A Springfield man has died almost a week after a motorcycle crash in the city.
Springfield Police say 41 year old Johnny Adam Boyd was traveling westbound on Stanford Street, on Sunday, July 11th, when he lost control of his bike and struck a wooden privacy fence.
He was taken to a hospital, where he died on Friday July 16th.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson says the state will likely fund a COVID-19 Alternative Care Site in the Springfield area.
The Alternative Care Site (ACS), as requested by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department and Springfield-Greene County Emergency Management, would provide staffing for transitional care for COVID-19 patients in area hospitals, increase the capacity for antibody treatment, create a centralized location for patients awaiting long-term care placement, and offer shelter for unsheltered people who are COVID-19 positive.
Parson suggested federal stimulus dollars could also help pay for the site. He says the state is in the process of seeing what it can deliver and what it can’t, but things Missouri will be able to deliver the funding.
As of Monday morning, the health department reports 251 patients are being treated for the virus in Greene County hospitals.
A tragedy on Table Rock Lake as a three year old boy from Nixa drowned Sunday night.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the boy was left alone and went into the water at the Mill Creek Park swim area just before 9:00 p.m. Sunday.
The boy was later found floating in the water. He was rushed to a hospital in Branson, where was pronounced dead.
The patrol is not releasing the name of the victim.
A national magazine recognizes Springfield as one of the top 100 places to live in the United States of America.
Springfield comes in at number 79 in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of the “150 Best Places to Live in the U.S. In 2021-2022.”
The report credits Springfield for its higher education institutions, the ability to attract young residents, entertainment and social responsibility.
The list was released this past week.
Christina Randall, KOLR
UPDATE — The Springfield Police Department has cancelled an endangered person advisory for three teens.
According to police, Kira, Kyleigh, and ReAunna have been found. As KOLR-10 reports, however, the suspect identified as Thomas Oswald has not been located.
This story continues to be updated by the KOLR-10 New’s Team.
Heavy rains from thunderstorms have caused flash flooding in a number of communities in the Ozarks Saturday afternoon and evening.
Southwestern Greene County was briefly under a severe thunderstorm warning from 6:16 to 6:46 p.m., but the damaging wind and hail threat quickly subsided.
More than 2.3 inches fell in about 45 minutes Saturday afternoon in central Greene County, causing water to flood Commercial street, Jefferson Avenue, and other streets in north Springfield.
Fire crews successfully completed two water rescues. A Flash Flood Warning was issued, but cancelled shortly after 5:00 p.m. after the water receded.
Flooding has also occurred in the Ava area, with reports of four inches of rain west of Ava and also in eastern Douglas County.
We’ve had reports of water flowing over Highway Y and Cowskin Creek northwest of Ava.
In addition, Prairie Creek at County Road 500 was impassable by early Saturday evening because the creek was rising over a low water crossing.
A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for northwestern Douglas County until 11:15 p.m. Saturday.
In Bolivar, an ambulance had to detour from a route because of a road closed due to flash flooding. The Bolivar area is included in a Flash Flood Warning until 11:45 Saturday night.
Northwestern Polk County and southwestern Hickory County are under a Flash Flood Warning until 11:30 p.m. and northeastern Polk County and southern Dallas County have a Flash Flood Warning until 11:45 p.m.
Southeastern St. Clair County is also under a Flash Flood Warning until 11:45 p.m. This includes the Osceola, Collins Roscoe and Truman Lake areas.
Christina Randall, KOLR
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Numerous water rescues happened in Springfield Saturday afternoon due to flash flooding.
According to the National Weather Service, there were numerous flooded intersections and a manhole cover popped off along Jefferson Street south of Chestnut Expressway.
As KOLR-10 reports, NWS also reported 12 inches of water on parts of Commerical Street and Kearney Avenue.
Written By: U.S. Rep. Billy Long (MO)
After a year and a half long pandemic, COVID-19 has taken the lives of more than 4 million people worldwide and 600,000 Americans. There have been nearly 200 million known COVID-19 infections globally, not to mention the immeasurable damage to the world’s economy. A year ago by simply mentioning that you believed the virus was developed through gain of function experiments in the Wuhan lab, you could be banned from Facebook and Twitter. That was then and this is now. As Sergeant Friday used to say on the T.V. show Dragnet – just the facts ma’am just the facts. The time has come, we need to investigate the true origins of this scourge that has been released on the world. Was this a test? Will the next one be worse? We deserve to know.
