Obituary - Kathryn Smith

Kathryn Smith, age 82, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. 

Funeral services are pending at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Mound City Chapel.

Mid America Live News will update when a full obituary is made available to us. 

Obituary - Donald Stevens

Donald Stevens, age 52, Paola, Kansas formerly of La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016. 

Funeral services are pending at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel.

Mid America Live News will update when a full obituary is made available to us. 

Beautiful week ahead of us!

What a crazy Holiday weekend of weather we had that included sleet, freezing fog, >60° temperatures on Christmas, and a line of showers & storms producing 40-60mph winds in its wake. 

As we leave that chaos behind us we have a week of beautiful weather coming our way. 

Temperatures will remain above average in the 40-50s with plenty of sunshine through Friday.

Obituary - Lloyd R. Branstine

Lloyd R. Branstine, 93, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Adrian Manor, Adrian, Missouri. 

Funeral services are pending at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. 

The service times and the obituary will be updated when they become available,

Obituary - Norma J. Downer

Norma J. Downer, 81, Bay Town, Texas, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Cedar Bayou Health & Rehab in Bay Town. 

Funeral services will be held 11:00am Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Fair Play First Baptist Church, Fair Play, Missouri. 

The family will receive friends 10:30-11:00am Friday, at the church. Burial in Akard Cemetery, Fair Play, Missouri. 

A complete obituary will be added when it becomes available.

Vehicle fire in the Northbound Lanes of I-49 in Cass County

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Earlier this afternoon the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with several emergency fire personnel responded to a vehicle fire in the Northbound Lanes of I-49 just North of 307th Street Exit in rural Cass County.

No one was injured in this vehicle fire and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

Mid America Live News will update when more information is made available to us from the Missouri State Highway Patrol


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Update: Stormy Christmas Night

Still watching the skies for a line of thunderstorms this evening. The line of storms moving east through Kansas this afternoon will affect areas along the Kansas-Missouri border (KC Metro) between 5 and 7 PM this evening. Strong gusty winds and brief periods of torrential rain will accompany this line of storms this evening. As the storms move east of KC this evening the threat from gusty winds will decrease.

Christmas Day rain inbound

 Temps peaking in the 60's today will be followed by rain this evening. 

Radar is showing a solid line of rather heavy rain, possibly mixed with some brief thunderstorms. Good news is that it shouldn't last too long.

Forecasters are saying the heaviest rain may come around dark- be extra careful if driving home this evening.