New West Bypass bridge over I-44 fully opens on Wednesday
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- All four lanes of the new West Bypass (U.S. 160) bridge over Interstate 44 in northwest Springfield will be open to traffic after 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 1. At the same time, a new...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers plea: help solve 6-month old robbery
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Crime Stoppers and the Springfield Police Department ask for help in identifying the person in these photographs. Police are investigating a robbery near the downtown area on...
View ArticleTornado survivors reflect on storm that tore through Springfield 30 years ago
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The F-3 tornado that tore through the Queen City ON April 29, 1983, killed one person, injured more than a dozen others, and left a lasting impression on thousands of Ozarkers....
View ArticleBlunt, McCaskill ask Army to reconsider proposal to shift troops from Fort...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Missouri's two U.S. senators want the Pentagon to reconsider a proposed troop realignment that could reduce the number of soldiers stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in south-central...
View ArticleMo. House panel adopts plan to stop the Revenue Department from scanning...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri House committee has adopted a measure to stop the state Revenue Department from scanning driver's license applicants' personal documents.
View ArticleArson investigation leads to 2 arrests for up to 10 burglaries
The crimes were in three counties in Arkansas and Missouri.BERRYVILLE, Ark. -- A three-week investigation may have solved up to 10 burglary and theft cases on both sides of the Arkansas-Missouri...
View ArticleAuthorities in Izard County fatally shoot Melbourne man accused of injuring wife
MELBOURNE, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say officers shot and killed a Melbourne man accused of shooting his wife.
View ArticleArk. AG rejects wording of proposed amendment on term limits, lobbying
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment that would create stricter term limits for lawmakers and expand the...
View ArticleMan surrenders after standoff in north Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man was arrested on Monday night after being holed up in a house, threatening to kill himself. Officers say the man was inside his home in the 2400 block of North Main Avenue,...
View ArticleAvoiding the biggest financial scams in 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- Do you know how to spot red flags when it comes to scams?
View ArticleSon of ex-chief is charged with using fire district's credit card for...
Michael Mullaney Jr. was charged after a four-month Highway Patrol investigation.OSCEOLA, Mo. -- The son of a former fire chief is accused of using a credit card belonging to the Sac-Osage Fire...
View ArticleMo. lawyer faces federal charges of marrying in order to evade immigration laws
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Jefferson City lawyer is accused of helping two non-citizens find U.S. citizens to marry so they could stay in the U.S.
View ArticleHundreds of workers line up to compete for call center jobs
Many of the people who applied for the Hotel.com jobs are unemployed while others were underemployed and hoping for a chance to work full-time with benefits.Springfield, Mo. -- Twenty eight jobs might...
View ArticleMo. House gives first-round approval to a tax credit for gun manufacturers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Firearms manufacturers looking to relocate to Missouri could collect a tax credit under a bill given first-round approval by the Missouri House.
View ArticleNew industry helps Polk County's employment rate get "on track"
Arrowhead Industries expands its facility, plans to hire new workers in the coming monthsHALFWAY, Mo. - It's located miles away from the nearest train track. But, a small manufacturing facility is...
View ArticleSuspended lawyer is accused of impersonating attorney, spanking client
It's not the first time that Eric Hutson has been charged with having improper contact with a client.LEBANON, Mo. -- A former attorney was charged on Tuesday with four misdemeanor charges of assault...
View Article'Fruit jar' K2 lab in Eureka Springs was new sight in Arkansas
A man is charged with making synthetic marijuana in a motel room.EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. -- Besides producing an instantly addictive drug, methamphetamine labs are time bombs that can kill with fumes and...
View ArticleFort Leonard Wood sees "Show of Force" from the Public
Community Turns out to Support the FortFORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- More than a thousand members of the civilian community and business community gathered Tuesday for an Army listening session at Fort...
View ArticleSteen's short-handed OT goal stuns Quick as Blues beat Kings 2-1
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jonathan Quick got the Los Angeles Kings to overtime. Then last year's Stanley Cup MVP gave it away.
View ArticleMo. Senate Committee reviews Conceal and Carry Permit List-sharing with...
Retraces Missouri Congressman's steps from Two Weeks agoJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. --Federal agents say they asked three times for a list of Missouri concealed gun permit holders but never analyzed the data...
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