Everything reported in Carthage and within 40 miles of it, at every level — nothing here is filtered out for being local.
Heat index values up to 109 are expected across 11 zones in southeast Kansas and southwest and west central Missouri from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, per the advisory record from National Weather Service Springfield MO. It is not in force after 8 PM.
Newton County, Missouri, has been included in a federal disaster declaration, but Individual Assistance for households is not available.
Public Assistance has been authorized for Jasper County following severe storms, but federal assistance for individual households is not included.
Dade County has received a major disaster declaration for public infrastructure repair, but no individual assistance grants are available to households.
An environmental enforcement settlement has assessed a $93,106 federal penalty against the Schreiber Foods Carthage Plant in Carthage, Missouri.
An EPA enforcement case record shows a $235,642 penalty assessed against Joplin 44 Petro in Joplin, Missouri.