The Greene County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the body found off Farm Road 59 near Farm Road 94 in Bois D’Arc on Friday. A spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office says the body is 39-year-old Russell Long of Willard. Greene County Detectives say the body was found by Highway Department workers. Investigators are […]
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is reporting its biggest one-day jump in new cases of COVID-19 since February. Health leaders say another 142 people have tested positive for the virus. That’s compared to the seven-day rolling average of just 42 cases. Cox South and Mercy Hospitals are reporting a combined 66 hospitalizations from COVID-19. Earlier […]
Missouri Senator Roy Blunt is joining other U-S senators in releasing a report on the January 6th attack on the U-S Capitol. Here are the details in a news release from Senator Blunt’s office: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), Ranking Member and Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and […]
It was 29 years ago Monday that Sherrill Levitt, her daughter, Suzie, and Stacy McCall, disappeared from a home at 1717 east Delmar in Springfield. Police believe Suzie and Stacy, who had just graduated from Springfield’s Kickapoo High School on June 6th, 1992, attended several graduation parties that night, and at some point, were seen […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway released her office’s audit of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and has given the department a rating of “good.” “Audits help point out ways government officials can better serve their constituents, and taxpayers should be encouraged when those officials commit to taking the steps we recommend,” State Auditor Galloway said in […]
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office says an incident that took place on Saturday at an on-ramp of Interstate 44 is a murder-suicide. On Saturday, June 5, Greene County Deputies were dispatched to the on-ramp of Interstate 44 at State Highway PP, just south of the interstate. When deputies conducted a well-being check on the vehicle, […]
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an incident on the Interstate 44 on-ramp from State Highway PP. A spokesman for the GSCO says that deputies were called on a wellness check for a vehicle that was parked on the on-ramp to Interstate 44 near State Highway PP. When officers arrived on the scene, they […]
A man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds to his leg after being shot in northwest Springfield Friday morning. Springfield police are investigating the incident that took place around 11 a.m. in the 600 block of North LaFontaine Avenue. Investigators are talking to witnesses and neighbors to determine who shot the victim. Police have not released […]
Five people have been arrested following a raid in Cedar County that uncovered drugs and explosives. The Cedar County Sheriff’s Office said three of the five have formal charges filed against them: William Wilkerson and Karl Horning are facing charges of unlawful possession of explosive devices and felony drug possession, while Linda Shifflett is charged […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway, the only statewide elected Democrat, has announced that she won’t run for reelection in 2020…or any other public office. Galloway made the announcement today on social media: Galloway was appointed to the State Auditor position in 2015 by Governor Jay Nixon following the suicide of Republican Auditor Tom Schweich. She was […]