A shortage of school bus drivers is causing nearly 1,500 students in Springfield to lose a ride to class starting Monday The R-12 district notified parents last month it would change its transportation plans, noting the change was temporary. Beginning Monday, elementary and K-8 students must live two miles or more from school to be […]
Month: November 2021
Christina Randall, KOLR SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — An altercation led to a stabbing Saturday afternoon in north Springfield. According to police, a person was stabbed around 3:30 p.m. outside of Motel 6 on North Glenstone Avenue. Authorities say two men were walking their dogs on the opposite of a privacy fence separating Motel 6 and Econo […]
Christina Randall, KOLR SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Authorities have arrested a man accused of breaking into homes around Greene County. As KOLR-10 reports, Greene County Deputies were dispatched to the 2900 Block of West Ellison Drive after a man attempted to force entry into a home. The suspect was unsuccessful and fled away in a vehicle. […]
The 7th Annual Ruck ‘N’ Run to celebrate U.S. Service Members takes place on Saturday (November 6th) in Republic. Ruck ‘N’ Run is a nonprofit Veterans organization created by an Army Drill Sergeant. The boot camp inspired walk/run gives the community a tangible way to honor and engage with our local Veterans. So far, the […]
More than 2,800 runners are expected in Springfield this Sunday, November 7th, for the Bass Pro Shops 15th Annual Conservation Marathon. You can count on traffic to be shut down in much of central Springfield along the race route. The city says the race will encompass east Trafficway to Sunset and from Kansas Expressway to […]
Springfield police pulled over a school bus after a report of a disturbance involving a student with a knife. Police stopped the bus near Sunshine and Highway 65 just before 6 p.m. Thursday. Officers confiscated the knife. Springfield Public Schools says no students were hurt and all arrived home safely. Police and the school district […]
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Driver Charged In Fatal Crash
An Ozark woman faces multiple charges for a fatal crash that killed a Rogersville woman. The Greene County prosecutor has charged 55 year old Marjorie Dewitt of Ozark with involuntary manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident, and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Mercedes Luna. Court records say Dewitt turned herself in […]
The Missouri State women’s volleyball program has been hit with three years of probation by the NCAA, including a one year postseason ban, fines and scholarship reductions. The infractions came during the tenure of former head coach Melissa Stokes. Here’s the official release from the NCAA: The Missouri State women’s volleyball program committed numerous violations […]
Springfield-Greene County Health Department leaders are giving the community an update Thursday morning on COVID-19 cases, the vaccination clinic being operated at 1425 east Battlefield Road, and vaccinations for children ages 5-11. A group of newly eligible children will be in attendance to receive their vaccine at the end of the media briefing. Watch live […]
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Ash Grove Fire Victim Identified
Authorities have identified a man killed in a house fire in Ash Grove Tuesday. Investigators say 50 year old Loren Davis died in the fire on Woodbine. The fire has been ruled accidental. This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 KWTO