The National Weather Service says in addition to heavy rain, some of the storms that are sweeping across southwest Missouri on this Wednesday could contain some wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour. While the overall severe weather threat is low, an isolated strong to severe storm is possible into the early afternoon […]
Month: October 2021
With its new mass vaccination clinic on east Battlefield as a backdrop, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department will hold a media availability Wednesday afternoon at 1:30. Health leaders will update the community on COVID-19 cases, the vaccination clinic, and COVID-19 booster shots. The vaccination clinic located at 1425 east Battlefield Road in Springfield at the […]
K-W-T-O has obtained an incident report from the Springfield Fire Department shows that two incendiary devices were found at the house fire in Dallas County that’s part of the investigation into the disappearance of Cassidy Rainwater. The report says the devices were made with mortar tubes, balloons and coiled fuses with a tripwire attached. The […]
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Saturday Night Crash Victim Identified
Springfield Police have identified a man who died after striking a traffic signal pole late Saturday night. 21 year old Toby Holland of Buffalo crashed into the pole at Sunshine and Marion. He was taken to a Springfield hospital where he died from his injuries. His family has been notified of his death. This article […]
A 31-year-old Springfield man has pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge. Chandler Durham pleaded guilty to one count of receiving and distributing child pornography on Tuesday. Durham is subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole and could receive up to 20 years in federal prison without parole. […]
The Greene County Commission has released the results of a community survey on how the county should spend nearly $57 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds awarded by the U.S. Treasury Department for COVID-19 pandemic relief. The following press release outlines the results of that survey. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Greene County Commission is sharing the results […]
Funeral arrangements have been set for longtime Springfield defense attorney Dee Wampler, who died last Friday at the age of 81. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Second Baptist Church at 3111 east Battlefield Road in Springfield. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 11 at Second […]
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Two Tornadoes Confirmed
The National Weather Service has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down during Monday morning’s storms. The first storm hit around 1 a.m near Goodman in Newton County. It produced an EF-1 tornado which tracked parallel to Interstate 49. It up rooted trees and took a manufactured home off of it’s foundation. The second tornado hit […]
Dallas County prosecutors have charged a Buffalo man in connection with several investigations. 48 year old Wayne Bartee Junior is charged with first-degree harassment, first-degree trespassing, third-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree assault. Buffalo Police responded to a report of someone trespassing in the 500 block of West Main Street on Thursday night. Bartee was arrested and […]
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department officially opened its COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic Monday at 1425 east Battlefield Road at the old Gordmans building. Vaccinations are being offered 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and appointments are encouraged. The clinic is offering any dose, including third doses for those who are immunocompromised and who received the Pfizer/BioNTech […]