Month: August 2021

Courtesy of Emilee Kuschel KOLR10,

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Springfield Police Department is responding to a scene near the intersection of Campbell and Sunshine.

Update: Springfield Police Officers have released more information about the scene involving a car accident and gunshot victims this afternoon near the intersection of Campbell and Sunshine.

Springfield Police Officers were responding to a report of shots fired at South Campbell when they heard sounds of a car accident at the intersection.

According to officers on the scene, two males driving a black car rear-ended a silver car near the intersection and then tried to drive away.

The black car then struck another vehicle, causing the black car to crash near a gas station.

Officers were then able to investigate the car and discovered that the two men in the black car were suffering from gunshot wounds.

The two vicitms were quickly taken to local hospitals, and their condition is unknown, but officers are with them at the hospitals.

Officers are still investigating the scene and trying to connect the two gunshot victims to the shots fired report near South Campbell.

The people in the other cars involved in the car accidents were also taken to area hospitals with minor injuries.

The area is still considered an active crime scene and officers are searching for a suspect.

This story is developing, and we will update it as details emerge.

A St. Clair County man accused of Parental Kidnapping was arrested by local authorities in Springfield Thursday morning around 9:30 am.

Authorities chased the man through the woods near Kansas and Bennet St. after he bailed from his vehicle following a lengthy road pursuit by Troopers who spotted the vehicle near Highway 13 and Highway WW.

The children involved in the case are safe and have no reported injuries at this time.

Bridget Morris, 36, of Ozark, Mo was struck by a vehicle North of Rogersville, Mo around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday 8-4-21. Morris died at the scene after walking along Highway 125 when a car crested the hill and struck her. According to a team member of Troop D of the MO State Highway Patrol, the troop that responded to the scene, the driver of the vehicle was not hurt and did not appear to be impaired in any way. As of Thursday morning 8-5-21, the crash is believe to be accidental.

More information regarding this crash can be found on the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. This is Troop D’s 81st fatality of 2021.

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) weighed in on his potential future partner in the US Senate, representing the state of Missouri.

Congressman Billy Long (R-MO) announced his candidacy for the 2022 Senate election, running for Senator Roy Blunt’s (R-MO) upcoming open seat. Running to keep his seat is current Freshman Senator Josh Hawley, who made a statement on the open seat following Congressman Long’s announcement to run that he made on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News cable show.

Hawley’s statement reads,

“I think that the seat’s really important. This is a vitally important seat, the people of Missouri deserve excellent representation in the U.S. Senate, and this is a seat that’s vital for Republicans. I believe we’re gonna take back the Senate in 2022, but we’ve gotta win in Missouri to do it, so I’m doing my whole work on the candidates, those who I don’t know very well, try to get to know them and I’ll try to do my part to make sure that we get the best possible candidate,” – Senator Josh Hawley

Among the other notable names running for Senator Roy Blunt’s seat so far include Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Attorney Mark McCloskey, Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Former MO Governor Eric Greitens, and Former MO State Senator Scott Sifton (D-MO)