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One person is dead and several others are in critical condition after an early afternoon accident on a busy four state interstate.
Good evening and thanks for joining us. I'm Courtney Keller. Jim and Tiffany have the night off.
The accident happened shortly before noon today when police say a car going southbound on US 71
started driving backwards.
Authorities say another vehicle in the same lane had no other choice but to rear end that car.
From what we understand, it's possible that one vehicle southbound on 71 Highway was
backing up
in one of the
traveling lanes and
another vehicle southbound was not able to miss him and rear ended him.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene and five others were taken to a local hospital.
Officers say traffic was backed up along US 71 for several hours.
Meanwhile, fire consumed the PK insulation manufacturing plant in the 2400 block of Davis Street.
Here's how it looked last night shortly after the blaze started around 10 o'clock.
You can see several explosions inside the building.
Joplin, Reddings, Millen, Dunnewig firefighters all responded to that fire.
Now here's how it looks today. Hot spots are still going strong, but crews contain the fire by about 7 o'clock this morning.
Officials say the steel siding locked the heat in and kept the fire going for nearly 10 hours.
But then you go in and you have the safety of your firefighters to deal with, especially going into something this long.
You have a lot of, you know, as hot as it is and humid,
we've got to make sure we keep them in check and make sure they stay hydrated.
No one was inside the building at the time. Firefighters today were concerned about it spreading to other businesses in the area,
but it was contained to the PK plant alone.
Davis Street was closed overnight and this morning.
Investigators will now clear the contents to find out how the blaze started.
Luckily, no one was injured during that fire.
PK insulation is a unique business, creating insulation from recycled newspapers.
It's only one of a few companies of its kind in the nation.
A four-state bus driver charged with rape makes another appearance in court.
28-year-old William Stroud, a bus driver for the J. Oklahoma School District, faces one count of rape and three counts of lewd molestation.
Stroud pleaded not guilty today in Delaware County District Court and was given a court-appointed attorney.
Investigators with the Delaware County Sheriff's Department have been working on the case for several weeks.
They believe the abuse had been going on for several years.
Stroud will be back in court on June 24th at 930 in the morning.
He's currently in the Delaware County jail on a $200,000 bond.
Meanwhile, turning to four-state weather. It started out as a rainy day,
but actually it turned out to be pretty nice this afternoon and this evening.
It seems like this time of year, sometime during the day, we see some storms move through Courtney.
Today, it was early in the morning. You probably heard that happen.
And you may hear it happen another couple of times this weekend.
We'll tell you when in just a few more minutes.
Overnight tonight, though, really not bad at all, like Courtney said, with partly cloudy skies.
Overnight lows should be down around 62 degrees, so it is going to cool off in the overnight hours, with northeast winds at 5 to 10 miles per hour.
A little break from all this stormy action, and then it could be back before the weekend's over.
We'll tell you all about that and when summer will arrive. All of that in the next few minutes.
Looking forward to that. Thank you, Gary.
City leaders are working hard to improve the city of Joplin.
City council members met at Granny Schafer's today for a working retreat.
The session gave city leaders an opportunity to discuss current city projects.
They say hiring a new city manager is their top priority.
Other projects on the agenda include adding a capital sales tax to improve roads.
The council also wants to better manage downtown parking, and the city still plans to work on downtown revitalization.
Last night, the city accepted a bid to move City Hall into the Newman Building on Main Street.
The city hired a consultant from Kansas City to help monitor the session.
City council members say sometimes it's helpful to have an outside source to assist in local government.
A local elementary principal steps down in order to join the military.
George Nettles principal Monty Weathers is stepping down in order to accept a full-time position with the Kansas Army National Guard in Topeka.
The Pittsburgh State graduate and football All-American played professional football with the Seahawks for two years before going into teaching,
and says his background in the Army is something the kids respect.
So the kids have really welcomed it. They enjoy it when I do wear my uniforms to school,
and I'm really going to miss the kids at George Nettles.
Weathers has served in the Army for 17 years.
