--
AFTER YET ANOTHER HOT, HUMID,
AND 90Â° DAY
TUESDAY, WE WILL ONCE AGAIN SEE
90'S THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
TODAY. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO
IS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH THOSE
FALLING APART BY SUNSET.
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP INTO
THE LOWER 70'S.
THE HEAT CONTINUES FOR THURSDAY
WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90'S
UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. A COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. A FEW RUMBLES OF
THUNDER, AN ISOLATED SEVERE
STORM
OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY
NORTH AND WEST OF I-44. IF ANY
STORMS BECOME STRONG
TO SEVERE, LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE THE
PRIMARY THREATS. OVERNIGHT LOWS
WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE UPPER
60'S AND LOWER 70'S.
FRIDAY, WE WILL START THE DAY
WITH SHOWERS AND
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A FEW
CLOUDS WILL STICK AROUND FOR THE
AFTERNOON AND FINALLY A
BREAK FROM THE HEAT WITH
TEMPERATURES TOPPING OFF IN THE
LOWER AND MIDDLE 80'S.
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP INTO
THE UPPER 60'S AND LOWER 70'S.
FOR THIS WEEKEND, WE'LL START
OFF WITH A FEW
CLOUDS SATURDAY WITH AN ISOLATED
SHOWER CHANCE AS OUR FRONT
RETREATS BACK TO THE NORTH
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL TOP OFF IN THE UPPER 80'S.
SUNDAY THE HEAT
RETURNS WITH TEMPERATURES BACK
UP IN THE LOWER 90'S AND MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES.
BOTH NIGHTS WE WILL SEE
TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE UPPER
60'S AND LOWER 70'S.
IN TERMS OF THE TROPICS, THERE
IS A CHANCE FOR
SOME TROPICAL TROUBLE IN THE
GULF. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
MOVE NORTH DURING THE BEGINNING
OF
NEXT WEEK WHICH IN TURN COULD
BRING SOME CLOUDS AND SHOWER
CHANCES TO THE OZARKS
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, SOMETHING
WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU
ON.
LAUREN
EATING HEALTHY ISN'T ALWAYS
FEASIBLE FOR FAMILIES ON TIGHT
BUDGETS
JOE
THAT'S WHY COX MEDICAL CENTERS
ARE HOSTING A "PACK THE PANTRY"
FOOD DRIVE WE GO TO HANNAH
ZETTL WHO IS LIVE AT COX SOUTH
THIS MORNING
HANNAH
Donations will benefit Christian
Action Ministries (CAM) and can
be dropped off in the donation
bin outside the hospital's
cafeteria. Some suggested items
include no-sugar-added
applesauce, 100-percent-fruit
cups, low-sodium or no-salt-
added canned vegetables,
reduced-sodium spaghetti
sauce, tomato paste, brown rice,
whole-wheat noodles, canned
chicken and dried beans.
CAM says the hospital's annual
drive is a blessing to local
families. "Unfortunately, many
working families in our area
struggle to put on the table,"
says Elizabeth Hughes,
executive director of Christian
Action Ministries. "Your gift
of food makes a tangible
difference in their lives. Thank
you for
making our community a place of
caring and action!"
Area churches and community
leaders formed CAM in 1984 to
serve as the local food
outreach. Between its Branson
Pantry, Forsyth Pantry and
mobile distribution in eastern
Taney
County, more than 45,000 people
received the gift of four days'
worth of food last year.
CoxHealth hospitals in
Springfield, Monett and Lamar
are also participating in
healthy food drives to benefit
those communities.
making our community a place of
caring and action!"
Area churches and community
leaders formed CAM in 1984 to
serve as the local food
outreach. Between its Branson
Pantry, Forsyth Pantry and
mobile distribution in eastern
Taney
County, more than 45,000 people
received the gift of four days'
worth of food last year.
CoxHealth hospitals in
Springfield, Monett and Lamar
are also participating in
healthy food drives to benefit
those communities.
