The Willard School District says Superintendent Dr. Matt Teeter has resigned, effective June 30th, 2022. School Board President Kip Baker says the Willard School Board of Education would like to thank Teeter for his time and dedication to the district and wishes him the very best. “The Willard School Board of Education will work to […]
Springfield Firefighters battled a fire at a house where a shooting had taken place on Monday. The house is in the 2000 block of North Marion. Two people in the home at the time got out uninjured. Springfield Police say 61 year old Lavonna Haddock was found dead of a gunshot wound at the house […]
The CEO of CoxHealth says the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations for the system has been steady for the last two weeks, with 58 as of Monday. But Steve Edwards has tweeted the forecast for next week is projecting an average number of 81 to 92 patients. He says it’s because the Springfield-Greene County Health Department […]
Because of city-wide maintenance, Springfield Police Department non-emergency phone lines are experiencing a temporary outage Tuesday between Noon and 7 p.m. The non-emergency lines will be fully operational again on Wednesday, December 8th at 7 a.m. Many reports can be filed online by going to the police department’s website: This article is provided by Ozarks […]
The name of a man killed in a motorcycle crash in November has been released. Springfield police say 52 year old Dale Goben of Springfield lost control of his motorcycle, while trying to avoid another vehicle, on Sunshine Street on November 20th. He suffered severe injuries and died on November 25th. All of his family […]
Springfield Police are investigating a possible homicide. Police responded Monday afternoon to a report of shots fired at a house on North Marion. Officers arrived to find one person dead from a gunshot wound. Springfield Police say one person of interest is in custody and officers are awaiting approval for a search warrant to investigate […]
Police say they now have a positive identification on remains found in a field in El Dorado Springs back on September 29th. Investigators say Timothy Taber, 56, was from El Dorado Springs. He was reported missing back in March. The remains were found near the Dollar General store on south First Street. Authorities say they […]
The Springfield Police Department is investigating a homicide that happened late Saturday night along a sidewalk in front of the Southside Senior Center near Fremont and Seminole. Police were dispatched to the scene at 11:07 p.m. and found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, who has been identified as Trevor J. Hale, […]
We’re tracking a line of severe thunderstorms that have been tracking south of the Springfield metro area Sunday night. The National Weather Service says in addition to heavy rain and continuous cloud to ground lightning, these storms are capable of producing winds up to 60 miles per hour and up to quarter size hail. A […]
Springfield used car dealer Chris King has pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and identity theft. King, who runs Queen City Motors, admitted he used customers’ information to apply for auto loans in their names without their knowledge and kept the money. A source in the U.S. Attorney’s […]