Officials for Christian County announced plans Thursday for bridge replacement construction. The project, of an estimated 8.1 million dollars, will replace Green Bridge, Red Bridge and Hawkins Bridge with in the county. Each bridge is over 100 years old and the County says is in dire need of revitalizing. A portion of the estimated $8.1 […]
Month: February 2022
With the Ozarks getting hit with more than six inches of snow in most parts of the area, many schools are closing their doors again to close out the week. A list of school’s and university’s who will be closed on Friday is below. *AMI stands for Alternative Method of Instruction Appleton City Ash Grove […]
A number of arrivals and departures at Springfield-Branson National Airport have been cancelled Thursday. But the airport is open, and several flights have arrived in Springfield and others have departed either on time or delayed. Click here to check on the latest arrival, departure, and cancellation information from the airport. This article is provided by […]
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Thursday Winter Storm Update
The National Weather Service says we’re still on track to get 5 to 8 inches of snow across the Ozarks from this winter storm. Forecasters say light to moderate snow will continue through early Thursday afternoon, with blowing and drifting of snow. Additional light snow is expected Thursday night, with up to one additional inch […]
With a winter storm advancing throughout Southwest Missouri, included snow, ice and sub-zero temperatures, Springfield Public Schools have cancelled classes for the second consecutive day. The cancellation also includes any virtual learning, as the district is limited in the number of virtual or alternative method of instruction they can utilize, according to Chief Communications Officer […]
The National Weather Service says major travel impacts were seen on Interstate 70 in central Missouri on Wednesday, and as moderate to heavy snow moves into the Ozarks Wednesday night, along with blowing snow, road conditions are expected to be as bad or worse across southwest Missouri. Forecasters say roads will become significantly worse Wednesday […]
The Springfield R-12 School Board has voted unamimously to extend Superintendent Grenita Lathan’s contract by an extra year. Lathan, who is in her first year as the district’s superintendent, has a contract that now runs through the middle of 2025. The contract extension, which followed the board’s first evaluation of Lathan, was signed on Monday. […]
We expect another long list of school closings and cancelations for Thursday as accumulating snow falls Wednesday night and Thursday morning in much of the Ozarks. Here’s the list of public schools and colleges and universities in southwest Missouri closing on Thursday: Evangel University (closed through 2/3) Licking Mansfield (AMI Day on Thursday) Summersville (AMI […]
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is holding a virtual media briefing at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Leaders from the Health Department, CoxHealth and Mercy Springfield are providing an update on the ongoing response to COVID-19. Watch live streaming video of the virtual news conference here: This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 KWTO
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Latest on Winter Storm in the Ozarks
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for all of southwest Missouri through Thursday evening. Freezing rain, sleet and snow has fallen Wednesday morning, with road conditions worsening, especially along and north of I-44. We’ve had mainly freezing rain in the Springfield area through the morning commute. By 9 a.m., we had reports of three […]