Missourinet News

06/20/2026

Five people are dead and two were injured by carbon monoxide in Rolla on Friday.Friday, June 19, 2026, at 5:24 a.m., the Rolla Rural Fire Department was called

06/18/2026

Willard Public Schools is mourning the loss of two sisters after the Lake Springfield incident.

The district says counseling and support resources will be available for students, staff and families.

06/17/2026

Victims identified in water search and rescue effort; one remains missing

On June 14, 2026, at 4:30 p.m., the Springfield Fire Department (SFD) Water Rescue Team and officers with the Springfield Police Department (SPD), responded to Lake Springfield to the report of four people in need of rescue.

The SFD rescued 12-year-old Aurelie Stawny from the waters of the spillway below the dam. Aurelie was transported to the hospital and has since been released. In the process of rescuing Aurelie, three members of SFD’s Water Rescue Team were injured and transported to the hospital and have also been released.

On June 16, 2026, search teams located the body of 19-year-old Andrea Stawny approximately a quarter of a mile downriver from the dam. On June 17, 2026, search teams located the body of 17-year-old Sofie Stawny near the dam. Andrea and Sofie’s family have been notified.

Comprehensive search efforts will resume tomorrow to look for 40-year-old Taylor Stawny, who is still missing. More than 40 rescuers from multiple local agencies searched on land, in the water and by air, to include assistance from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s dive team as well as SFD and SPD’s drone units.

Through the investigation, it was determined that Aurelie, Andrea, Sofie and Taylor were in a kayak and two inflatable tubes that were connected at the time of the incident. Further circumstances of this incident remain part of an ongoing investigation.

06/17/2026

A tornado warning is in effect until 5:15 p.m. for parts of Cass, Henry and Johnson counties in Missouri.

MORE: http://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-city-severe-thunderstorms-wednesday-june-17/71615270

06/17/2026

MU Health cuts jobs and Quick Care sites, proposes employee benefit changes

MU Health Care has reduced its staff by 74 people. The positions impacted are mostly non-clinical and administrative jobs. According to a news release, the changes are part of a broader organizational redesign that reflects significant shifts in health care, including workforce dynamics, reimburseme...

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

Family of at least one of the victims of the Butler, Missouri, skydiving plane crash has retained a Kansas City-based aviation law firm, which also represented Vanessa Bryant, the wife of Kobe Bryant, to investigate. FULL STORY⬇️

06/17/2026

At approximately 10:30 a.m., search crews located and recovered the second of the three victims in Sunday’s Lake Springfield incident.

Members of the Springfield Fire Department water and technical rescue teams, along with resources from the Battlefield, Logan-Rogersville, and Ozark fire protection districts, the Missouri Highway Patrol, the Springfield Police Department, and volunteer search K9s resumed search and recovery efforts early Wednesday morning.

Search crews will continue recovery efforts throughout the day, Fire Chief David Pennington said.

Water Rescue Team photo not from this incident.