Drexel News

In June of this year, a tornado came through and damaged the animal shelter, which was housing 20 cats and 5 newborn kittens.

The Louisburg family of schools lost one of their own this weekend, after 19-year-old Zachary Messmer was struck by a train near Drexel, Mo.

A train struck and killed a Louisburg teenager as he walked near tracks in Cass County .

A Louisburg teenager is dead after being struck by a train in Cass County late Saturday or early Sunday.

The Log Cabin Quilters will hold their 2009 quilt show from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Oct.

The family of Bernice Thomas will host a surprise 90th birthday celebration for her on Sunday, Aug.

Eddie and Pamela Brann of Pleasant Hill, MO are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer RaShelle Brann, to Jeremy Daniel Fly, son of Bud and Ann Fly of Drexel, MO.

For 50 years, Herbie Thomas has been the go-to man when it comes to fireworks in Drexel, Mo.

People in Drexel, Missouri are still cleaning up from the storm there earlier this week.

Roofs were ripped off, power lines litter the streets, and trees were snapped in two.

Straight-line winds tore the roofs off several buildings in Drexel, Mo. DREXEL, Mo.

DREXEL, Mo. - Storms that spread across the central U.S. brought heavy rains, wind and at least two tornadoes, renewing flooding concerns in already soggy areas and leaving thousands of people without power.

Dan and Marty York consider themselves lucky. There was a few limbs strewn about, one of the trees in their backyard is leaning, a few roof shingles are missing, and the electricity went out.

DREXEL, Mo. -- Drexel residents are facing an uphill climb as they clean up from a destructive storm that struck the town late Monday night.

DREXEL, Mo. -- After suffering thorugh a frightening storm, and beginning the long process of cleaning up the damage, some Drexel residents are worried they might be locked in a battle with their insurance companies.

Residents on Tuesday began cleaning up trees and limbs blown down by strong winds that moved through the area Monday night.But at least their water came back on Tuesday afternoon, and there were no reports of serious injuries from the straight-line winds, some as strong as 90 mph.The storm tore the roof off the local VFW post.

Clean up continues in Drexel, Missouri. A storm packing winds of up to 90 miles an hour hit the Cass county town Monday night.

DREXEL, Mo. - Midwestern storms raised flooding concerns in already soggy areas and spawned at least one tornado.No injuries were reported from the two storm systems that hit the central part of the U.S. on Monday and early Tuesday.Heavy rain brought new flooding concerns to areas of central North Dakota hit by flooding earlier this spring.

The American Red Cross of Greater Kansas City has opened a shelter in Drexel, Mo., to help residents displaced by damage from overnight storms.The shelter is being set up in the Drexel Community Center, 410 E. Bates St.Volunteers plan to drive down an emergency response vehicle stocked with breakfast items to start mobile feeding efforts in the ...

DREXEL, Mo. - Residents of Drexel will begin clean up after the Cass County town was hit hard by winds estimated to have reached 90 mphs downed power lines, trees and ripped roofs off buildings Monday night.