Dozens of dogs and their owners attend annual Bark in the Park
Money raised goes to off-leash dog parkSPRINGFIELD, -- Dozens of families brought their four-legged friends to the park to raise money for their K-9 companions.
View ArticleMissouri Gov. Nixon receives thousands of messages about state gun legislation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Several thousand messages are piling up as Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon decides whether to sign recently passed legislation that would bolster gun rights.
View ArticleI-70 in KC reopened after tanker crash, spill
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A section of Interstate 70 in Kansas City has reopened after a tanker truck crashed and exploded into flames, forcing the closure in both directions.
View ArticleNTSB: Mo. train collision caused $11M in damage
CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) - Federal investigators say a Union Pacific freight train involved in a collision with another freight train had a signal to stop at the rail intersection where the crash occurred in...
View ArticleGov. Nixon in Springfield, challenges people to complete 100 miles of...
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor Jay Nixon was in the Queen City on Saturday morning to help kick off the 100 Missouri Miles Challenge.
View ArticleYouth soccer tournament draws thousands to Springfield, boosts local economy
Tourists spend hundreds helping fund city improvementsSPRINGFIELD, Mo - You'll see plenty of out-of-state license plates on Springfield roads this weekend. A state-wide soccer tournament has drawn...
View ArticleFashion forward? Springfield man first in Ozarks to sport glasses-like...
MSU web systems analyst Jeff Thomas is one of a few thousand people in the world that has a version of a wearable computer known as Google Glass.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Jeff Thomas gets looks nearly...
View ArticleMan from Camdenton drowns while working around boat dock on Lake of the Ozarks
LAKE OZARK, Mo. -- A dive team located the body of a man who drowned on the Lake of the Ozarks on Wednesday afternoon. It happened shortly before noon near the Atlantis Island condominiums when...
View ArticleOwner has detailed plans for redevelopment of Heer's building
The building would have luxury apartments as well as commercial space, and a Springfield Police Department offcieSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Kansas City-based development team plans to pour $15.7 million...
View ArticleCar hits bicyclist near Missouri State University
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- City police are investigating a collision between a car and a bicyclist. It happened about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in an alley west of National Avenue between Cherry and Elm streets....
View ArticleGovernor Nixon signs law on tuberculosis screening
Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation requiring all Missouri colleges and universities to develop screening programs for tuberculosis. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon has signed...
View ArticleCommunity Partnership finds ways to maintain early education program without...
Kindergarten camp helps prepare kids for schoolSPRINGFIELD, -- Schools consider it a vital summer camp, but its fate was uncertain.
View ArticleRare B-17 in the Ozarks this Week
Original Flying Fortress lands at Joplin Regional AirportJOPLIN, Mo.-- Once famed as a "Flying Fortress," the B-17 soaring above the Ozarks Tuesday is now a full-fledged flying museum.
View ArticleMo. woman gets 2 years' probation, community service for fatal crash caused...
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Smithville driver whose sneezing fit caused a crash that killed a woman and left her young son paralyzed has been sentenced to probation and 100 hours of community service.
View ArticleTourism in Springfield gets boost from interest in Route 66
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Summertime is finally here, and parking lots at places like Bass Pro and Fantastic Caverns are teeming with tourists. It’s a welcome sight following a few flat years for the...
View ArticleCement pond: ducks take dip in Springfield swimming pool
Springfield, MO - A family of ducks has turned a Springfield family's swimming pool into their own personal pond. When Darlene Tindle went out to take a swim Wednesday morning she noticed a mother...
View ArticleSearch called off for child believed to have been missing in Arkansas
The search was called off due to there being no sightings of the child and no missing person report having been filed.VIOLET HILL, Ark. - Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says authorities in...
View ArticleOpposition Forms to Fight "Animal Trespass" Portion of Mo. Senate Bill 9
Would criminalize not having control of an "animal" for more than 12 hoursKIRBYVILLE, Mo. -- Farmer and Taney County Assessor James Strahan is concerned over the potential affect a portion of Missouri...
View ArticleSeven head of Angus cattle reported stolen along Route 266
According to the sheriff's department, deputies were called to the 9700 block of West Missouri Route 266 to investigate the theft.GREENE COUNTY, Mo. - Deputies with the Greene County Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleEvent aims to give people with disabilities chance to enjoy the outdoors
The event, put together by the Southwest Center for Independent Living, ensures that those who want to will be able to shoot a pellet rifle, 22-caliber rifle, or a muzzle-loader at the rifle range or...
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