Award ceremony for generous teen took place in unusual setting
Sophie Greenwalt got the hugs she deserves even though she couldn't go to Washington, D.C. last weekend.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- “Why do bad things happen to good people?” is one of life’s hardest...
View ArticleHouse Committee formed to Investigate Missouri Department of Revenue
Attorney suing DOR assigned to investigation of DORJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- While an audit of the Department of Revenue is being conducted by the State Auditor's Office, Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones...
View ArticleNixon touts nonprofit online university in new ad
Gov. Jay Nixon touts Western Governors University in a new television and radio ad airing in Columbia, St. Louis and other major media markets. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A nonprofit virtual college...
View ArticleMissouri S&T students helping pioneer drone technology
School's Advanced Aero Vehicle Group designed and built drone for competition; took first placeROLLA, Mo. - The US military is relying more on drones to help track down the enemy or strike targets....
View ArticleSurvey: US home prices up 10.5 pct. in past year
A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in March compared with a year ago, the biggest gain since March 2006. WASHINGTON (AP) - A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in March...
View ArticleGas line break closes Third Street in Ozark
The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews working on a street widening project ruptured the line while they were excavating.OZARK, Mo. - A ruptured gas line has closed a portion of Third...
View ArticleMercy hopes to fill 80 jobs at hiring event
The Mercy Springfield hiring event will be at the Missouri Career Center.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Mercy is hosting a hiring event on Wednesday and Thursday, May 8 and 9, from 8:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the...
View ArticleOhio case gives hope to families of three missing women in Springfield
Janis McCall's daughter, along with two other women, disappeared nearly 21 years ago in the Ozarks. SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- It's been nearly 21 years since the disappearance of Stacy McCall, Sherrill...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after crash on south side of Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield police officers are investigating deadly crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle near Kansas Avenue at Republic Road about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
View ArticleNew morgue under construction will be first for Springfield, Greene County
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It's one of those topics few of us like to talk about. But, for those who get paid to deal with death, a pile of debris downtown is a welcome sight.
View ArticlePortion of roof at Nixa Junior High School briefly catches fire
Fire crews had the small blaze out within minutes after arriving. No one was at the school and no one was hurt.NIXA, Mo. - A Nixa school escaped major damage after a fire burned a portion of its roof...
View ArticleSpringfield senior center feels impact of sequester
The sequester cuts are being felt right here in Springfield. The Southside Senior Center is no longer adding people to its Daily Bread program.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The sequester cuts are being felt...
View ArticleMU research develops farm safety smart phone tool
The app uses GPS sensors to detect rollovers. The program then sends automatic email and phone alerts with the accident coordinates to an emergency contact.COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Cell-phone toting...
View ArticleState awards $1 million in grants for 7 Arkansas schools to form school-based...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The state has awarded $1 million in grants to seven Arkansas schools for the creation of school-based health centers in their districts beginning next school year.
View ArticleFormer US Attorney Graves to aid Mo. House panel looking into drivers...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves will aid a Missouri House commission looking into policies regarding personal information collected from driver's license applicants and...
View ArticleAppeals court restores $28 million in damages to families of 5 killed in sky...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri Court of Appeals has restored $28 million in punitive damages to the families of five people who died in the crash of a skydiving plane shortly after takeoff from a rural...
View ArticleMother Daughter Celebration at The Tower Club
Here's a chance for some special mother daughter time this weekend. This Saturday, May 11th, is the 3rd annual Mother Daughter Celebration to benefit The Victim Cente r. KY3's Maria Neider will...
View ArticleIconium celebrates new fire station months after old one burned down
Department hosting open house SaturdayICONIUM, Mo. - The Iconium Fire Protection District is celebrating its new station after a devastating fire on September 3 of last year burned the old Fire...
View ArticleMan shot in head in Ozark County; authorities questioning man's father
The sheriff's office there says a 41-year-old man was shot, and is now in a hospital in Springfield for treatment.OZARK COUNTY, Mo. - Authorities say a man was shot in the head near Dugginsville in...
View ArticleFire at Neosho home kills one person
Firefighters from Neosho, Diamond and Granby battled the blaze at a home on Moberly Drive, but by the time they had arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames.NEOSHO, Mo. - One person is dead...
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