Families in need can sign up for holiday assistance from Victory Mission
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Families in need of holiday assistance can sign up with Springfield Victory mission today.
View ArticleSt. Louis County settles wrongful death lawsuit
St. Louis County has settled a wrongful death lawsuit in a case involving a man who died after struggling with police in 2008.ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis County has settled a wrongful death lawsuit in...
View ArticleWork begins to convert Kansas Expressway/James River Freeway interchange to...
The project includes rebuilding a section of pavement on Kansas Expressway and repairing the bridge deck.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The transformation of a major interchange began Monday. Crews started...
View ArticleDrury University will introduce president-elect on Wednesday
In a news release, Drury officials said the event will take place at the Plaster Family Gallery at 9 a.m.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Drury University's governing board will introduce its choice for the next...
View ArticleNew McCaskill ad declares: 'Todd Akin is scary'
A new Halloween-week ad casting McCaskill's Republican challenger Todd Akin as "scary" because of his remarks about "legitimate rape."ST. LOUIS (AP) - Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is out with a...
View ArticleDeadline nears to request Missouri absentee ballot
Voters have until Wednesday to request an absentee ballot.JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missourians who plan to vote absentee must get their ballot soon.
View ArticleBuffalo National River announces seasonal reduction in services, cites budget...
Campgrounds will close Nov. 15 and remain closed until March 1, 2013. Undeveloped areas will still be able to be used, and the Lost Valley day use area will stay open.BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER, Ark. -...
View ArticlePower tools among items stolen in apparent theft at Nixa schools maintenance...
School officials say a "vehicle of interest" is a 1998 silver and grey Dodge extended cab 4x4 pickup with a Hiniker snowplow attachment. Power tools among items stolen in apparent theft at Nixa...
View ArticleElderly woman disappears in Harrison
No one has reported seeing her since last Wednesday.HARRISON, Ark. – Police and relatives are looking for an elderly woman who disappeared after a shopping trip last Wednesday. Jane Jones, 87, is...
View ArticleReport of abduction in Springfield was caused by 2 thieves who ditched stolen...
A woman thought she witnessed an abduction outside her window.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- City police say a reported abduction two weeks ago was really a case of a stolen bicycle. Now they’re looking for two...
View ArticleVehicle hits, kills pedestrian in northwest Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A vehicle struck and killed a person on Tuesday afternoon. A caller to 911 said just before 5 p.m. that a pedestrian was struck near the intersection of Atlantic Street at Golden...
View ArticleNew trucking jobs in the Ozarks follow other positive economic signs
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- New trucking jobs rolling into the Ozarks and an impressive turnout at a job fair may be good economics for all of us. After a couple years off because of a lack of opportunity,...
View ArticleStone County firefighters go above and beyond in recent rescue
Owl gets a helping hand back homeSouthern Stone County's firefighters really do give a hoot about their jobs.
View ArticleMissouri court rejects challenge to cash-only bail
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a criminal defendant may be forced to pay cash to be released from jail before trial.
View ArticleTwo men hit by car in northwest Springfield
Police say four men were pushing a car that had ran out of gas when another car hit the vehicle from behind. The impact pinned two of the men between the vehicles.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Two men are...
View ArticleFire destroys home west of Springfield
Man and 3-year-old daughter escape without injuryNEAR SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Investigators say a late night fire that destroyed a home west of Springfield appears to have started in the kitchen.
View ArticleRoadside robbery investigated in southeast Springfield
Victim suffered minor injuriesSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Police are looking for three men after a man was robbed on the roadside in southeast Springfield Tuesday night.
View ArticleAuthorities offer tips for safe trick-or-treating
Officials remind drivers and pedestrians to be carefulSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Thousands of children will be knocking on doors tonight, trick-or-treating.
View ArticleTruck driver who led officers on wrong-way chase due in court
Jesse DeJongh faces felony charges after police say he drove the wrong way down U.S. Highway 65 before flipping his truck near Busiek State Forest.CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Mo. - The semi truck driver who led...
View Article3rd man is charged in Taney County for murders of Porters from Greene County
Phillip Friend is a son of one of the other two suspects.FORSYTH, Mo. -- A Taney County grand jury indicted a third man for the murders of Becky and Rusty Porter of rural Greene County 18 months ago....
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