Video interview: How overturn of DOMA impacts Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Stephanie Perkins explains how the overturn of the Defense of Marriage act will impact Missouri. She is deputy director of the Springfield chapter of PROMO, an organization that...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers fugitive of the week: Carl Peterson
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Crime Stoppers asks for help locating fugitive Carl Peterson, who is wanted in Greene County on charges of second-degree burglary and first-degree burglary.
View ArticleTip that led to Staudtes' murder charges was not first anonymous tip to police
Diane and Rachel Staudte are charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- New court documents about the murder-by-antifreeze cases against Diane and Rachel...
View ArticleArkansas group seeks to overturn gay marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A group is asking the Arkansas attorney general's office to approve language for a ballot measure next year that would repeal the state's ban on gay marriage.
View ArticleJudge spares Missouri governor's staff from testifying in driver's license...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A judge has spared members of Gov. Jay Nixon's administration from testifying before a Missouri House panel investigating state driver's license procedures.
View ArticleFormer Arkansas treasurer pleads not guilty to charges
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner has pleaded not guilty to charges she steered state investments to a bond broker who paid her $36,000 in cash.
View ArticleJordan Valley Community Health Center to expand into old warehouse space
The expansion will take advantage of 20,000 square feet of attached old warehouse space.SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Jordan Valley Community Health Center is about to give new life to an old building as it...
View ArticleNational retailers consider opening stores in Springfield
Springfield, Mo. -- Springfield business leaders say more and more retailers are setting their sights on the Queen City. A new sports apparel store that focuses on college and professional team gear...
View ArticleLocal Troopers join national effort to crack down on impaired boaters
Operation Dry Water kicks off this weekend promoting responsible celeb rations on the waterHOLLISTER, Mo - Hundreds of boaters are gearing up for some time on the lake. And the Missouri Highway Patrol...
View ArticleKY3's Jay Scherder named Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's "Man of the Year"
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- KY3 goes back-to-back.
View ArticleThieves keep stealing 'rainbow' diversity flags from church in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Rain or shine, there is usually a 'rainbow' in the sky over the First Unitarian Universalist Church. 'Usually' is the key word. This week, the multi-colored diversity flag, or...
View ArticleStorms topple trees and cause power outages throughout Greene, Christian...
As many as 5,800 power outages have been reported throughout the region.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A strong line of thunderstorms gave the Ozarks an early wake-up call Friday morning.
View ArticleWould be burglar caught while snoozing
Police in Hazel Park, Michigan, report finding a crook catching some "Z's" in an elderly woman's garage. HAZEL PARK, Mich. (AP) - Sleeping on the job gets one guy in a lot trouble. Police in...
View ArticleMurder near Rogersville brings 20-year prison sentence
Dewayne and Kevin Layton are convicted of Billy Joe Harris' murder; Alfred Clevenger's case is pending.MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Rogersville received a 20-year prison sentence on Friday for the...
View ArticleService held for Missouri trooper who drowned in Arkansas
A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who died while training for a triathlon has been laid to rest in Howell County. WEST PLAINS, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who died...
View ArticleSpringfield competes in national 'makeover' competition
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A major makeover could be in store for historic C-Street. The professional facelift would be provided by a national paint company, if voters choose Springfield as one of the...
View ArticleJudge sends man to prison for long, vicious assault in Republic
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Republic received a 22-year prison sentence on Thursday for beating a man more than two years ago. A judge convicted Davy Montgomery III last April of first-degree...
View ArticleFree fans help hundreds of senior citizens beat the heat
Oxford Health Care holds an annual event to help cut down on heat-related illnesses in older people.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- We've just had our first brush with potentially dangerous heat this summer and...
View ArticleStorms caused damage, power outages
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Strong winds early Friday toppled trees, tossed yards items, and caused power outages. One house at the corner of National Avenue at Meadowmere Street was one example of damage; a...
View ArticleGov. Nixon puts freeze on spending over concerns legislators might override veto
Nixon froze $400 million of spending for education, building repairs and state servicesJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon froze $400 million of spending Friday for education, building repairs and...
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