Many truckers parked, waited for storm to pass
While some chose to accept Mother Nature's challenge, others put it in park until the storm passes.STRAFFORD, Mo.-- Traffic along I-44 moved along at a slower than usual pace on Thursday. It was a...
View Article'Winter Storm Q' shuts down businesses across the Ozarks, some brave the weather
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A lot of kids had the day off on Thursday thanks to Mother Nature. Some businesses even closed their doors, but certainly not everyone. For many, it was business almost as usual.
View ArticleWest Plains HS juniors get shoes from anonymous donors
Donors had two goals.WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- On behalf of 13 anonymous area donors, the Shoe Sensation of West Plains made a delivery of new shoes to the entire junior class at West Plains High School...
View ArticleBullying victim's mom wants Springfield School District to change policy on...
The district will only say it investigates and treats seriously every bullying report.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A mother is fighting back against bullies. She claims the Springfield School District's "zero...
View ArticleShoplifters stole TV from Walmart in Marshfield, then shot at citizen who...
One man is in custody, but a woman and possibly another man got away.
View ArticleVehicles crash near Sunshine at West Bypass in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A woman is recovering tonight after a major crash near Sunshine and West Bypass in Springfield.
View ArticleTraffic stop turns up drugs, weapons
Vienna, MO - On February 21, 2013 members of the Maries County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Highway 63 just north of Vienna. During the course of the stop members of the Sheriff’s...
View ArticleSpringfield Public Schools to resume classes Friday
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield Public Schools will be in session Friday.
View ArticleCommunities clean-up snow and ice that impacted businesses, schools
Many counties in the Ozarks will be cleaning up for daysBOLIVAR, Mo. - There wasn’t a lot of business going on in Bolivar. Still, there were plenty of folks hard at work.
View ArticleBetter Business Bureau announces finalists for business ethics awards
The award winners will be announced at a banquet on March 7.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Better Business Bureau serving Southwest Missouri will honor ethical businesses at its 2013 Torch Awards for...
View ArticleGet Fit in Four Minutes a Day
Tabata is a form of high intensity interval training founded in Japan by Izumi Tabata.On this Fit Friday, David Poland with Extreme Fitness of Springfield put KY3's Paul Adler to a fitness test. It's...
View ArticleSpringfield family gets official word that daughter died in K.C. explosion
Megan Cramer had lived on the Plaza in Kansas City for 26 years.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A family in Springfield learned officially on Friday morning that their daughter and sister died in the explosion at...
View ArticleMercy plans "super-clinic" in Branson, new office in Branson West
The plans also include a new doctors clinic in Branson West to replace a current, smaller facilityBRANSON, Mo. - City leaders are excited about Mercy’s major expansion plans for the Branson area-...
View ArticleSpfd. police killed man during probe of business burglaries; officer was hit...
A man in a pickup fled from police and then crashed before the shooting.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield police shot and killed a man about 8 a.m. at a home at 2506 W. Grand St., after going there to...
View ArticlePower outages in Howell-Oregon Coop area drop to 142 from 3,800
WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative crews were working Friday to restore power following the ice storm that began Thursday morning and continued through late afternoon. At the...
View ArticleCareer criminal gets 65-year prison sentence for attacking ex-girlfriend in...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A judge gave a man from Springfield a 65-year prison sentence on Friday for trying to rape his ex-girlfriend and trying to burn a pickup belonging to that woman’s sister. A Greene...
View ArticleWith Gov. Beebe out of state, Lt. Gov. Darr signs bill keeping concealed...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe is out of state so Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Darr signed into law a bill to make secret the list of 130,000 Arkansans with concealed weapons permits.
View ArticleArkansas has a new lethal injection law, but legal challenges will likely...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas got a new lethal injection law this week, but court challenges will likely block the state from resuming executions anytime soon.
View ArticleSnow leads to roof collapse at Mo. dance studio
GLADSTONE, Mo. (AP) — Police say the roof of a suburban Kansas City dance studio has collapsed because of the weight of snow on it.
View ArticleTwo weeks until take off: Branson prepares for Southwest Airlines
Flights begin March 9th, and will operate to/from Dallas, Houston, Chicago, and OrlandoBRANSON, Mo- In just two weeks, Southwest Airlines takes off from the Ozarks. Travelers and tourism leaders...
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