SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS

There are chances of severe weather this weekend in Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas.

According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon through early Sunday morning.

The thunderstorms will have the potential to produce heavy rainfall, which may lead to minor localized flooding.

There will also be a low risk of a couple brief tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and large hail.

STUDENT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER SHOTGUN FOUND IN VEHICLE AT AREA SCHOOL

A student has been taken into custody after a gun was found in a vehicle at an area school.

Twin Rivers Superintendent Robert Brown tells KWOC News that Wednesday afternoon Twin Rivers High School officials had been alerted to a shotgun that was in the back seat of a student's vehicle in the school parking lot.

School personnel confirmed that the shotgun was in the unlocked vehicle and secured it without incident.

BERNIE RESIDENT WINS FIRST PLACE IN MISSOURI DNR PHOTO CONTEST

A Bernie resident has taken home first place in a statewide photo contest.

On Tuesday, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced the winners for the 2025 MoDNR Photo Contest.

Bernie’s Lyndsey Neely won 1st place in the People Enjoying Missouri’s Outdoors Category.

The photo featured a young child playing in the mud in the first Bernie cotton field.