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COVID-19 Cancels Honor Flights

The upcoming Honor Flight of the Ozarks have been canceled due to COVID-19. About 180 people, including veterans, guardians, and volunteers, were scheduled to fly in August, but all flights will be postponed until 2022. This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 KWTO

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Multi-Car Crash Caused by Shooting Victims

Springfield Police are investigating a series of car crashes that involved two people with gunshot wounds. Police received a call of gunfire Thursday afternoon. On their way to investigate the shots, they saw a car crash at the intersection of Sunshine and Campbell. It was discovered the driver and passenger of car which caused the […]

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Springfield Superintendent Gives State of the Schools Address

Springfield Public Schools’ Superintendent gave her first State of the Schools Address Thursday Morning. Dr. Grenita Lathan addressed the Springfield community at Delaware Elementary School to share her vision for the upcoming school year. She said her main goal is to have students in class five days a week and to keep students and staff […]

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End of Watch Ride to Remember to Honor SPD Officer Chris Walsh on Sunday

On Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, between 1-2 p.m., the Beyond the Call of Duty – End of Watch Ride to Remember will ride into our South District Station (2620 W. Battlefield Rd. Springfield, MO 65807) in honor of fallen SPD Officer Christopher Walsh. End of Watch Ride to Remember is a group of motorcycle riders […]

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Gunshot Victims Cause Multiple Car Accidents

Courtesy of Emilee Kuschel KOLR10, SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Springfield Police Department is responding to a scene near the intersection of Campbell and Sunshine. Update: Springfield Police Officers have released more information about the scene involving a car accident and gunshot victims this afternoon near the intersection of Campbell and Sunshine. Springfield Police Officers were responding […]

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Still Time to Make it to the Fair

The Ozark Empire Fair continues through this weekend and the weather has been great. My daughter went out with some friends on opening night and had a good time. She loves the funnel cakes. My son has some friends in a band who performed out there so he went to check them out. I told […]

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Parental Kidnapping Suspect Arrested in Springfield

A St. Clair County man accused of Parental Kidnapping was arrested by local authorities in Springfield Thursday morning around 9:30 am. Authorities chased the man through the woods near Kansas and Bennet St. after he bailed from his vehicle following a lengthy road pursuit by Troopers who spotted the vehicle near Highway 13 and Highway […]

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FATAL CAR ACCIDENT KILLS WOMAN FROM OZARK

Bridget Morris, 36, of Ozark, Mo was struck by a vehicle North of Rogersville, Mo around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday 8-4-21. Morris died at the scene after walking along Highway 125 when a car crested the hill and struck her. According to a team member of Troop D of the MO State Highway Patrol, the troop […]

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Hawley Comments on the 2022 Senate Election following Long’s Announcement

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) weighed in on his potential future partner in the US Senate, representing the state of Missouri. Congressman Billy Long (R-MO) announced his candidacy for the 2022 Senate election, running for Senator Roy Blunt’s (R-MO) upcoming open seat. Running to keep his seat is current Freshman Senator Josh Hawley, who made a […]

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Missouri Conservation Crews To Fight Western Fires

The Missouri Department of Conservation are sending crews from all over the state to help fight the wildfires out west. Some of the crew members are from Bolivar, Lamar, and Greenfield. The crews will be helping out for nearly three weeks at a time. This years fires are extremely bad, so more crews from the […]