Thieves keep stealing 'rainbow' diversity flags from church in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Rain or shine, there is usually a 'rainbow' in the sky over the First Unitarian Universalist Church. 'Usually' is the key word. This week, the multi-colored diversity flag, or...
View ArticlePower outages, trees toppled in strong overnight storms; thunderstorm watch...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A strong line of thunderstorms gave the Ozarks an early wake-up call Friday morning.
View ArticleWould be burglar caught while snoozing
Police in Hazel Park, Michigan, report finding a crook catching some "Z's" in an elderly woman's garage. HAZEL PARK, Mich. (AP) - Sleeping on the job gets one guy in a lot trouble. Police in...
View ArticleMurder near Rogersville brings 20-year prison sentence
Dewayne and Kevin Layton are convicted of Billy Joe Harris' murder; Alfred Clevenger's case is pending.MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Rogersville received a 20-year prison sentence on Friday for the...
View ArticleService held for Missouri trooper who drowned in Arkansas
A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who died while training for a triathlon has been laid to rest in Howell County. WEST PLAINS, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who died...
View ArticleSpringfield competes in national 'makeover' competition
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A major makeover could be in store for historic C-Street. The professional facelift would be provided by a national paint company, if voters choose Springfield as one of the...
View ArticleJudge sends man to prison for long, vicious assault in Republic
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Republic received a 22-year prison sentence on Thursday for beating a man more than two years ago. A judge convicted Davy Montgomery III last April of first-degree...
View ArticleFree fans help hundreds of senior citizens beat the heat
Oxford Health Care holds an annual event to help cut down on heat-related illnesses in older people.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- We've just had our first brush with potentially dangerous heat this summer and...
View ArticleStorms caused damage, power outages
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Strong winds early Friday toppled trees, tossed yards items, and caused power outages. One house at the corner of National Avenue at Meadowmere Street was one example of damage; a...
View ArticleGov. Nixon puts freeze on spending over concerns legislators might override veto
Nixon froze $400 million of spending for education, building repairs and state servicesJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon froze $400 million of spending Friday for education, building repairs and...
View ArticleBars busted for allowing illegal indoor smoking
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Several bars were ticketed for allowing patrons and employees to smoke indoors.
View ArticleSpringfield falls to Corpus Christi in 10
Cards lose rubber game of 3-game seriesCorpus Christi, TX - After the Springfield Cardinals plated three runs in the top of the eighth to force extra innings, the Corpus Christi Hooks struck in the...
View ArticleCooler & Less Humid Weather Pattern
Highs will be in the low 80s today but only in the mid 70s tomorrow afternoon. Rain showers are possible on our Sunday.
View ArticleU.S. sets birth control rule for employers with religious ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on June 28 made it final that employees of religiously affiliated, nonprofit institutions would receive insurance coverage for birth control amid...
View ArticleHundreds of volunteers give facelifts to three schools
James River Assembly has helped more 30 schoolsSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- More than 1,000 volunteers gave three schools a facelift on Saturday.
View ArticleReports: ExxonMobile pipeline had past minor leaks
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Accident reports by a federal agency show the ExxonMobil pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of oil in Mayflower had at least 13 previous minor leaks since 2002.
View ArticleCrash kills teenager from Iberia; driver is 15 years old
IBERIA, Mo. -- A teenager from Iberia died after a single-vehicle crash on Curry Road just east of Highway U in Miller County. A van driven by a 15-year-old boy from Dixon swerved off the roadway,...
View Article7-year-old Marionville boy holds food drive for pantry that burned down
MARIONVILLE, Mo. -- It's been one week since a food pantry in Aurora burned to the ground leaving hundreds of families with no where turn for help.
View ArticleBurglary rate doubles in parts of Southwest Springfield
Greene County Sheriff's Office organizes task force to help stop theft SPRINGFIELD, Mo - An increase in burglaries in Southwest Springfield has residents, and law enforcement officers on high alert....
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