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Boy From Nixa Drowns At Table Rock Lake

A tragedy on Table Rock Lake as a three year old boy from Nixa drowned Sunday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the boy was left alone and went into the water at the Mill Creek Park swim area just before 9:00 p.m. Sunday. The boy was later found floating in the water. He […]

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Springfield Makes List of Best Places To Live

A national magazine recognizes Springfield as one of the top 100 places to live in the United States of America. Springfield comes in at number 79 in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of the “150 Best Places to Live in the U.S. In 2021-2022.” The report credits Springfield for its higher education institutions, […]

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Storms Produce Heavy Rain, Causing Flash Flooding in the Ozarks

Heavy rains from thunderstorms have caused flash flooding in a number of communities in the Ozarks Saturday afternoon and evening. Southwestern Greene County was briefly under a severe thunderstorm warning from 6:16 to 6:46 p.m., but the damaging wind and hail threat quickly subsided. The National Weather Service received a report of a large tree […]

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Flooding Causes Numerous Water Rescues in Springfield

Christina Randall, KOLR SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Numerous water rescues happened in Springfield Saturday afternoon due to flash flooding. According to the National Weather Service, there were numerous flooded intersections and a manhole cover popped off along Jefferson Street south of Chestnut Expressway. As KOLR-10 reports, NWS also reported 12 inches of water on parts of […]

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Babysitter From Republic Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

A Greene County judge has sentenced a babysitter from Republic to seven years behind bars for abusing or neglecting an infant in her care. Samantha Dillbeck does not get probation and has been taken into custody. Prosecutors say in 2017, Dillbeck, who was eight and a half months pregnant, was stressed and though she didn’t […]

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Zimmer Radio Wins National Award for Community Service

Zimmer Radio has been named the winner of a national service award. The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation chose Zimmer Radio out of four finalists for the Service to Community Award for Radio in the ownership group category. Zimmer won the award for its annual Miracles for Kids Radiothon. The 2020 event raised more […]

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AUDIO FEATURE: Springfield Schools Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan Answers Questions on Diversity and Equity Training and Critical Race Theory

Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan has answered questions surrounding the district’s diversity and equity training for teachers and principals. At a Springfield School Board meeting in May, nearly 40 people stood before board members to either praise the district for offering diversity training or accuse district leaders of using critical race theory, which […]

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DPZ Voice contest winners

Meet Abby ad Ellie from Ozark. Winners of the Dickerson Park Zoo Voice contest. They performed an original song for the win. Great girls and very talented.

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63 Criminal Counts Filed in Connection with Ride the Ducks Tragedy

Criminal charges have been filed by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Stone County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Selby against three people in connection with the duck boat tragedy on Table Rock Lake. A news release from Schmitt’s office says Kenneth Scott McKee, Charles Baltzell and Curtis Lanham, who were all employed by “Ride the Ducks” […]

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Friday Flooding Concerns in the Ozarks

The National Weather Service says flooding is a concern across much of southwest Missouri into early Friday afternoon. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 1 p.m. for most of the Ozarks. Thunderstorms with very heavy rain will train across the same locations through midday. One to four inches of rain with localized higher […]