Month: October 2022

A man from Springfield is in custody after investigators say he hit a man over 50 times with a piece of wood.

27-year-old David Hubler was arrested on Friday, October 28, and charged with felony assault.

Officers were called to a duplex on East Commercial Street after reports of an assault.

Police say when they arrived, they found a 62-year-old victim with bruises and cuts across his body.

The victim told authorities Hubler lived in the apartment next to his, and came into his unit with a piece of wood.

He later said Hubler hit him so many times, the piece of wood broke and Hubler picked up another piece of wood and began hitting the victim again.

Hospital staff told police the victim likely has a broken arm.

Reports say a judge has sentenced a man and a woman after each of them pleaded guilty to killing a couple from Willard.

Teresa Cox and Duncan Bogle pleaded guilty to charges of murder in the deaths of Alexander Chute and his girlfriend Brianna Sproul.

Prosecutors say Chute was Cox’s ex-husband, and that she convinced Bogle to kill the couple.

The judge sentenced both suspects to two life sentences each.

We will have pleasant conditions for trick-or-treating across the Ozarks this Halloween.

The National Weather Service says we will have sunshine for the Halloween 3-6pm range with temps in the low to mid 60’s. In the later hours of 6-9 pm, those temps drop into the 50s.

Happy Halloween!

A 15 year old boy has died from his injuries after being hit by a car in Aurora last Thursday.

Troy Devine Jr. was crossing Highway 60 with a friend when he was struck by the car.

Police say there is no evidence that the driver was impaired, and that the driver has fully cooperated with police.

The crash is still under investigation.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday they are overstaffed.

Officials with the department say they are roughly 70 employees short, which has created a strenuous workload on the current staff.

The employee shortage is also causing efficiency issues with inmates at the jail.

Spokespeople also say the Springfield Police Department is facing an employee shortage as well.

If you are interested in working for either department, visit greenecountymo.gov or springfieldmo.gov to apply.

Silver Dollar City says it is spending more than 30 million dollars on projects throughout the park.

SDC says the plan will include parking and road improvements, new restaurants, and housing for student-employee personnel. The building will house close to 300 people, with 4 students per room.

Springfield Police are investigating a report of shots fired in the Northwest part of the city early Friday morning.

Police say a man told them that someone he knows shot at him near the intersection of Golden and High Street.

The man was not hit, and police say they found shell casings in the area.

The suspect left in a silver car that the victim believes is a Hyundai Elantra. No arrests have been made.