JOE
IN YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW FILE
JOE
LAWRENCE TIMMONS WAS ARRAIGNED
IN COURT YESTERDAY-- FOR FIRST
DEGREE MURDER.
HE WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED IN
CONNECTION TO A 30 YEAR-OLD COLD
CASE -- INVOLVING THE
DEATH OF CYNTHIA SMITH.
JOE
THE NEWS-LEADER REPORTS ONE OF
THE WITNESSES IN THE GRAND-JURY
INDICTMENT -- IS
KELLY SIEGLER.
SHE'S A FORMER TEXAS PROSECUTOR,
AND
SHE'S NOW AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ON A T-V CRIME SHOW CALLED 'COLD
JUSTICE.'
THE SHOW HELPS RURAL POLICE
DEPARTMENTS INVESTIGATE CASES --
BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO
EXAMINE D-N-A EVIDENCE AND
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
HOWEVER, WE STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT LAWRENCE COUNTY
INVESTIGATORS FOUND IN THE LAST
2 YEARS
-- THAT PINNED TIMMONS TO THE
SMITH'S MURDER.
JOE
TIMMONS IS REQUESTING A PUBLIC
DEFENDER, EVEN THOUGH THE STATE
BELIEVES HE CAN PAY FOR
AN ATTORNEY.
LAUREN
A PURDY MAN WILL SPEND THE NEXT
15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR
ATTEMPTING TO DISTRIBUTE
METHAMPHETAMINE.
71 YEAR OLD GUADALUPE
URBINA-RODRIGUEZ WAS SENTENCED
IN COURT YESTERDAY AFTER
LAW ENFORCEMENT SEIZED A PACKAGE
OF METH BACK IN 20-18 THAT WAS
ADDRESSED TO HIM.
ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, HE
WAS INVOLVED IN A LARGE-SCALE
CONSPIRACY TO
DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE FROM
CALIFORNIA TO VARIOUS PLACES
ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
POLICE DISCOVERED 12 OTHER
PACKAGES OF METH THAT HAD
ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME PLACE
IN
CALIFORNIA.
LAUREN
A MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A
ONE-VEHICLE CRASH IN DOUGLAS
COUNTY.
53 YEAR-OLD MITCHELL GARCIA WAS
PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
THE CRASH REPORT SHOWS HE WAS
DRIVING ON MISSOURI 76 EAST OF
GOODHOPE WHEN HIS
VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND
OVERTURNED.
GARCIA WAS EJECTED FROM THE
VEHICLE.
JOE
GOT A MARKET WATCH FOR YOU TODAY
JOE
WITH AMERICANS WAITING TO SEE
THE END OF A TRADE WAR WITH
CHINA, THERE HAS BEEN BIG
MOVEMENT ON THE PRICE OF GOLD IN
THE UNITED STATES.
RIGHT NOW, AN OUNCE OF GOLD
WOULD RUN YOU ABOUT 15-HUNDRED
DOLLARS.... WHICH IS THE
HIGHEST IT'S BEEN IN ABOUT FIVE
YEARS.
IT'S PRICE IS CURRENTLY UP OVER
20 PERCENT COMPARED TO THIS TIME
LAST YEAR.
FINANCIAL PLANNER STEPHEN EVANS
SAYS IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH
WORLDWIDE DEBT, BUT
SAYS BUYING GOLD CAN BE JUST AS
VOLATILE AS PLAYING THE STOCK
MARKET.
"In 2008, it shot up all the way
to $1,800 and fell to $1,000."
"It's not like -- you know,
there is no dividends in gold.
It is all
what people think it's worth.
It's not like a company that has
profits, and you can see it's
financials. Gold has no
financials. It is percieved
value of what people think it's
worth."
JOE
ANALYSTS FROM CITIGROUP PREDICT
GOLD COULD BE UP OVER
TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS AN
OUNCE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
YEARS... BUT THOSE PRICES CAN
CHANGE QUICKLY.
