Three teenagers are in serious condition after a crash in Webster County. The Highway Patrol says a pickup ran off Iron Mountain Road, near Fordland, and struck several tree causing the three teenagers riding in the bed of the pickup to fall out. They were taken to a Springfield hospital with serious injuries. The teenager […]
White River Valley Electric Cooperative met with multiple county commissioners to push a plan for broadband internet for customers. White River Electric Cooperative’s plan would cost $232 million to cover the five counties they service. This money will come from the American Rescue Plan Act fund. The board has voted to move forward with funding […]
Following a recent incident involving an attempted armed robbery during an internet transaction, Springfield Police have set up a safe place to buy and sell goods from the internet. Outside of Springfield Police headquarters, 321 E. Chestnut Expressway, there is a designated parking spot for meet-ups to exchange goods and money. Police report that there […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a lawsuit against the Missouri School Boards Association. The suit alleges the MSBA violated the state’s Sunshine Law. Here’s the full release from Attorney General Schmitt: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, to kick off Sunshine Week, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed suit against the Missouri School Boards Association for alleged violations […]
Joplin residents lined Main Street to pay their respects to a fallen police officer. Corporal Ben Cooper was shot in the line of duty by a suspect. The funeral was held on the Missouri Southern State University campus. It was followed by flyover and three volley salute, then a procession through the streets of Joplin. […]
Springfield Police are asking for residents to be on the lookout for a fugitive. Officers say 56-year-old Ronald James Brooks is wanted on a felony warrant in Greene County for delivering a controlled substance. He is six foot two, 187 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He also has tattoos reading “Inglewood” and “Jennifer […]
A Bolivar man has entered a guilty plea after leading law enforcement on a high speed car chase that ended with a crash. Seth Hay was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, resisting arrest and first-degree assault of a special victim. Police were called to a report of a disturbance regarding Hay, […]
Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, who’s acting as governor while Governor Mike Parson is on a European trade mission, is ordering all U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at half staff through sunset Tuesday evening. The order applies to all government buildings in Jasper and Newton Counties, and it’s in honor of Joplin Police […]
A man trying to sell a Playstation on Facebook Marketplace almost got it stolen from him at gunpoint. Springfield Police say the man met the two suspects on a Walmart parking lot after they expressed interest in buying the console. They pulled a gun and tried to take the Playstation away from him. They started […]
A man with an extensive criminal history in another state has been charged after a shooting incident that occurred earlier this month. The shooting took place on March 8, when 37-year-old Walter Weatherspoon shot at a man on South Westwood Avenue. According to reports, Weatherspoon and the victim in the case got into an altercation, […]