A motorcyclist has died in a crash Monday morning along National Avenue just south of the Springfield city limits. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened just after 7 a.m. Monday when the motorcycle was speeding south on National. Troopers say a vehicle pulling out of Darby Place pulled into the path of […]
Month: March 2022
Widespread rain is likely in the Ozarks Monday evening. The National Weather Service says some areas may experience over an inch of rainfall with this first round. Minor flooding is possible. We’ll have additional thunderstorms on Tuesday, and some of those could be strong to severe, especially north and west of Springfield. Light rain chances […]
The name of the person found dead in the backseat of a burned pickup truck in Morgan County has been released. A medical examiner in Boone County identified the body as 48 year old Robert Miles of Ivy Bend. Investigators say the truck burned on March 10th. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office says the case […]
A Taney County couple have been found guilty of child sexual assault and child pornography. Mark and Tara Millman were sentenced to 35 years in jail in separate federal court hearings Thursday. The couple pleaded guilty in July 2021 to sexually assaulting two children to produce child pornography. The acts were recorded on an I-phone […]
As severe thunderstorms moved through the Springfield metro area early Friday morning, nearly 2,000 customers of Springfield City Utilities were left in the dark for about an hour and a half. City Utilities’ outage map showed the affected area was along Chestnut Expressway from just west of the Highway 65 interchange to near National Avenue. […]
Joplin Police Officer Jake Reed is being laid to rest Friday. Reed and Corporal Ben Cooper were shot on March 8th while attempting to arrest a man outside a shopping center in Joplin. Cooper died a short time later at a local hospital, while Reed, who donated his organs, died several days later. Officer Rick […]
As showers and thunderstorms track across southwest Missouri Friday, the National Weather Service says some storms may be strong to severe, primarily in the eastern Ozarks. The primary hazards will be up to quarter size hail and damaging wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. Better chances for severe weather will be in southeast […]
A man and woman have died in a mobile home fire in Lebanon. Half of the home on Brice Street was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Firefighters attempted to rescue the couple, but were not able to reach them. The names of the victims have not been released. The Laclede County Sheriff’s Office, coroner’s […]
Just over a week after two Joplin police officers were shot and killed by a man after responding to a disturbance, another police department in Missouri is dealing with a similar tragedy. Authorities say one officer is dead and another has been airlifted to a hospital in St. Louis after a man opened fire on […]
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Officer Hirshey Released From Hospital
Doctors have allowed the surviving police officer, of the three, shot during a shootout last week, to leave the hospital. Officer Rick Hirshey suffered serious injuries when the suspect, Anthony Felix, shot him in the face through the windshield of his patrol car. Doctors say he may need more surgeries as part of his recovery. […]