Greene County commissioners have voted unanimously to approve a Declaration of Local Emergency in response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the community. Commissioners say the declaration is a means to help expedite area responses allowed by law during a crisis. Specifically, it opens additional channels for the director of the Springfield-Greene County […]
A deadly shooting outside a bar in Lake Ozark last week shows the importance of a local blood provider who can respond quickly to any emergency. Community Blood Center of the Ozarks says early on Thursday evening, it received an urgent request from Lake Regional Hospital for additional red cells, platelets, and plasma to treat […]
Governor Parson holds a press conference Wednesday to announce a statewide COVID-19 vaccine incentive program. You can watch the event live here beginning at 3:00 p.m. Last week, the CDC did not approve an incentive plan proposed by Parson. The CDC wanted to limit funding incentives to $25 per vaccinated person, but the governor did […]
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in our community, higher education leaders are encouraging younger adults to get vaccinated before the start of the school year in August. Over the last two weeks, health leaders say there was a 51% increase in new cases in the 18-22 age group compared to the previous two weeks […]
T-Mobile is hiring 230 full time Customer Service Associate Experts through the end of the year, with an on-site hiring event taking place Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event is being held at the Springfield Customer Experience Center at 2645 north Airport Plaza Avenue. The company says customer service associates receive competitive […]
Greene County has reached the highest number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 since the pandemic began. As of Monday, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department says there are 251 people hospitalized with the virus. 103 of those people are in critical care. The previous record was December 1st, 2020, when 237 people were being treated for […]
The Miller County prosecutor has charged a second person in a shooting incident at a Lake Ozark restaurant leaving one dead, and four others injured. Daniel Kurtzeborn of Iberia faces a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. Investigators say Kurtzeborn told investigators that he did not have a firearm, because he has a previous […]
A Springfield man has died almost a week after a motorcycle crash in the city. Springfield Police say 41 year old Thomas Boyd was traveling westbound on Stanford Street, on Sunday, July 11th, when he lost control of his bike and struck a wooden privacy fence. He was taken to a hospital where he died […]
Missouri Governor Mike Parson says the state will likely fund a COVID-19 Alternative Care Site in the Springfield area. The Alternative Care Site (ACS), as requested by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department and Springfield-Greene County Emergency Management, would provide staffing for transitional care for COVID-19 patients in area hospitals, increase the capacity for antibody treatment, […]
Here is the audio of Abby and Ellie singing their original song on air. They were the winners of the DPZ Voice contest.