Springfield Police have blocked off sections of a North Springfield neighborhood after a suspect fired into another vehicle Friday afternoon. According to statements from witnesses, the suspect pulled up to another car and opened fire. The shooting occurred on West Kearney Street near Roosevelt Avenue. No description of the suspect has been given, but police […]
Month: February 2022
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Deadly House Fire in Niangua
One person has died in a house fire that happened Wednesday in Niangua. The Marshfield Fire Protection District responded to the flames in the 2000 block of Osage Road. Crews say the fire caused extensive damage to the second flood of the house, with some smoke and water damage through the rest of the home. […]
We have new information in an officer-involved shooting that took place Thursday in Buffalo. The Dallas County sheriff says deputies and police were looking for someone who walked into a business with a knife and made threats. The suspect left the business and walked along Ash Street. Investigators say the suspect charged an officer while […]
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Springfield and Greene County continues to plummet. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department’s COVID-19 dashboard shows the seven day case average went down to 177 on Thursday. Two days ago, the number stoood at 201 cases, and it was 289 earlier this week. The number of those with […]
It’s your chance to ask questions of Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott in an open forum. The sheriff invites the community to attend his Community Round Table on Thursday, February 17th at 6:30 p.m. at Willard South Elementary School, 4151 west Division in Springfield. Arnott will be informing the public about the progression of the […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the pilot of a plane that crashed Tuesday at a private airstrip at Table Rock Lake failed a breathalyzer test. The Highway Patrol says 44 year old James Porter of Wichita, Kansas, exhibited signs of intoxication at the scene. After he failed the breathalyzer test, he was booked into […]
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Officer Involved Shooting in Buffalo
A suspect was shot during a fight with a Buffalo Police officer. The incident happened during a fight between a suspect and an officer on South Ash Street Thursday. The fight escalated until the officer shot the person. An ambulance took the suspect to a hospital for treatment. Highway 65 was closed for a time […]
A proposed Missouri law that has garnered the name “Make Murder Legal Act” by some opposed to the bill, is dead in the water in the Missouri State Legislature. A Senate Committee stepped forward and blocked the measure. The proposed bill would have forced law enforcement to see every shooting as self-defense first unless proven […]
30-year-old Jon Routh has been found competent to stand trial in the case against him for paralyzing Springfield Police Officer Mark Priebe. The incident occurred in June of 2020, when Routh was seen causing a disturbance and urinating outside and on the front door of the Springfield Police Headquarters. When confronted, Routh got into his […]
From workforce development to affordable housing, quality of life, improving sports facilities to using American Rescue Plan Act funds for transformative projects,11 CEO’s from Springfield and Greene County weighed in on key issues affecting our community during Zimmer Radio Group’s third CEO Roundtable Thursday in Springfield. Concerns were expressed about increasing the participation rate, which […]