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I-44 To Expand To Six Lanes In Springfield

MoDOT has secured partial funding to expand parts of I-44 into six lanes from Glenstone Avenue to U-S 65. Later, there will be an upgrade to the Glenstone to Kansas Expressway section of I-44, when they get the funding. Overall, the entire project is expected to cost around $40 million. MoDOT hopes to break ground […]

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I-44 To Expand To Six Lanes In Springfield

MoDOT has secured partial funding to expand parts of I-44 into six lanes from Glenstone Avenue to U-S 65. Later, there will be an upgrade to the Glenstone to Kansas Expressway section of I-44, when they get the funding. Overall, the entire project is expected to cost around $40 million. MoDOT hopes to break ground […]

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I-44 To Expand To Six Lanes In Springfield

MoDOT has secured partial funding to expand parts of I-44 into six lanes from Glenstone Avenue to U-S 65. Later, there will be an upgrade to the Glenstone to Kansas Expressway section of I-44, when they get the funding. Overall, the entire project is expected to cost around $40 million. MoDOT hopes to break ground […]

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I-44 To Expand To Six Lanes In Springfield

MoDOT has secured partial funding to expand parts of I-44 into six lanes from Glenstone Avenue to U-S 65. Later, there will be an upgrade to the Glenstone to Kansas Expressway section of I-44, when they get the funding. Overall, the entire project is expected to cost around $40 million. MoDOT hopes to break ground […]

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Crowds Attend the 44th Annual Heritage Reunion

Christina Randall, KOLR FAIR GROVE, Mo. — Several craft booths were set up on Saturday for the 44th Annual Heritage Reunion. The event was put on the Fair Grove Historian and Preservation Society each year during the last full week of September. The main requirement for craft booths is that their products must be original […]

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CoxHealth Releases Statement Concerning the Use of Alternative Methods to Treat COVID-19 Patients

Christina Randall, Mike Landis, KOLR SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Through the COVID-19 pandemic medical experts have warned the public about unapproved alternative treatments. Family and friends of a woman dying from the virus came together Saturday to pray outside CoxHealth. The family wants to now why families can’t have more say when it comes with alternative […]

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Car Crash Outside Rogersville Leaves One Dead

Connor Wilson, KOLR GREENE COUNTY, Mo.– A car crash outside of Rogersville on Friday has left one dead. Jodi Blomenkamp, 49, was traveling Eastbound on Farm Road 164 when another vehicle failed to yield and traveled into her path. As KOLR-10 reports, Blomenkamp’s vehicle overturned. She was pronounced dead at the scene. No safety device […]

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McDonald County Motorcycle Crash Leaves One Dead

Connor Wilson, KOLR MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo.– A motorcycle crash outside of Powell on Friday has left one dead. Michael Tate, 41, was heading Eastbound on Pine Tree Road 6 at 4:12 p.m. when his motorcycle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree. Tate was pronounced dead on the scene. As […]

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The Last Full-service Gas Station in Springfield is Closing its Doors

Mike Landis, KOLR SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – It’s the end of an era for getting gas in the city.  Brentwood Service Center, located at the intersection of Glenstone Ave. and Seminole St., stood the test of time as the city grew up.  As other small independently-owned gas stations closed over the years, Brentwood became the sole […]

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44th Annual Fair Grove Heritage Reunion Expected to Draw 20,000 Plus People

The 44th Annual Fair Grove Heritage Reunion will bring tens of thousands of people to the Ozarks this weekend. Organizers say a conservative estimated attendance is 20,000-30,000, but some folks have put the number as high as 60,000 . The two day event takes place from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday and 8 […]