High winds caused two major power outages for City Utilities customers Thursday. The first outage happened around 12:30 and took out power in Downtown Springfield including the phone system at Springfield Police headquarters. It took crews an hour to repair. A second power outage occurred just after 2:30 pm, when high winds broke a pole […]
Month: April 2022
The St. Louis Cardinals got six shutout innings from veteran starter Adam Wainwright and shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 on Opening Day at Busch Stadium. Wainwright (1-0) allowed five hits, struck out six, and did not walk a batter. Tyler O’Neill was the big star at the plate, putting St. Louis on the board […]
As the Missouri State Senate debates on a bill that would make sports betting legal in Missouri, many of the state’s professional sports franchises are urging politicians to do just that. Representatives for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals, and reps from the St. Louis Cardinals and Blues were in Jefferson City on Wednesday. The […]
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a man reported missing by his family. Deputies responded to the call of a body found on Farm Road 167 north of Springfield Wednesday evening. The body was 51 year old Dan Meyers. His family said he had been missing for weeks. Deputies have arrested […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is conducting an investigation into allegations of mistreatment at the Barry County Jail. The investigation began after leaked body cam footage showed jail employees being physically abusive with inmates, including put their hands on inmates necks on one of more occasions. The leak was conducted by Seligman police officer Terry […]
The Springfield Police Department says catalytic converter thefts have dropped since a theft ring was broken up last year. More than 1,000 catalytic converters were stolen in Springfield in 2021, but police say that number has dropped to 20 to 30 per month. The department also reports response time to priority calls in the city […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined a business in Nixa $18,000 for selling illegal defeat devices. Defeat devices prevent emissions control systems from working in cars and violate the Federal Clean Air Act. Baillie Diesel Incorporated agreed to pay the fine. The company also agreed to destroy its inventory of defeat devices and certify that […]
Two men are in jail after a fatal shooting at a truck stop in West Plains late Tuesday night. When police responded to the 14 Junction Truck Stop on north Highway 63, they found a man with several gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to a local hospital, but died from his injuries. Witnesses told […]
Lawyers for a Springfield man accused of shooting his partner of 37 years want a second mental evaluation performed on their client. Lilburn Motley is facing three felony charges including first degree murder in the death of Lavona Haddock last December. Motley has been deemed competent to stand trial, but his lawyers are contesting the […]
Lawyers for a Springfield man accused of shooting his partner of 37 years want a second mental evaluation performed on their client. Lilburn Motley is facing three felony charges including first degree murder in the death of Lavona Haddock last December. Motley has been deemed competent to stand trial, but his lawyers are contesting the […]