The facts are clear, China lied. In December 2019, the Chinese Communist Party was actively silencing doctors who raised red flags about the new virus. While the rest of the world was relatively oblivious, China was busy hoarding much-needed medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE). The result of these lies was a delayed world reaction. Had world leaders known then what was really going on, we would have been able to close travel to China and have access to PPE much earlier, potentially saving many lives.
Besides allowing them to hoard PPE, you may wonder why the Chinese Communist Party covered up the pandemic in the early days. Many questions remain about the origins of this virus, with allegations that it accidentally escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, located mere miles from the original epicenter. This lab specializes in the study of coronaviruses, so it should raise some questions when a major outbreak of coronavirus occurs in the same city. The Wall Street Journal reports that in November of 2019, three researchers at the lab became sick with COVID-19 like symptoms. This fact alone should raise concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s theory of a wet market outbreak, but many in our so-called mainstream media simply accepted what Chinese officials were telling them.
China was unwittingly aided in its lies by the World Health Organization (WHO). At every turn, the WHO eagerly accepted the propaganda spilling out of China instead of investigating what was really going on for themselves. When combined with the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup, the WHO’s actions contributed to a slower response, and lead to a tragic loss of life. Unfortunately, the mainstream media here at home, Congressional Democrats, and President Biden are giving the WHO a free pass.
It amazes me that despite all the evidence of a Chinese coverup, the Democrat majority in Congress has decided not to hold hearings on the origins of COVID-19 or come up with a Chinese accountability plan. Since Speaker Pelosi has not called for any hearings, Republicans on the Select Committee on Coronavirus held their own hearing into the virus origins. Recently, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy released his plan to fill the void left by the majority’s inaction. The plan calls for full and transparent investigations into the origins of COVID-19, and sanctions against the Chinese Communist Party officials who lied and covered up the existence of the pandemic to hoard essential medical supplies. The plan also calls for eliminating Chinese sovereign immunity, so that American citizens who lost loved ones to this pandemic can sue the Chinese government for damages.
Too many people’s lives and livelihoods have been devastated by COVID-19. The American people deserve the truth, and we must do everything in our power to hold the Communist Chinese accountable for their lies and deceit. We need to get to the bottom of how this pandemic started, but to the detriment of the American public, Democrats and the mainstream media would rather you believe Chinese propaganda than investigate the real origins of this virus.
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A Greene County judge has sentenced a babysitter from Republic to seven years behind bars for abusing or neglecting an infant in her care.
Samantha Dillbeck does not get probation and has been taken into custody.
Prosecutors say in 2017, Dillbeck, who was eight and a half months pregnant, was stressed and though she didn’t mean to cause harm, shook “baby Grayson.”
Doctors who treated Grayson testified his injuries were not accidental.
Four years after the incident, Grayson is doing fine, and his parents say it’s a miracle.
Dillbeck’s lawyers say they plan to appeal the sentence.
The sentence was announced by Greene County Circuit Judge Calvin Holden.
Zimmer Radio has been named the winner of a national service award.
The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation chose Zimmer Radio out of four finalists for the Service to Community Award for Radio in the ownership group category.
Zimmer won the award for its annual Miracles for Kids Radiothon.
The 2020 event raised more than $240,000 for MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
Here’s the full press release from Zimmer Radio Group:
Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri Presented with National Award for Community Service
Washington, D.C. — Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri was awarded the Service to Community Award for Radio in the ownership group category during the 2021 Celebration of Service to America Awards program, which aired today on hundreds of stations nationwide. Hosted by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Leadership Foundation, the Service to America Awards recognize outstanding community service by local broadcasters.
“America’s local radio and television broadcasters demonstrated unparalleled devotion to helping families and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said NAB Leadership Foundation President Michelle Duke. “We are pleased to honor the winners and celebrate broadcasters nationwide for their commitment to public service.”
More information about Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri’s award-winning community service effort, “Miracles for Kids Radiothon,” and a complete list of station winners and finalists are available at ServiceToAmericaAwards.org.
About Celebration of Service to America Awards
The Celebration of Service to America Awards highlight and honor the exceptional community service exhibited by local radio and television stations across the U.S. Produced by the NAB Leadership Foundation, the 2021 program was presented as a televised program and is available for airing by local stations through August 14, 2021.
About NAB Leadership Foundation
The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the future of broadcasting through leadership, diversity and community service. Learn more at www.nabfoundation.org.