Daily brief (6/3): Top stories from the Springfield media

Hot.

Just cut and paste that word over the next several days for your forecast. Today will be sunny and hot, with few clouds in the sky. The high will be 92.

Heat indices could reach as high as 96, although a breeze of 10 to 15 mph should keep the air from getting too thick.

Tomorrow will be more of the same: Sunny and hot.

Joplin recovery

• OzarksFirst [KOLR/KSFX]: Ways to help in Joplin. Joplin’s recovery will take many months. OzarksFirst has a list of ways you can help the victims of the May 22 tornado.
• KY3: ‘Join in for Joplin’ raises $320,000 to help Joplin victims. The all-day event at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World featured performances and an appearance by NASCAR driver and Joplin native Jamie McMurray.
• News-Leader: Freeman staff steps up in chaotic conditions. Hospital staffers recall the harrowing first hours of trying to treat the mass of injured after the May 22 tornado.
• KSMU: Cash donations needed to help. Ozarkers have donated water and other supplies; relief organizations are now asking for cash donations to help replenish resources after the Joplin tornado.
• KSPR: Joplin to announce two donation funds. The city of Joplin, in conjunction with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, are establishing funds to receive donations to help victims.

Other picks

• OzarksFirst: Nixon to announce 200 new jobs in Lebanon. Detroit Tool and Metal Products in Lebanon is expanding and plans to add 200 new jobs.
  
• News-Leader: Flooded businesses along Taneycomo get back to work. Many businesses along Lake Taneycomo are running once again after recent floods. (Other coverage: KSMU)
• KSPR: Smoking-ban hearing delayed until June 8. A business owner has sued the city over a voter-approved smoking ban, which could cause a delay in the June 11 implementation date.