A man is in serious condition after a shooting in Buffalo. The Buffalo Police Department posted a news release on Facebook saying officers responded to the 100 block of north Locust on Thursday. During the investigation, it was learned a man had been shot and had to be transported to a hospital in Springfield. One […]
Month: October 2021
Chris Six, Bailey Strohl, KOLR-10 DALLAS COUNTY, Mo.- A Missouri State Fire Marshal report has classified the fire at the property where Cassidy Rainwater allegedly was kidnapped as arson. According to the incident report, the incident is labeled as second-degree arson. The report also says around $40,000 was lost from the fire, and the classification […]
Saying they can’t let down their guard, several colleges and universities in Springfield are extending their masking requirement for another 30 days. Missouri State University, Drury University, and Ozarks Technical Community College all established mask mandates prior to the start of the fall semester. MSU and Drury are requiring students to wear masks in classrooms, […]
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Police Looking for Hit & Run Driver
Springfield Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver that struck a pedestrian in a motorized wheelchair on West Chestnut Thursday afternoon. A pickup truck hit the pedestrian while turning out of a business parking lot and then drove away. The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital. It is believed their injuries are non-life threatening. […]
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Student Fight At Football Game
A fight involving several students broke out in the stands during a football game at J-F-K Stadium Thursday night. Springfield Police and ambulance crews responded to the stadium around 8 p.m. Administrative staff and some adults tried to break up the fight before police arrived. Paramedics checked on those involved, but nobody was sent to […]
The St. Louis Cardinals have fired Manager Mike Shildt. In a news release Thursday afternoon, the Cardinals made official what multiple media outlets had been reporting. Here’s the release from the team: ST. LOUIS, MO. – October 14, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced this afternoon that they have agreed to part ways with Manager Mike Shildt. […]
Missouri’s governor says he’s asking state investigators to look into the actions of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper, who revealed a flaw in the state education department’s website that allowed the public to access social security numbers of teachers. The newspaper notified the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that nearly 100,000 teachers’ social […]
The mayor of Kimberling City says he is close to hiring a new police chief after the city’s entire police force resigned in September. Mayor Bob Fritz says the city has received 74 applications and they have narrowed the search down to three people. He hopes to have a decision made by the end of […]
Springfield Police will be teaming up with the U-S. Postal Inspection Task Force. The partnership is to combat a rising trend of illegal drugs and goods being shipped through the postal system by criminals selling them on “dark web” sites. A Springfield Police officer will be assigned to the U-S Postal Task Force. This article […]
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Springfield Fugitive Arrested In Mexico
A wanted Springfield sex offender has been arrested in Mexico by U-S Marshals and Greene County Deputies. David King skipped out on a scheduled sentencing hearing on numerous sex offense charges in mid-September. Investigators say King assaulted a 15-year-old girl in February of 2018. The U.S. Marshals tracked King to Reynosa, Mexico. This article is […]