The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is taking appointments for the Pfizer/Bio-N-Tech vaccine for children 5-11 following state approval. The pediatric vaccine doses will be available and distributed at the Springfield-Greene County Health Department Vaccination Clinic at 1425 East Battlefield Road beginning Thursday. Due to the demand, an appointment is required. Parents can make an appointment […]
More than 533,000 of Missouri’s population includes children age 5-11 who will now be eligible for vaccination JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has adopted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation for children ages 5-11 to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC’s recommendation, announced […]
The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for areas generally along and east of Highway 65, including the Springfield metro area, from late Wednesday night into Thursday morning, Forecasters say sub freezing temps as low as 29 are expected. That will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation, and could damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. […]
If Springfield City Council says yes, every full time fire department, police department and health department employee retention pay up to $6,000 person person over a three year period. It’s the first real recommendation we’ve seen from a city council committee studying how the city should spend its share of just over $40 million in […]
Nixa voters chose to keep Mayor Brian Steele in a recall election. A group wanted Steele removed from office over a mask-mandate in Nixa. The vote to keep Mayor Steele was 2,458 to 808 to remove the mayor. The election surpassed the Christian County Clerk’s prediction that there would be a low turnout out, instead […]
Springfield Police have identified a woman who died in a crash on West Bypass Sunday morning. Police say 72 year old Linda Ward of Springfield was a passenger in a 2018 Honda Passport that was stuck head-on by a 2016 Chevy Silverado that crossed the median. This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 […]
The Polk County Sheriff’s Department announced they have located a missing teenager. 16 year old Jazmond Nicole Masten disappeared Halloween night from a house in Humansville. Investigators believe she walked away from the residence after a disturbance. This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 KWTO
Branson Police have arrested four people in connection with a string of burglaries in the area. The group broke into a car dealership in Branson and took six vehicles along with the keys and titles for them. They stole catalytic converters and other valuables from vehicles in Taney, Stone and Boone County in Arkansas. Two […]
Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 to 31 degrees are possible in the Ozarks Wednesday night through Thursday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Watch for areas generally along and east of Highway 65, including the Springfield metro area. Forecasters say frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation […]
Voters are casting ballots Tuesday in several counties in the Ozarks. In Christian County, voters in Nixa are being asked whether to recall Mayor Brian Steele, with use taxes on the ballot in Highlandville and Saddlebrooke. Christian County Clerk Kay Brown says she’s expecting a 10% or less voter turnout. In Lawrence County, voters are […]