College of the Ozarks has filed suit in federal court against the Biden Administration’s order that people be allowed to use facilities of a declared gender rather than biological gender. The executive order is being executed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which says entities covered by the Fair Housing Act cannot […]
It’s been temporarily closed since October, but the movies will be starting up again in less than two weeks at Springfield’s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. The theater will re-open its doors on Wednesday, April 28th and will screen new films such as “Demon Slayer: The Movie” and “Street Gang.” You’ll also be able to watch contemporary […]
A Springfield man will spend a decade behind bars after being sentenced on charges connected to his trading child pornography online. Erik Finster, 44, was sentenced to a decade in prison followed by 10 years of post-release supervision. Finster had pleaded guilty to charges related to receiving and distributing child pornography. Finster became the subject […]
Get ready to go mask free in Branson. After swearing in former alderman Larry Milton as the city’s new mayor, and the swearing in of three new aldermen who ran with getting rid of the mask mandate as major parts of their campaigns, the newly constituted board of aldermen voted to remove the mask mandate. […]
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department announced Tuesday afternoon they would be pausing all use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. SGCHD officials said the move was being made “out of an abundance of caution” and stated multiple times during on online press conference that none of the reported incidents of blood clots took place […]
Springfield Mayor Ken McClure has issued renewal number nine of the Proclamation of Civil Emergency for the city. McClure refers to the extension as a housekeeping item in order to ensure the city has needed flexibility in the coming weeks during coronavirus pandemic. McClure says if needed, this authorizes the mayor to exercise his emergency […]
A Springfield area mail carrier is in the Greene County Jail, accused in the sexual assault of an elderly woman on his delivery route. Mark Poag, 59, was charged with first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy in the incident. A warrant is out for his arrest and as of Monday night he had not yet been […]
A Springfield man could be facing the rest of his life in prison after being convicted in the statutory rape of an eight-year-old girl. Austin Tyler Gray, 26, was found guilty of statutory rape in the first degree, enticement of a child, and second degree child molestation. According to prosecutors, Gray used candy to entice […]
Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Monday that his office has obtained a consent judgment on Missouri Fence Company Springfield, LLC and the business’s owner Justin P. Schmidt. The Better Business Bureau had issued a warning in October 2020 about the business not fulfilling agreements. Several customers reported giving thousands of dollars to the Missouri Fence […]
Ozarks Technical Community College announced Monday they would not be raising tuition on their students for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year. The OTC Board of Trustees agreed with the administration’s recommendation to hold tuition flat. “The board agrees with college leadership that now is not the time to raise tuition,” OTC Board Chair John Gentry […]