LAUREN
IN MORE LOCAL NEWS....
LAUREN
TODAY MARKS THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY
OF 9-11.
JOE
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO WERE
LOST IN THE HORRIFIC EVENTS THAT
UNFOLDED THAT DAY
COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS WILL BE
HOLDING A 9-11 MEMORIAL CEREMONY
LATER THIS MORNING.
THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE
LEST WE FORGET 9-11 MEMORIAL ON
THE COLLEGE'S CAMPUS
STARTING AT 9 A-M.
IT WILL INCLUDE MUSIC, THE
RAISING OF THE 9-11 NATIONAL
REMEMBRANCE FLAG AND REMARKS
FROM
THE COLLEGE'S PRESIDENT.
LAUREN
AND LACLEDE COUNTY IS INVITING
THE PUBLIC TO THEIR 9-11 "NEVER
FORGET" CEREMONY.
THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE
LACLEDE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
FRONT GROUNDS,
STARTING AT 4 P-M...
MUSIC AND A GUEST SPEAKER WILL
BE INCLUDED IN THE CEREMONY.
LAUREN
ALSO HAPPENING TODAY IS THE
FIRST RESPONDER 9-11 MEMORIAL
REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY
IN SPRINGFIELD.
IT'S BEING HOSTED BY
KLINGNER-COPE AND WHITE CHAPEL
.. AND WILL RECOGNIZE FIRST
RESPONDERS.
THE CEREMONY BEGINS AT 11 A-M
AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
A LUNCHEON FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
WILL BE HELD AFTERWARDS.
LAUREN
IN POLITICAL COVERAGE
LAUREN
DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING FOR A
DISCUSSION ON GUN REFORM ..
DURING THE SPECIAL SESSION THIS
WEEK.
THAT SESSION FOCUSES ON
LEGISLATION RELATED TO SALES TAX
ON CARS.
JOE
HOWEVER DEMOCRATS USED THE
CHANCE TO FILE MULTIPLE BILLS ON
GUN REFORM IN AN EFFORT TO
PUSH GOVERNOR MIKE PARSON TO
EXTEND THE SESSION TO TACKLE
THOSE.
".CRYSTAL QUADE/(D) HOUSE
MINORITY LEADER
Its up to the governor to expand
the call. Its happened before.
We filed these bills to demand
that the conversation start --
to prove that there's an array
of conversation that can happen
around this. But we as leaders
of missouri need to step up and
have this conversation now. I
don't believe any of us think
there is a one piece solution to
deal with this crisis but the
conversation has to happen. I
don't believe that any one of us
wants to take away the second
amendement rights from law-
abiding citizens. ........"
LAUREN
MEANWHILE -- PARSON WAS IN SAINT
LOUIS YESTERDAY --TALKING WITH
CITY LEADERS ABOUT
VIOLENT CRIME.
ST. LOUIS HAS ALREADY SEEN 138
HOMICIDES IN 20- 19 -- ALMOST A
DOZEN OF THOSE KILLED WERE
CHILDREN.
"Gov. Mike Parson, R-Missouri:
Everybody was at the table,
everybody had an open discussion
and what powers and what we can
provide to one another to fight
violent crime"
JOE
PARSON ALSO COMMENTED ON
DEMOCRATS ACTIONS IN JEFFERSON
CITY .
"I am going to protect the
rights of the second amendment
to law
abiding citizens in this state.
That's what the Constitution, I
believe, says. What they do
through the legislative action,
until they do it, I'm not gonna
make a commitment whether I
support it or whether I don't
support it. But I think there's
gonna be discussion about it and
I think that's a good thing to
have........"
JOE
ALSO WORTH NOTING - LAST NIGHT
THE PRESIDENT TWEETED HIS
ENDORSEMENT FOR
GOVERNOR PARSON FOR THE 2020
ELECTION..