With school out for the summer, children have plenty of time to play outside,
and medical professionals say you need to make sure your child is protected from the sun.
Now we join KSM's Jennifer Granin with tonight's edition of the Southeast Kansas West.
Thanks Courtney. As adults we all know the sun can cause skin cancer and wrinkles.
Officials at St. John's Medical Center in Columbus say while your child is young, it's important to get them in the habit of putting on sunscreen.
The primary time that we get sun exposure is when we're kids,
and so most of the damage that's done to the DNA that's in the skin is done when we're kids.
That's why it's so critical to try to get kids to use sunscreens now,
because they're going to pay the price later on.
Parents and grandparents say they're aware of the issue, but say putting it on is sometimes easier said than done.
You get it by sometimes too, but it was really good to have it on.
According to Brown's granddaughter, there's a good reason they forget.
Because we're so excited to get in the pool.
The midst of thrill of playing at the pool, even at her young age,
Malena knows sunscreen is very important.
Do you know why they put it on you? Can you tell me why?
Because I don't want to burn.
Not burning at a young age may help keep Malena safe from skin cancer in the future.
Kids that have early sunburns and get a really bad sunburn once or twice in their childhood
are more likely to develop cancer later on.
Marshall says you should start with at least an SPF of 15 or 30 for children
and reapply at least every two hours more frequently if they're in the water or sweating.
Now tomorrow may be a good time to use that sunscreen
if you're headed to the sixth annual Route 66 Days in Riverton.
Much of the celebration tomorrow will take place at the Rainbow Bridge on Route 66 west of Riverton.
A 5K run will begin and end at the bridge in the morning.
And the lucky couple won a stress-free wedding that will also take place on the Rainbow Bridge.
According to event organizers, money raised during the Route 66 Days will go towards a worthy cause.
We want the fire station in Riverton, Kansas to be a manned station.
We need living quarters to be actually receiving some of the benefits
of the insurance reduction in our community.
Currently, the Riverton Fire Station is a substation for the Galena Fire Department.
Back to you.
Thank you, Jennifer.
And turning to Marshall, Mr. A.U.S. official has confirmed that American hostage Paul Johnson
has been murdered in Saudi Arabia.
It is believed the beheading was carried out by members of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda.
Michelle Franzen has the latest from the Johnson family home in Tuckerton, New Jersey.
Word of Paul Johnson's execution flashed across Islamic websites,
and the loss and pain was immediately felt in Johnson's New Jersey hometown.
I was hoping it wasn't going to come down to that, but unfortunately I guess it has.
The Al-Qaeda militant group that kidnapped the American beheaded him 72 hours after issuing the deadline.
Following his murder, the group released a statement saying his death would avenge the U.S. abuse
of Muslim prisoners in Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay.
The 49-year-old worked as an Apache helicopter specialist for Lockheed Martin.
The helicopters were also used by the Israeli Army against Palestinians.
The group called Johnson an infidel who met his just punishment.
Secretary of State Colin Powell and President Bush condemned the murder.
There is no justification whatsoever for his murder, and yet they killed him in cold blood.
It's an action of barbarism, an action that shows once again what the world is dealing with,
with these kinds of individuals.
Johnson is the third defense contractor to be killed in Saudi Arabia in the past 10 days.
There are an estimated 35,000 Americans living and working in the kingdom.
The State Department has urged Americans not to travel to Saudi Arabia
and is urging private citizens to get out, especially in light of Johnson's murder.
Johnson's son has pleaded with the government to bring his father home
so they could celebrate Father's Day together.
Now his family and friends will be planning a memorial.
In financial news, the markets have ended the day with modest gains, though they're mixed for the week.
The Dow was up nearly 39 points for the day at 10,416 and up 6 points for the week,
and as that composite gained 3 points in 1986.
Now let's take a look at stocks of local interest.
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Osteoporosis is a very slow and painful disease,
and our medical report will tell you how bone density screening is finding the disease early.
First, it turned out to be a beautiful night after a very stormy morning,
but we could see more rain, unfortunately.
