The group Loverboy will not be performing as scheduled at the 2021 Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield. It’s because of travel restrictions from Canada. Instead, three regional …
Read More »Governor Parson Signs Gas Tax Legislation Into Law
Governor Parson has signed legislation Tuesday increasing Missouri’s gasoline tax for the first time in decades. Senate Bill 262 calls for the gradual increase in the gas …
Read More »City of Springfield Cancels Birthplace of Route 66 Festival
For the second year in a row, there will be no Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in downtown Springfield. As a partner in the event, the city …
Read More »Nixa Eagles Hire Logan Hughes as Baseball Coach
Nixa High School has found its next high school baseball coach, and it didn’t have to look further than the local college ranks. Here are the details …
Read More »Springfield Hospitals Treating More Than 250 People for COVID-19
Hospitalizations in the Springfield area continue to soar because of COVID-19 and the Delta variant. As of Sunday, both Mercy and CoxHealth reported they’re treating a combined …
Read More »Located and Safe: Authorities say Missing Man From Ozark County has been Found
A man who had been missing since last Thursday from a home in Gainesville has been found safe. The Ozark County Sheriff’s Office says Ronnie Sullivan, Junior …
Read More »Greene County Sheriff’s K-9 Dies After Emergency Surgery
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their hairiest members. The GCSO announced Saturday that K-9 Deputy Stark died after emergency surgery. …
Read More »Man Charged in Domestic Shooting
A Springfield man could spend the rest of his life in prison after being charged in connection with a domestic shooting Friday. Elijah Ballard, 24, is facing …
Read More »Guaranty Bank Robbed
A lone robber carried out a bank robbery at Guaranty Bank on Saturday. The robber walked into the location at 2109 North Glenstone in Springfield around 11:30 …
Read More »Saturday Storms Bring Some Flooding and Cause Wind Damage in Parts of the Ozarks
Storms have brought heavy rain, continuous lightning, and some damaging wind gusts to southwest Missouri Saturday evening. Most of the severe thunderstorms have been in the eastern …
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