A federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday against a Virginia based company that contaminated water in Greene County. The lawsuit says Northrop Grumman knew for more than a decade that chemicals from the old Litton Industries site it owns near the Springfield-Branson Airport were contaminating groundwater in surrounding property. The lawsuit claims the company did not […]
Springfield Police are investigating a road rage incident Tuesday night in the 1000 block of South Weller Street. Police say two motorcyclist followed a truck from Glenstone to Grand then to Weller. They then fired ten shots at the truck. Five of those shots hit the truck. Police do not have any suspects at this […]
(News Release) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Craig Fishel recently submitted a sunshine request to the Springfield Public Schools in an effort to ensure the district is not implementing portions of the 1619 Project or Critical Race Theory into the curriculum. Now Fishel is calling out the district for its lack of transparency and […]
Savannah Tennyson, KOLR10: A Pulaski man was charged with several counts after hitting and killing a woman mowing her lawn. According to court documents, on September 24, 2021, Ronald Nathen Allen Rollins was arrested while driving intoxicated, felony possession of controlled substances, and involuntary manslaughter in the first degree. Court documents stated that Rollins was […]
Ozarks First’s Chris Six reports: MoDOT will be hosting a public hearing on a proposed project to improve a problematic intersection near Rogersville. The hearing will be about the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and Missouri Route 125 in Rogersville. The virtual public hearing will be Tuesday, October 26, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. […]
Law Enforcement are being honored in a week long “Lebanon Backs the Blue” event. Downtown Lebanon was adorned in decor to celebrate the first-annual event, which seeks to express how the town will support and back any who choose to serve as local law enforcement in their community. Ozarks First’s Emilee Kuschel and Ashley Eddy […]
A man accused in the kidnapping case of Cassidy Rainwater appeared before a judge in Dallas County Tuesday. Timothy Norton appeared by a video link from the Greene County Jail. He did not have a public defender. Another man accused, James Phelps, did not appear but was appointed a public defender. He is being held […]
Republic Police are investigating the death of a married couple as a murder/suicide. According to a press release, officers arrived on the scene at 6:52 a.m. to find Daniel Lee Reynolds and Zenia Wai Sha Reynolds-Woo dead. The couple was reported to have suffered fatal gunshot wounds. This article is provided by Ozarks News – […]
Abnormally dry conditions in Southwest Missouri are causing water levels to drop at Stockton Lake. The National Weather Service said the area has had dry conditions throughout the last 30 to 45 days and the water levels at Stockton Lake are about three feet below the average water levels. The area in and around Stockton […]
More than half of Greene County residents ages 12 and older are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department calls it an exciting moment for the community as case counts and hospitalizations continue to decrease. Health Director Katie Towns says she’s grateful to the more than 126,000 people who are doing their […]