It's going to happen this time of year.
You know, it's not quite summer yet.
Spring is still here.
Of course, it's going to be summer in about two days.
We'll tell you when that will arrive and also our chances of continued shower and thunderstorm activity here in the fourth state.
All that information up for you next when your hometown news ad can return.
But first, shall we take a look outside?
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And now, from the KSN 16 Storm Center, meteorologist Gary Bandy and his pinpoint forecast.
Good evening and welcome back to your Hometown News.
It's ten o'clock, a nice day in the Forest States after all those storms moved through this morning,
dropping anywhere from a third to a half inch of rain on this part of the country.
Looking good outside.
We'll show you that once again in a moment.
Right now, let's take a look at some of our statistics for today.
This Friday, June 18th, last Friday in spring, summer arrives.
Well, I'll tell you when in just a minute.
Stick around.
That's what they call a cheese in television.
84 degrees are high temps.
69 was the low.
86 and 65 the normal high and low in the record.
100 degrees in the legendarily hot year of 1952 and 52 degrees for the record low in the, well,
somewhat legendarily cool year of 1999.
Other temperatures around this part of the country.
Lows made it into the mid and all the way up to the upper 60, 69 degrees for the warmest of the lows in Miami.
High temps looking like this, 83 degrees in Springfield.
One of the warmest spots, Rogers at 84, and I believe that tied us in Joplin, 81 in Cherokee and in Chanute
for a couple of the coolest of the lows.
Current temps across southeast Kansas, 73 in Pittsburgh, Chanute at 72, mid 70s.
Still in Parsons and Springfield at 71.
There's your warm spot currently.
Tulsa, Oklahoma at 78.
Current temps in Joplin, Missouri looking like this, 72 degrees.
Our temperature, 81 percent relative humidity.
Our dew points at 66 with winds at 8 miles per hour from the north northwest.
Our pressure is rising at 30 and 18 hundredths of an inch of mercury.
Feels like it's 72.
Amazingly enough, it is 72.
How about that?
What's been going on in the past 12 hours?
Well, rain early on.
Thunderstorms.
In fact, even some lightning problems, lightning damage right here in Jasper County and parts of the
North States.
Not seeing much in the way of rain.
Our atmosphere right around here, very stable.
Down south, southwest, they're here another day.
They have been hammered over and over again on the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas.
A lot of instability down in that area, and we may see some of that just barely move into our area
in the overnight hours.
Not really expecting much of that, though, with our atmosphere as stable as it is.
What we are expecting, though, is a fairly nice day on Saturday.
In fact, things clearing off here.
We're going to see some dry air in for about a day before Sunday comes.
When Sunday does arrive, the moisture is back, and it's going to give us a chance of some shower
and thunderstorm activity by late in the day Sunday.
Then on into the work week, another chance of some shower and thunderstorm activity.
Speaking of Sunday, two very important things to remember.
Number one, summer is arriving at 757 in the evening, and it's also Father's Day.
It's really important, especially if you're my son.
And now our KSN 16 hometown weather forecast.
Partly cloudy skies overnight, lows down to 62 degrees with northeast winds of 5 to 10 miles per hour tonight.
Tomorrow, your Saturday is going to be fairly nice.
There's a slight chance of a storm or two in the morning in parts of northeastern Oklahoma.
My guess, we're probably not going to see those storms move this far towards the northeast.
77 for an afternoon high.
Cooler temps coming in tomorrow.
That's going to feel great as you buy your father all of those expensive gifts that really you should do.
Northeasterly winds at 5 to 10 miles per hour tomorrow.
Tomorrow night, those winds shifting to the southeast.
It's going to be bringing in warm air once again on Sunday with partly cloudy skies.
Overnight lows tomorrow night down around 63 degrees.
Sunday, I believe I've mentioned it's Father's Day and Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday.
Chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms.
It's that time of year in the forest day, until the next few days, or at least Sunday into Thursday.
Temperatures back up into the 80s and mid 80s by Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and into Friday of next week.
