS
BACKPACK... WITH NO AMMUNITIION.
SCHOOL LEADERS ALERTED PARENTS
-- SAYING NO STUDENTS WERE
HARMED.
IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT DISCIPLINE THE
STUDENT IS FACING.
JOE
IN POLITICAL COVERAGE
JOE
SENATOR JOSH HAWLEY HAS SPENT
HIS RECENT OFF-TIME .. IN THE
OZARKS.
HE STOPPED IN COLLINS TO SPEAK
WITH A FAMILY RUNNING A LOCAL
GROCERY STORE FOR 60
YEARS.
AND WENT TO SMITH'S RESTAURANT
IN SAINT CLAIR COUNTY
JOE
IN DOUGLAS COUNTY -- HE MET WITH
A LOCAL CATTLE FARMER BATTLING
CANCER -- DISCUSSING THE
STRUGGLES OF GETTING TREATMENT
WITH LIMITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS.
AND IN AVA -- HE MET WITH THE
OWNER OF TRUE BREW -- WHERE SOME
OF THE PROCEEDS GO HELP
THE NEEDY IN THE COMMUNITY.
JOE
HIS LAST STOP WAS GAINESVILLE
WHERE HE SPOKE TO BUSINESS
OWNERS AND A PASTOR
WHO'S WORKING TO SUPPORT YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND
BREAK THE CYCLES OF
POVERTY AND ADDICTION.
JOE
NOW THAT STUDENTS ARE BACK IN
SCHOOL -- ONE OFFICIAL IS
CALLING ON THE GOVERNOR TO GET
ARMED
OFFICERS IN SCHOOLS SOONER.
LAUREN
STATE AUDITOR NICOLE GALLOWAY
REQUESTED THAT GOVERNOR MIKE
PARSON CALL A SPECIAL-
SESSION .. TO FOLLOW THROUGH
WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A
SCHOOL-SAFETY TASK-
FORCE.
JOE
THE TASK FORCE -- LED BY
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MIKE KEHOE
-- RELEASED A REPORT LAST MONTH
THAT
RECOMMENDED EVERY SCHOOL HAVE A
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW ABOUT 60
PERCENT OF MISSOURI SCHOOLS HAVE
OFFICERS ALREADY.
SO -- ONE PROBLEM IS HOW TO FUND
GETTING MORE OFFICERS IN
SCHOOLS.
AND GALLOWAY SAYS SHE HAS A
SOLUTION.
LAUREN
INSTEAD OF LOCAL SCHOOLS OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT FOOTING THE BILL FOR
TRAINING
OFFICERS - GALLOWAY SAYS THERE'S
ENOUGH STATE FUNDING THAT COULD
BE RE-DIRECTED.
JOE
THAT ALSO MEANS THERE WOULD BE
NO TAX INCREASE FOR THE PUBLIC.
THERE'S NO RESPONSE YET FROM THE
GOVERNOR.
LAUREN
MISSOURI GOVERNOR MIKE PARSON IS
IN K-C TOUTING A VIOLENT CRIME
OPERATION THAT RESULTED
IN HUNDREDS OF ARRESTS ACROSS
THE METRO AREA.
FROM MAY TO AUGUST, THERE WERE
355 ARRESTS
AUTHORITIES ALSO SEIZED 69 GUNS,
MORE THAN 2-THOUSAND ROUNDS OF
AMMUNITION AND MORE
THAN 4 KILOS OF DRUGS.
THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO SEND A
MESSAGE THAT REDUCING VIOLENT
CRIME IS THE TOP PRIORITY ON ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
"............"
We've had violent crime before,
but we've had way to many kids
that haven't even made it to
their 10th birthdays getting
shot on the streets for just
playing on the side walk. And
that's totally
unacceptable and we've got to
figure out solutions and if that
means making changes, we've got
to make changes.
LAUREN
WHEN ASKED IF LAX GUN LAWS PLAY
A ROLE IN VIOLENT CRIME, THE
GOVERNOR SAID HE
SUPPORTS THE SECOND AMENDMENT
FOR LAW ABIDING CITIZENS
JOE
NEWS AROUND THE REGION
JOE
IN ARKANSAS... 53-YEAR OLD DR.
ROBERT MORRIS LEVY
WAS BOOKED INTO THE WASHINGTON
COUNTY JAIL ON SATURDAY AND WAS
INDICTED FOR WIRE FRAUD,
MAIL FRAUD, MAKING FALSE
STATEMENTS, AND THREE COUNTS OF
INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
LAUREN AT 2X2:
THE INDICTMENT SAYS DR. LEVY
ENTERED INCORRECT AND MISLEADING
DIAGNOSES .. HE KNEW TO BE FALSE
.. FOR THREE PATIENTS -
CAUSING THEIR DEATHS.
AND ON TWO OCCASIONS SAID THAT A
SECOND PATHOLOGIST CHECKED HIS
WORK AND AGREED WITH
HIM .. BUT ACTUALLY DID NOT.
JOE
THE DOCUMENTS SAY BACK IN 20-16,
HE APPEARED TO BE INTOXICATED
WHILE ON
DUTY. AND A DRUG AND ALCOHOL
TEST REVEALED HIS B-A-C WAS
POINT-396.
THAT'S WHEN THE FAYETTEVILLE V-A
SUSPENDED HIS PRIVILEGES TO
PRACTICE MEDICINE --
AND HE STARTED A THREE MONTH
IN-PATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM.
HE ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH
A MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL BOARD TO
RETURN TO
PRACTICE.
THE INDICTMENT ALLEGES THAT ON
12 OCCASIONS HE USED A CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCE - THAT IS NOT
MEANT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND
CAN ACTUALLY BE LETHAL -- TO
ACHIEVE A STATE OF
INTOXICATION, BUT ISN'T
DETECTABLE THROUGH ROUTINE DRUG
TESTS.
Dak Kees, U.S. Attorney for
Western District of Arkansas:
"the 2N2B he used was again a
substance that allowed him to
receive the feeling of
intoxication but it would not
show up on any type of urine
analysis test. again, part of
the scheme was the concealment
of this, by using the specific
substance in order to mask the
results of the test."
LAUREN
U-S ATTORNEY DAK KEES TELLS US
LEVY RETURNED TO ARKANSAS ABOUT
A WEEK AGO AFTER BEING
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
HE WAS POSSIBLY TEACHING AT A
MEDICAL SCHOOL.
WITH ALL 31 COUNTS - LEVY FACES
UP TO 5- HUNDRED AND 24 YEARS IN
JAIL .. AND A FINE OF 7-
POINT-75 MILLION DOLLARS.
JOE
STILL AHEAD ON KOLR 10
DAYBREAK... A TOY COMPANY IS
WORKING TO STOP USING PLASTIC.
LAUREN
PLUS - MCDONALD'S HAS A PAY IT
FORWARD PROMOTION FOR FREE
COFFEE. THAT'S EXPLAINED
IN YOUR MONEYWATCH NEXT.