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Rain Pushes Out of the Ozarks, With Sunshine For Several Days

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After several rounds of heavy rain and strong to severe thunderstorms in the Ozarks over the weekend, dry weather returns for the next three days. The National Weather Service says after sunny skies with highs...
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Prison Escapee Grant Hardin Captured

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(Photo courtesy of the Stone County Arkansas Sheriff's Office) The man called the “Devil in the Ozarks” has been captured. The Stone County Sheriff's Office in Arkansas says Grant Hardin was apprehended at 3:45 PM Friday. Hardin escaped...
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Join KWTO in Honoring First Responders at the Bleed Greene Blood Drive

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KWTO is teaming up with the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks to invite you to show your love for Greene County first responders by giving blood at the Bleed Greene Blood Drive. The drive...
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Severe Thunderstorms Push Through The Ozarks Friday Morning

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Severe thunderstorms bringing up to 60 mile per hour winds and heavy rain have been moving through the Ozarks Friday morning. The National Weather Service has issued several severe thunderstorms warnings along the I-49 corridor,...
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Man Sentenced to Prison for Shooting Death

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A man who shot and killed a woman a house in Springfield in 2023 has been sentenced to prison. Brandon Huddleston was sentenced Thursday to a total 33 years in prison for second-degree murder in the...
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Man from Branson Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charge

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A man from Branson pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge in federal court. Federal court documents say 66-year-old Thomas Forster pleaded guilty to one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography. Foster was booked into...
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Teen Charged with Attempted Robbery of School Bus

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A teenager has been charged with attempted robbery of a school bus. A probable cause statement says 18-year-old Zachary Akers of Aurora allegedly entered an OACAC school bus, with 13 juveniles on board, around noon on...
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Heavy Rain Floods Roads in the Springfield Metro Area

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Heavy rain led to flash flooding in the Springfield area on Wednesday. Click here for a map of highways closed due to flooding in the Ozarks and around the state with the MoDOT Traveler Information Map....
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Death Investigation In West Springfield

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Springfield Police are investigating a body found in a house in west Springfield. Officers were called to a home on North Homewood Avenue near Olive Street on Wednesday afternoon. Police are not saying if the death is...
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Two Juvenile Arrested In Bolivar

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Two juveniles are in custody after a suspected armed robbery in Bolivar. Bolivar Police said on Facebook that they responded to a possible armed robbery on West Jackson Street near the Frisco Highline Trailhead Wednesday afternoon. The...

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