And you must be schmoozing and wanting a very good gift because you wore your tie from your son.
Your son actually did.
He did. He made this for me about six years ago.
And it's nice, but I want more.
In other words, Coleman, you want something else.
That's right. Get a job. Buy stuff for death.
Thank you so much, Gary. I appreciate it.
Well osteoporosis is a very slow and painful disease.
Coming up tonight in our medical report, we'll tell you how technology is helping to detect this disease sooner.
That's next for your hometown news at 10 return.
In medical news tonight, it's the most common skeletal problem affecting one in two women and one in four men over the age of 50.
We're talking about osteoporosis.
The problem is many folks don't know they have the brittle bone disease until they've broken a bone and that break threatens life or quality of life.
As Barbara Morse reports, that's where bone density screening can make a difference.
Go ahead. Lie right on the table.
Linda Pickett is preparing to have a bone density scan at Rhode Island Hospital.
Put this block underneath your legs. Raise both feet up and bend your knees.
It's a non-invasive test that takes all of 15 minutes.
There's no discomfort in the scan. It was very easy to do.
This scan will let her doctor know if she has the brittle bone disease known as osteoporosis.
This bone density test is recommended for all women over the age of 65 or, like Linda, for women who are post-menopausal with a strong family history of osteoporosis.
In Linda's case, it was her mother who fell and fractured a hip before she realized that she was in fact suffering from osteoporosis.
So what puts post-menopausal women at higher risk?
When women go to menopause, their body stops producing estrogen and the loss of estrogen results in an accelerated bone loss.
Well, let's go over your bone density results.
It looks like your bone density looks really good at the spine.
Her hips look good, too. It's a relief.
To know that my scan right now is normal, that I'm not suffering from osteoporosis, and that I can take preventative measures to make sure that I reduce my risk as I get older.
Linda knows osteoporosis can lead to hip fractures, and that can threaten life at the very least, quality of life.
Linda's mom died a year after she broke her hip.
The good news is that screenings like this can help diagnose the disease and save lives.
It's a treatable condition, and it's important to appropriately diagnose it.
Barbara Moores, an attorney to sports tonight, the Breyerberg Invitational getting underway today.
That's right, round one, and a pretty nice accomplishment by Mark Wright out there today.
He had a double eagle on the par-5-7th hole. Now, what that is, some people call it an albatross as well.
It's a two on a par-5 hole, so quite an accomplishment there, but we also have plenty of other highlights.
Unfortunately, we don't have that highlight, but we have others that we'll show you next.
Well, a little rain at the U.S. Open and couldn't wipe the smile off the face of Phil Mickelson.
Highlights from the second round are on the way, plus Ken Griffey, Jr. still sitting on 499 career home runs.
He went looking for 500 against the cards tonight. Highlights up next in sports.
And now, your hometown sports with Sean Terrell.
Hey there, well as the saying goes, you can't win a golf tournament on the first day, but you sure can lose it.
It's something Lou Rapelino knows all too well.
The Parsons native has won the Breyerberg Invitational two out of the past three years, so his approach today, simply to stay in contention.
170 golfers teeing off on the course this morning. Here's one of them, Kevin Grimes, Southern's newest golf coach, and he will try to help the line putt like that.
That's the birdie for Grimes on the fifth. Here's Lou Rapelino on the par three fourth, and with shots like this, he'll stay in contention.
Nearly sucks back in for an ace. It is a birdie though. Now on the fifth, Mark Riley with a good look at a birdie, and it is down.
Riley in at four under. Let's check out Danny Langerotte, Jr., his first hole of the day, and Jr. has the putter working.
That's the bird, and that will make Danny Boy smile. He's in at three under.
Finally, Mike Mayer staring down a birdie on 13. Got it. Mayer finished at four under. Here's your leaderboard.
A four-way tie at the top with Mayer, Rapelino, Riley, and Jason Mickey all at four under. Not bad scores considering the somewhat soggy conditions.
Had some rain overnight, but I thought the course was in excellent condition. Tee to green, it was just absolutely magnificent.
