The first round of action is complete at the 76th Annual Greenwood Blue and Gold Boys Basketball Tournament on the Missouri State University campus. The opening round games in the Blue Division took place at Hammons Student Center, with Gold Division contests at JQH Arena. Blue Division: In the Blue Division, the top seeded Nixa […]
The Salvation Army in Springfield is hosting a Christmas Day Lunch for people who need a hot meal. The group is prepared to host up to 530 people this year. The meal takes place from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Salvation Army headquarters on Chestnut Expressway near Kansas Expressway in Springfield. The […]
Firefighters from Nixa, Battlefield, Ozark and Republic battled flames Friday morning on a storage lot in the 800 block of west Enterprise Lane west of Highway 160 in Nixa. Three vehicles caught fire shortly before 6 a.m. The lot is near Hydro Tech Marine Performance, but the cars were not close to a building. No […]
The Springfield Police Department is investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened Thursday afternoon. Just before 3:30 p.m., officers were sent to 240 east Norton Road to check on a man armed with a gun and trying to break into an apartment. Another 911 caller stated they heard shots being fired. When police arrived, they […]
When Springfield School District students returns to class on January 4th following the Winter Break, they will no longer be forced to wear face masks. The R-12 district released the updated policy through the following press release: Throughout the pandemic, Springfield Public Schools has focused on creating a school environment that protects the safety and […]
Police in Branson are investigating human skeletal remains found off Fall Creek Road. Officers say someone found the remains around noon on Wednesday and called 911. Authorities say when they arrived, they located several remains in a heavily wooded area. The Taney County coroner is coordinating with a forensic odonatologist and medical personnel to identify […]
A one month old baby is safe after being held hostage in a domestic dispute. Nixa Police rescued the baby from a house on Barracuda Street where a male subject had barricaded himself. Police gave the baby to E-M-S on the scene for a medical check. The man was taken into custody. Barracuda and Walleye […]
Springfield Public Schools has announced starting January 4, wearing masks will now be optional for all students. This announcement comes following the Missouri Attorney General issuing threats to take legal action on public schools and health departments that continue to enforce mandatory masking. Mask wearing will still be enforced while aboard public transportation such as […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has joined a lawsuit over mask and vaccine mandates for kids in head start programs. Here’s the news release from Schmitt’s office explaining the suit: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has joined a multi-state lawsuit against the Biden Administration for imposing a mask and vaccine mandate on Head Start students and volunteers, […]
A man from Springfield has life threatening injuries following a shooting late Tuesday night in the 900 block of west Madison. Police say the victim was driven to the hospital in a car with three other men. Investigators are trying to figure out who fired the shot. The victim was in stable condition at last […]