The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is changing its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines to make clear that shots made by Moderna and Pfizer are preferred over Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine. The CDC’s advisory committee endorsed the updated recommendation after hearing new data indicating a rare blood clotting syndrome is more common among people who […]
Springfield Police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing on East Nora Street Wednesday night. 44 year old Randall Smith is charged with first degree assault, 3 counts of armed criminal action and 2 counts of first degree kidnapping. Smith is being held in the Greene County Jail without bond. This article is […]
The City of Springfield has received the results from an independent audit of city books. The results are explained by the city in the following news release: Springfield City Council received an unmodified opinion, the highest level given, on the City’s financial statement audit from the City’s independent auditing firm, RSM, at a Council Lunch Workshop on […]
One man is in the hospital after a stabbing Wednesday night in the 1600 block of east Nora, southwest of the Glenstone and I-44 interchange. Investigators say the victim suffered injuries to his upper body, and is listed in stable condition at a local hospital. Police say they’ve identified a person of interest. This article […]
A Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper who was shot on Friday is back home and recovering after undergoing surgery on Wednesday. Highway Patrol officials said Trooper Colton Beck was shot in the face, giving him an injury to his right eye. Doctors could not save his eye, so they had to remove it. This article […]
Severe thunderstorms pushed from eastern Kansas into the western Ozarks Wednesday evening, bringing damaging winds of 60 miles per hour, and some hail, along with cloud to ground lightning. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for all but our far eastern counties (Wright, Ozark and Douglas Counties) until 12:00 a.m. Thursday. We […]
A local bank has set up a fund for donations in the name of Highway Patrol Trooper Colton Beck, who was shot in the face following a pursuit last Friday night in Springfield. Former Trooper Elan Adams, who’s now a mortage officer at Hawthorn Bank, says the patrol has been inundated with calls from people […]
Southwest Missouri Congressman Billy Long is taking shots at some of his opponents in the G-O-P Primary race for U.S. Senate. At an appearance in Springfield Tuesday, Long accused Attorney General Eric Schmitt of talking a good game, but being too soft on China. Long says Eric Greitens, former governor of Missouri, is a weak […]
Winds are picking up around the Ozarks as we head into Wednesday afternoon, with sustained winds of 20 to 35 miles per hour and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour through this evening. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for all of southwest Missouri through midnight Thursday morning. High winds […]
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department is asking for your help in finding the driver of a pickup that hit a deputy’s patrol cruiser. Deputy Kelsey Whitcomb responded to a call of a pickup driving in reverse down Kansas Expressway. The driver then hit Deputy Whitcomb’s cruiser and left the scene. The truck (see photo) was […]