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Severe storms left behind damage in parts of the Ozarks on Wednesday

NWS confirms Monday night storm produced two EF-1 tornadoes

National Weather Service confirms Monday night storm produced 2 EF1 tornadoes

Icy morning closes schools, makes driving hazardous in Springfield

Temperatures are expected to rise, but not until Wednesday, so drivers should continue to exercise care on icy roads.

What's in the box? Mystery behind box found in Lebanon, Mo. solved

What’s in the box? Mystery behind box found in Lebanon, Mo. solved Leah Hill © Provided by Springfield (MO) KYTV KY3 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - In the rain, snow, heat or shine, weather balloons are released every day. “The instrument collects temperature information, it collects humidity information, it collects pressure information,” said Mark Burchfield, with the National Weather Service in Springfield. Giving a vertical profile of our atmosphere. Eventually the balloon rises to the top of the atmosphere. It pops, and falls back to earth. It will not land in the area it was released from. “They’re carried all over the Ozarks, oftentimes in certain situations they’re carried off as far away as Illinois. We’ve found some that have gone as far as New York,” Burchfield said.