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Injured Greene County Deputy Honored with $10,000 Grant

A Greene County deputy seriously injured during a December 2020 incident has received a $10,000 grant from Running 4 Heroes. Lt. Steve Westbrook has been given the R4H Injured First Responder Grant for the month of May. The organizations has given more than $136,500 in grants to 18 first responders in the United States who […]

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Marshfield Woman Dies in Single-Vehicle Accident

A Marshfield woman is dead after a single car accident Saturday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that 39-year-old Robin Medina was traveling southbound on Route A about five miles south of Marshfield when her vehicle left the roadway into a ditch, struck the side of a driveway crossing the ditch, causing the car to […]

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After 2,232 Broadcasts, “The Old Record Collector” Wayne Glenn Announces Retirement

A local radio legend has signed off the air. “The Old Record Collector,” Wayne Glenn, announced his retirement live on the air Saturday at the end of his “Remember When” show on 93.3 FM and 560 AM KWTO. The show aired 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It was Glenn’s 2,232nd broadcast. Glenn has been a […]

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Joplin Memorial to Mark 10th Anniversary of Deadly Tornado

The city of Joplin is hosting a special memorial service on Saturday, May 22, to mark the 10th anniversary of the deadly F5 tornado that took the lives of 161 people. The ceremony will take place including a gathering in Cunningham Park around 5:41 p.m., around the time that the deadly twister first touched down […]

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Police Identify Victim of Fatal Shooting in Springfield

Police say they have still not identified a suspect in a fatal shooting in the 1600 block of east Chestnut Street early Thursday morning, but they have released the name of the victim. Officers say at 3:35 a.m., 9-1-1 got a call saying someone was lying in the roadway. When police arrived, they found a […]

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Murder Charges Filed in Ozark Homicide

The Christian County prosecutor has filed charges of first degree murder and armed criminal action against a man from Ozark in the shooting death of a man who lived with him. Larry Shaw, 88, was arrested at the scene of the shooting in the 2700 block of north 31st Street Wednesday morning. Officers were dispatched […]

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Springfield Man Convicted of 2019 Shootings near Willard

A Springfield man has been convicted of multiple charges in connection with two shootings on a trail near Willard in 2019. A jury deliberated less than 90 minutes before finding Kwaim Allen Stenson guilty on assault and weapons charges. Prosecutors claimed Stenson had driven up to a bicyclist in Springfield and shot at them through […]

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C of O Lawsuit Over Housing Policy Changes Denied

College of the Ozarks has had their lawsuit against the Biden administration denied after a two and a half hour hearing. Judge Roseann Ketchmark, an Obama appointee, denied the temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on Wednesday. The school had stated that changes made by the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding a Biden […]

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Fatal Shooting in Springfield

Police say a man has died after being found in the middle of the street with a gunshot wound in the 1600 block of east Chestnut Street in Springfield. That’s west of Chestnut Expressway and Glenstone. Officers responded to the scene around 3:30 a.m. Thursday. They say the man was unresponsive when they arrived on […]

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Police in Ozark Investigate Homicide

Police in Ozark have arrested a person of interest in a homicide investigation. Officers found a man dead from a gunshot wound outside a home in the 2700 block of north 31st Street. They took a man into custody at the scene. Police have not yet released the victim’s name. This article is provided by […]