As the number of new cases of COVID-19 continues to drop in Greene County, local health officials will update the community Wednesday afternoon on case counts, as well as quarantine numbers and vaccination rates. On July 15th, the seven day case average stood at 223, but was down to 72 cases as of Monday. Hospitalizations […]
A water main break on Jefferson between McDaniel and St. Louis in downtown Springfield Wednesday has flooded roads and forced lane closures in the area. Springfield City Utilities says the break should not impact customers in the area. Crews are having to excavate to find the break, then fix it and likely have to replace […]
Another Republican state senator is running for Southwest Missouri Congressman Billy Long’s seat in the U-S House. Springfield State Senator Eric Burlison announced his bid for 7th District Congress Wednesday morning on Wake up Springfield with Tim Jones on KWTO. “This country has never been more lost than we are now,” Burlison said in making […]
Springfield Police are investigating a shooting behind a hotel. It happened around 9:30 p.m Tuesday night, in a parking lot behind the Comfort Inn on Glenstone Avenue. The suspect was arguing with a woman, when another man tried to intervene. The suspect shot the man in the leg and then fled on foot. Police say […]
Fire damaged five units of the John B. Hughes Apartments on North Clifton. It started on the first floor and Springfield Firefighters contained the fire to the first and second floor. They said nobody was hurt. The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire, but do not believe it was suspicious. This article […]
A man is in the Laclede County Jail charged with second degree sodomy of a child and tampering with a witness. Authorities arrested Marcus Hill of Lebanon. He is a ten-time convicted felon in Missouri. Investigators say a woman told them he had sexual contact, two to three times a week, with her from the […]