The greens were putting real well. The rain actually helped the ball stick on the greens, which kind of lent itself to easier golf.
And we will have more coverage from the Briarbrook Invitational throughout the weekend.
Well, it's been two months since Phil Mickelson won the Masters, and he still can't stop smiling.
What transpired yesterday at Shinnecock Hills did little to dampen lefty spirits. He appears on track to win his second major in as many tries.
Let's check out the second round highlights from the U.S. Open. Mickelson starting his round at two under, but he didn't stay there for long.
Lefty knocking home a birdie on the 16th. He's six under through 36 holes. Tiger Woods looking very average again today.
Woods way off the mark on this birdie attempt. He remains well out of contention. Tigeke Mariyama is in contention, and it's thanks to shots like these.
Mariyama chipping in for the birdie on 17. He started the day as the co-leader, and he ends the day as the co-leader.
Mariyama and Mickelson both on top at six under. Other notables include Ernie Ells at three under.
Yesterday's co-leader, Jay Haas, dropped back to even, and Tiger Woods finished one under today. He's one over for the tournament.
By the way, coverage of the U.S. Open continues tomorrow at 1130 a.m. right here on KSN.
Well, the rivalry between Texas and Arkansas runs deep, dating back to the days of the old Southwest Conference.
And wouldn't you know it, the Hogs advance to the College World Series for the first time in 15 years, and they draw the Horns in the first round.
Texas, the top seed in the field, and the Horns showed why early and often.
Curtis Stigpen with an RBI base knock in the second. That puts Texas in front, four to nothing, and the Horns cruise to a 13-2 win in the tournament opener at Rosenblatt.
Georgia nipped Arizona eight to seven, so the Hogs will face the Wildcats in an elimination game on Sunday.
In the majors, cards in red, Ken Griffey, Jr., sitting on 499 career home runs. More on that in a bit.
In the meantime, Albert Pujols, who couldn't one day get to 500. He won't add to his total here, but he will pick up an RBI on the stack fly.
Cards lead two-nothing after six, and Pujols was the difference in extra innings.
Prince Albert breaking up a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the tenth with a walk-off home run. The Cards have now won five games in a row.
In the interleague, the Royals visiting Philadelphia, and the KC hit barrage continues in the sixth. Matt Stairs knocking on wood, opposite field style.
One of two homers on the night for Stairs, and for the third straight night, the Royals win by the score of 10-4. KC now has 47 hits in their last three games.
To the track we go. Bud's Pole qualifying from Michigan, where Jeff Gordon had the fastest car on this afternoon. Gordon picks up his second pole of the season.
Teammate Jimmy Johnson looking on. The 48 car will start second in the DHL 400. That will go down on Sunday, and Jamie McMurray will start 30th in that race.
All right. Thank you.
Stay with us. We'll be right back.
The new Circus of Dreams Parade highlights each day of the greatest summertime adventure of them all. Kids Fest in Silver Dollar City. Extreme stunt. Veggie Tales. Your kids, your summer, your family fun.
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And finally tonight, age has its privileges even for chickens. 14-year-old Matilda has free reign in the home where she lived in Alabama, and her owners believe the chicken's life of luxury is contributing to her longevity.
Matilda works hard as a magician's assistant and a magic act, but now she has a new honor as well. After three years of paperwork, Matilda is a Guinness World Record setter after being certified as the world's oldest chicken.
The normal lifespan of a chicken is seven to eight years.
She's not a spring chicken anymore.
I don't think so.
I stole that from Gary at Houston.
That was so good.
You've got to be quick around there.
And a final look at sports.
A couple coaching changes. Tony Harvey resigns today as the Associate Head Basketball Coach at Mizzou, so he is out there until Jackson and Lakers agree to a buyout of Jackson's contract, so Jackson will not coach in LA anymore.
Uh-oh. Final look at weather.
Alright, should be fairly nice tonight into tomorrow. I haven't said that in a while, have I? Tomorrow 5 to 76. Little cooler on Saturday.
We'll see you back here tomorrow.
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