American Cancer Society seeks volunteers for study of cancer's causes,...
Volunteers must have no personal history of cancer.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The American Cancer Society is looking for local residents who will enroll in a historic research study. Cancer Prevention...
View ArticleStrafford School District asks voters to approve $15 million bond issue
Administrators want to build a new elementary school and upgrade security STRAFFORD, Mo -- It's a small school district with a big wish list. On Tuesday, Strafford voters will decide on a $15...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie quashes secret-wedding rumors
Stand down, secret-wedding watchers: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are still only engaged, not married.
View ArticleArkansas Gov. Mike Beebe signs bill removing governor's power to limit guns...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has signed legislation that removes the governor's emergency power to regulate guns during a disaster.
View ArticleMo. AG wants clarification on ruling striking down Mo. exemption from birth...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorney General Chris Koster wants some clarification from a federal judge who struck down a Missouri law exempting moral objectors from mandatory birth control insurance...
View ArticleSpecial delivery: Ethan & Sara Forhetz welcome third baby
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- KY3's Ethan and Sara Forhetz are proud parents again. This time it's a boy! The couple welcomed John Griffin Forhetz to their family late Thursday night. He'll be known as...
View ArticleHospitals order fewer transfusions; Community Blood Center lays off 39 employees
Changes in technology and protocols mean patients don't need as much fresh blood.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Community Blood Center of the Ozarks said Friday that it cut its staff by nearly 18 percent. The...
View ArticleRehab work will close Veterans Boulevard bridge in Branson for 2 months
The bridge is about 80 years old.BRANSON, Mo. -- The Veterans Boulevard Bridge is scheduled to be closed at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 1. The bridge over Roark Creek is just south of Cox (formerly...
View ArticleWoman from Conway is charged for fatal crash in Greene County
A lab test confirmed a trooper's suspicion that Krystal Cook was intoxicated at the scene.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A woman from Conway is charged with causing a fatal crash while she was driving drunk in...
View ArticleChristians commemorate Good Friday with observances across the Ozarks
MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. -- Large white crosses crafted from PVC pipe are not things you usually see on busy U.S. 60. They lined the highway, however, during the morning commute time on Friday against...
View ArticleFreistatt Post Office now closed
The U.S. Postal Service is closing the post office in Freistatt, as the building lease ends.FREISTATT, Mo.-- Mail delivery in the small Lawrence County town of Freistatt has stopped, as the...
View ArticleAuthorities evacuate dozens of homes after pipeline ruptures in central Arkansas
MAYFLOWER, Ark. (AP) — Authorities are working to clean up an oil spill in central Arkansas after a pipeline ruptured.
View ArticleAir Force says it cost $2.1 million to send B-2 bombers on training mission...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says it cost $2.1 million to send two nuclear-capable B-2 bombers on a training exercise over South Korea that was widely viewed as a show of force in response to weeks...
View ArticleBarry County law enforcement asking voters to approve sales tax
Sheriff would like to hire more deputies and improve jailBARRY COUNTY, Mo -- On Tuesday, voters in Barry County will decide on a sales tax for law enforcement.
View ArticleBranson police make "catch" in water near Table Rock Dam
Apprehend man seen fleeing from scene of body foundBRANSON, Mo. -- Authorities have apprehended a man who fled from an apartment where a dead man was found Friday. The discovery and arrest of the...
View ArticleRain & T-storms in Saturday Forecast
Scattered showers and storms are likely today. The Easter Sunday forecast is looking very nice!
View ArticleFirst-ever Vietnam Veterans Day in Missouri observed on Saturday
March 30 designated as Vietnam Veterans Day by 2012 state lawJEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- The first-ever observance of Vietnam Veterans Day in Missouri will be held on Saturday, March 30, as a day to give...
View ArticleOklahoma to allow horses to be slaughtered for meat
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma took a step toward allowing livestock owners to slaughter horses for food on Friday when the governor signed a bill that permits the practice, but processing plants...
View ArticleAccident shuts down National Avenue, injures 4
Four people were taken to hospitals, including a small child.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A five-vehicle crash shut down National Avenue in all directions, at its intersection with Catalpa Street, around 4...
View ArticleMan charged for assaulting man who died in Branson is same man who held woman...
Relatives of the man who died in Branson want to know why Sean Roberson wasn't jailed in Greene County.BRANSON, Mo. -- The Taney County prosecuting attorney charged a man with assaulting a man who was...
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