A man has been arrested on animal abuse charges. According to a probable cause statement, a woman told a dispatcher that her grandfather had killed her mother’s two dogs with a knife. Officers went to the home of Gregory Hancock of Marionville. Hancock’s clothing and hands had dried blood on them. He was taken into […]
A man has been arrested for firing a shot from a vehicle in a neighborhood in Buffalo. 24 year old Joseph Britton of Buffalo faces a felony unlawful use of a weapon charge after he fired a gun from a vehicle at South Locust and West Dallas Street. Officers identified the vehicle’s description from an […]
A woman from Billings has died in a motorcycle crash on I-44 in Mt. Vernon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Tiffanie Keithley, 30, died when her motorcycle ran off the interstate and hit a median cable. Keithley was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers responded to the scene around 8:15 p.m. Monday, but say […]
After a dry last week, rain and storm chances increase across the Ozarks on Tuesday. The National Weather Service says an isolated strong to severe thunderstorm is possible Tuesday afternoon and evening. The primary hazards will be winds up to 60 miles per hour and up to quarter size hail. Areas north of I-44 are […]
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department and Springfield Fire Department are investigating an explosive device found at the McDaniel Lake Bridge Sunday morning. Two fishermen found the suspicious device and reported it to authorities. The Springfield Fire Department’s Bomb Squad secured the area and detonated the device. This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 […]
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help in finding two men. Randall Redding and Roger Christ are wanted for questioning in connection with burglary, property damage, theft, and tampering with a motor vehicle on Highway “V”. If you have any information on Redding and Christ whereabouts, you are asked to contact the Douglas […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation is telling Missourians to check their trees for Asian long-horned beetles. It is a wood-boring insect that feeds on twenty different species of trees native to Missouri. They are large black beetles with white spots and long striped antennae. The Missouri Conservation Department says to look for large holes in […]
Local health leaders are teaming up with higher education partners for more COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the coming week. Here’s the rundown from a press release by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department: The Springfield-Greene County Health Department will provide vaccine opportunities at Drury University and Ozarks Technical Community College in the coming week. Clinics will […]
Missouri Governor Mike Parson says the Show-Me State will oppose President Biden’s plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations or testing for many workers on “multiple fronts.” In an interview with the Kansas City Star, Parson left open the possibility of calling a special legislative session in Jefferson City. When asked about the President’s mandate-or-testing proposals, Parson […]
More than 300 firefighters and members of the public will be at Missouri State University’s Plaster Stadium on Sunday, September 12th to remember those lost in the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks on our nation. The 9th Annual Springfield Area Memorial Stair Climb starts at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters and the public will participate in […]