Dry dog food recalled because of possible salmonella poisoning
KANSAS CITY – Doctors from BluePearl Veterinary Partners are urging people to stop using and return or discard certain Natura Pet Products food and treats after the company issued another recall due...
View ArticlePolice arrest man for stealing shoes; store employee was threatened with gun...
Robert Ruffner also faces charges in two unrelated marijuana cases.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Springfield is charged with stealing two pairs of athletic shoes from a store at Battlefield Mall last...
View ArticlePolice: 'Business Watch' program already helps reduce crime in Springfield
Police launched the third location for the program on Thursday on the north side.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield police are calling on business owners to step up and fight back against crime and...
View ArticleMissouri board adopts assessment standards for preschoolers
The goal is to get more kids ready to be successful in kindergarten.NIXA, Mo. -- Improving education at the preschool level is the focus of new standards designed to get little ones ready for...
View ArticleOne Run for Boston relays through Ozarks
The One Run for Boston, a cross country relay, raising money for One Run for Boston, has passed through Springfield. SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- The One Run for Boston, a cross country relay, raising money...
View ArticleHBA's "Parade of Homes" showcases Home Construction's Latest and Greatest
Eight homes on display the next two weekendsSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The 2013 Parade of Homes will have eight homes to explore. The annual event by the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield is...
View ArticleMountain View mom charged with abuse of infant daughter returns to court on...
Bobbie Derryberry lost custody of her two other children after she was convicted of abuse in 2010.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Mo. -- Investigators say 5-month-old Autumn Nash died from a fractured skull, broken...
View ArticleFred McQueary, former head of pharmaceutical company, dies in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- It is with great sadness that the family of Frederick Milford McQueary, announces his death on Thursday. He was 83.
View ArticleAsh borer emerges in 2 more Missouri counties
ST. LOUIS -- The tree-killing emerald ash borer is in two more southern Missouri counties. The discovery prompted the Missouri Department of Agriculture to place quarantines on the movement of ash...
View ArticleWounded veteran gets new home in Lebanon from nonprofit group
LEBANON, Mo. -- Spc. Stephen Marcum was awarded the Purple Heart medal for his service in Afghanistan, but came home to face even more struggles in the Ozarks. On Friday, however, he and his family...
View ArticleMSU will establish international leadership and training center
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University plans to deliver international leadership and professional development training by establishing the Missouri State University International Leadership and...
View ArticleMSU 2013-14 budget includes pay raises for faculty, staff
Students will see small increases in tuition, fees and on-campus housing costs.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University’s operating budget for the coming year will be about $253 million, up...
View ArticleRecycled glass brings fiberglass insulation donation
Springfield is now sending glass to Ripple Glass in Kansas City. The company rewarded the city's recycling efforts with fiberglass insulation.SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Instead of ending up in the landfill,...
View ArticleManhunt over; officers arrest wanted rape suspect in Morgan County
VERSAILLES, Mo. -- Morgan County law enforcement officers arrested a man who is accused of kidnapping and a raping a University of Missouri student. Brian Adkison had been on the run for several...
View ArticleMercy announces medical breakthrough that will help injured soldiers
Scientists created medication-delivering contact lensesSPRINGFIELD, -- It's a medical breakthrough that will help those on the front lines. Mercy Hospital workers in Springfield will soon be...
View ArticleWoman charged with murder, accused of poisoning family
Springfield, MO - Diane Staudte of Springfield is accused in the poisoining deaths of her husband son, and with poisoining and injuring her daughter. Staudte is charged with two counts of first...
View ArticleWhite Sox roll to 9-1 win over punchless Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Hector Santiago shut down the Royals' punchless offense for a career-best eight innings, and the Chicago White Sox roughed up Kansas City starter Jeremy Guthrie in a 9-1 rout...
View ArticleCruz snaps tie, Rangers beat Cardinals 6-4
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Nelson Cruz snapped a ninth-inning tie with a two-run single through a drawn-in infield and the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 Friday night in the opener of a series...
View ArticleFire destroys food pantry in Aurora, MO
Families had to leave hungry and empty-handed on distribution dayAURORA, Mo.-- Saturday was supposed to be distribution day. A day when hundreds of families come to the pantry and pickup their food to...
View ArticlePleasant Hope man killed in car crash
PLEASANT HOPE, Mo.-- A crash along Highway H in Pleasant Hope has killed a man from that small town.
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