A woman injured in a crash over the weekend has died. Springfield Police say 60-year-old Martha Wimmer from Springfield died at the local hospital from her injuries. The crash happened on Friday near the corner of Warren Avenue and Olive Street. Wimmer’s car was struck on the driver’s side by a pickup truck as she […]
The Willard School district says masks will be “strongly encouraged” for students in Grades Pre-K through 12 when they return to class August 23rd. The district plans to start at “Level One” learning, which entails: School operations will be as normal as possible (face-to-face) Social distancing will be required and enforced when possible Masks will […]
The high heat and humidity have returned to southwest Missouri for much of this week. The National Weather Service says all of the Ozarks is under a heat advisory through Thursday evening. Forecasters say afternoon heat indices of around 105 will be common each day through at least Thursday. Prolonged exposure to the heat and […]
Greene County Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon says he’s not running for Billy Long’s 7th District Congressional seat in 2022. Dixon announced on Facebook that after thoughtful consideration and discussion with close family and friends, he’s decided to run for re-election as presiding commissioner. Long announced last week he’s formally entering the race for U-S Senate, […]
A car crash in northern Springfield caused many residents to lose power Sunday morning. A driver hit a utility pole on Kearney, across the street from Baptist Bible College, just before 7 a.m. City Utilities says more than 400 people lost power, but they began getting power restored at around 9 a.m. This article is […]
Former State Senator and Republican congressional candidate Ed Emery has died at 71. Emery collapsed following a speech Tuesday evening from a heart problem. Emery served eight years in the House, starting in 2003, and he won his senate seat in 2012. The Republican from Lamar was seeking the congressional seat currently held by Rep. […]
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move through the Ozarks Sunday. The National Weather Service says the first round produced some wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour as the storms moved over Mt. Vernon, Miller, Ash Grove, Walnut Grove and Bois D’ Arc between 8:30 and 9 a.m. Those storms have weakened, […]
Emilee Kuschel, Bailey Strohl, Sydney Moran, KOLR SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri’s seventh district representative to the U.S. House, Billy Long, says that he is running for the U.S. Senate in 2022 because he wants to make sure his party takes it back. “This is a winnable race, it’s a wide-open race, and I have a […]
Emilee Kuschel, KOLR SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – 67 students and their families received a COVID-19 vaccine at the “Knock COVID Out of the Park” events hosted at Hammons Field on August 3rd and 5th. Springfield Public Schools says the events were a hit. As KOLR-10 reports, every student who was vaccinated at the events received two […]
Emilee Kuschel, KOLR SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Springfield city and business leaders are celebrating eight decades of community involvement by honoring the Paul Mueller Company. As KOLR-10 reports, Springfield Mayor Ken McClure declared August 7th, 2021, “Paul Mueller Day.” Paul Mueller began his heating and sheet metal company in 1940, and it has grown to serve […]