Leaders from businesses and organizations across a wide variety of disciplines in the Springfield area participated Wednesday in Zimmer Communications’ 1st CEO Roundtable in Springfield. The luncheon event was held at our KWTO studios on east Chestnut Expressway in Springfield. Presidents and CEO’s from the chamber of commerce to the banking and loan industry, home […]
The president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick, is coming to Springfield on June 27. Kendrick will be giving a presentation on the negro leagues at the Springfield-Greene County Park Board’s Timmons Hall at 2 p.m. on June 27. The program will feature information about Herman “Doc” Horn, Jr., a Springfield native who […]
A man who is facing multiple federal drug charges in Springfield has been captured by a fugitive task force. U.S. Marshals announced Thursday that 39-year-old Untavious Davenport of Chicago had been captured in a rural area near Zwingle, Iowa, a community with a population of less than 100 people. “Davenport’s arrest resulted from the combined […]
CoxHealth announced Thursday they will be giving their former hospital building in Monett to an area church. Cox donated the building to Life360 Church’s Community Services outreach. “We have great affection for our former hospital and are grateful for the many lives it was able to serve throughout its history,” Darren Bass, president of Cox […]
We have the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms for parts of the Ozarks from Wednesday afternoon into the evening hours. The National Weather Service says the primary hazards will be damaging wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour and hail the size of ping pong balls. The highest threat area is west central […]
U-S Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a legislative agenda to hire 100,000 new police officers, boost police morale, and keep American families safe. Hawley says his legislation would provide grants to local communities to support hiring those additional officers. Hawley says American families aren’t safe, but they deserve to be, and they can be if […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday the settlement of a lawsuit against Jim Bakker and Morningside Church Productions. The AG sued Bakker’s organization over claims made in March 2020 that “silver solution” was a potential cure for coronavirus. “Today I’m pleased to announce that the Missouri Attorney General’s Office has obtained a consent judgment […]
Springfield police say a domestic dispute led to a standoff at the John B. Hughes Apartments on north Clifton Tuesday night. Officers evacuated the surrounding units as a precaution. Investigators say a woman was assaulted by a man in one of the apartments. She left to call 911 and left a child behind. Police were […]
Governor Mike Parson announced Tuesday he will be calling for a special legislative session beginning Wednesday to focus on extending the Federal Reimbursement Allowances and related items necessary for funding MO HealthNet. The Governor is making the move after saying he will need to make cuts to state spending to fund MO HealthNet without legislative […]
We’re learning more about an 11-year-old boy badly injured when he became trapped under the Branson Coaster along 76 Country Boulevard in Branson. The victim is identified by family as Aalondo Perry. The child’s grandmother says both of Perry’s legs were crushed, his knees broken, and his right arm fractured. She says Perry thought the […]