Southwest Missouri Congressman Billy Long has been in Mar-A-Lago this week, spending time with former President Donald Trump. Long says Trump could do Republicans in Missouri a favor by quickly endorsing a candidate for the 2022 U-S Senate race in the state. Long says that would save the GOP candidate money in a dragged-out primary […]
A social media rumor has been blaming Kickapoo High School students for something they didn’t do. A high school in Minnesota had a student who used a sign with a racist statement on it to ask someone to their prom. Someone took the photo and began to spread it around social media claiming that the […]
Springfield police say one person is dead after a shooting in north Springfield. Investigators say that officers were dispatched to a home in the 2200 block of North Kellett Avenue around lunchtime because of shots fired. They arrived to find the victim of the shooting dead in the front yard. A suspect was on the […]
The City of Springfield announced Thursday afternoon that the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival, canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be returning in 2021. With the caveat a major negative COVID development could change the plan, the city will hold the festival on August 13 and 14 in downtown Springfield. Registration links […]
Edited press release An Army National Guard officer pleaded guilty in federal court to sexually abusing four minors over several years while he was director of the youth ministry at Fort Leonard Wood U.S. Army Base. David J. McKay, 42, of Waynesville, Missouri, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count […]
The National Weather Service confirmed four tornadoes in the region in connection with Wednesday’s severe storms. Two were in Taney County, one in Douglas County, and one in Christian County. The Christian County tornado touched down around 9:55 a.m. about half a mile southwest of Chadwick. The EF-0 tornado is estimated to have 76 m.p.h. […]
Masking is again mandatory in the Reeds Spring School District, effective Friday. The district says it dropped the masking requirement last Thursday, but since that time, has seen positive cases of COVID-19, with a number of students having to quarantine. Masks will be required the rest of the school year. This article is provided by […]
Fan of the legendary Mel’s Hard Luck Diner will find themselves facing hard luck if they want to get something to eat on Sunday and Monday through mid-May. Ownership of Mel’s, along with Reflections and T Charleston’s, announced on Tuesday they will be closing those businesses on Sundays and Mondays through May 17 because they […]
by Amelia Wigton, Ozark It’s not a large town — less than 20 citizens — but it is a thriving one. Smartsville is a third-grade classroom at Ozark East Elementary. The mayor is teacher Jessica Lineberry. “Smartsville is like a city. Students are the citizens. The desks are houses and around the desks are yards,” […]
Traffic on westbound Highway 60 had to be detoured through the town of Billings Thursday morning after a semi filled with hundreds of live turkeys collided with a farm tractor. As of 7:30 a.m. the left lane was still shutdown westbound on Highway 60. The eastbound lanes have remained open. The Highway Patrol says the […]