A trial date has been set for Rebecca Ruud, the woman accused of killing and dismembering her daughter, Savannah Leckie in Ozark County in 2017. Ruud’s bench …
Read More »Springfield Police Release Update on Fatal Shooting on East Morningside
The Springfield Police Department is investigating a shooting from over the weekend in the 800 block of east Morningside as a homicide. Officers were dispatched to a …
Read More »Crash Shuts Down Lanes of James River Freeway Between I-44 and Highway MM in Republic Area
UPDATE: As of 11:30 a.m. Monday, all eastbound lanes of James River Freeway remain shut down between I-44 and Highway MM. Westbound traffic is open. Original Story: …
Read More »Greene County Releases ARPA Needs Assessment Report
The Greene County ARPA team has made recommendations to the Greene County Commission on how to allocate $56.9 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds. There are 66 …
Read More »Firefighters Battle Blaze in Brookline Area
The Brookline Fire Department and several area firefighters battled a blaze near Route 266 and North Farm Road 89 Friday night. Dry and windy conditions caused the …
Read More »Charges Filed Against Woman In Rountree Attack
A woman has now been charged for an attack on another woman in the Rountree Neighborhood of Springfield. Greene County Prosecutors charged 29 year old Jimica Wells …
Read More »Kitchen Fire at Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen in Springfield
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen at Primrose and Glenstone in Springfield had to delay opening Friday morning after a fire in the kitchen overnight. Fire crews were called to …
Read More »Steve Edwards Will Retire as President and CEO of CoxHealth
CoxHealth CEO Steve Edwards has made it official: He is retiring, effective May 31, 2022. Edwards began in leadership at the health system in 1992, and worked …
Read More »Probable Cause Statements In Cassidy Rainwater Murder (WARNING: Graphic Content)
J-Phelps-Amended-Complaint J-Phelps-Supplemental-PC-Statement T-Norton-Amended-Complaint T-Norton-Supplemental-PC-Statement Special thanks to Kathee Baird for obtaining the charging documents in this case.
Read More »Cassidy Rainwater’s Remains Identified Through DNA Evidence
The Dallas County Sheriff says DNA tests confirm that remains found on James Phelps’s property is Cassidy Rainwater. The Dallas County Prosecutor has filed first degree murder …
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