Houston Daily Digest Friday, July 10, 2026
Ty's Take
Every week in a county like ours somebody wraps a vehicle around a tree or a guardrail on one of these state routes, and every week we run the names and the details because that's what happened and people need to know. But what caught the eye this week was TCERT over at Emmett Kelly Park running a mass casualty drill—the kind of training that used to feel theoretical, the kind you hope never gets tested for real. That's the work that happens between the bad headlines, the unglamorous business of people preparing for the worst so maybe they can change the outcome when it matters. It's worth remembering the next time you see a first responder around town.
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Flood Watch
Flood Watch issued July 10 at 3:37AM CDT until July 11 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and south central Missouri, including the following counties, in central Missouri, Maries, Miller and Pulaski. In east central Missouri, Phelps. In south central Missouri, Dent, How...
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