Polk County News

The Federal and State Emergency Management Agencies will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Bolivar on Wednesday, July 8, from 1 to 7 p.m. for people affected by the May 8 - 16 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding.

The Southwest Region 'Missouri Vegetable Growers Association Tour' will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday near Dunnegan .

A Morrisville man plead guilty Thursday to class C felony stealing in Polk County Circuit Court.

Runoff from Tuesday's storms continues to cause road closings in the region, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

High water on the Pomme de Terre River washed out a well-used crossing on Wednesday morning.

The Missouri Department of Transportation has added roads in Polk and Hickory counties to roads closed by high water this morning.

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for northern Greene County and southern Polk County until 6:45 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Isolated thunderstorms remain a possibility today following a night of storms that produced high winds, hail and a few damage reports, according to National Weather Service forecasters.

A monkey that escaped during a May 8 storm from its cage at a monkey refuge was apparently hit by a car and killed, Polk County Sheriff Steve Bruce has confirmed.

Four people from Bolivar were injured in a three-car crash Saturday night in Polk County.

After concluding a yearlong investigation, involving multiple law enforcement agencies, officers were arresting suspects on Tuesday morning for multiple thefts of heavy equipment.

Investigators have seven suspects after a yearlong investigation into heavy equipment thefts.

The Missouri Highway Patrol is working a minor accident between a Half Way School District bus and another vehicle on Missouri 32 at Polk County 200th Road.

A man from Pleasant Hope is charged with possession of child pornography. A federal grand jury indicted Phillip Brumfield last Thursday and law officers arrested him on Friday.

A man from California died Tuesday when his tractor flipped over and crushed him.

Tin Town -- When the two women in American Red Cross vests walked in the door Monday, Maxine Mayfield Reed was all smiles.

Parts of southern Polk County sustained damage during Friday's powerful line of storms.

Students in Marion C. Early School got a lesson in storm survival on Friday morning.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Greene County, southeastern Polk County and southwestern Dallas County until 10:15 a.m. The warning does not include Springfield.

The bridge, which had been closed for repairs since Feb. 23, was reopened with a parade of vehicles representing critical services the bridge carries, such as emergency responders and school buses.