A Springfield man has been sentenced to five years and 11 months in federal prison for bank robbery.
Charles King Jr. robbed a bank in Springfield within a month of being released from federal prison for another bank robbery.
King stole almost 9-thousand dollars from a bank in Springfield in 2021.
King’s former probation officer saw surveillance video of the robbery (see photo) and identified King to the FBI.
Two women are hospitalized after a house fire in north Springfield.
Fire damaged a large portion of the house.
Witnesses says one of the women ran back inside to save their pets, which died in the fire.
The Springfield Fire Department says the cause of the fire is under investigation, but believes it was accidental.
The Conway School District is looking at switching to a four day school week.
The district says the change is needed because of issues with teacher recruitment and retention.
If approved, Conway schools would be in session Monday through Thursday with days length being extended by 15 minutes.
There will be a meeting on the change Tuesday, November 1st at the High School FEMA building in Conway at 6 PM.
One local Southwest Missouri Resident is 50 thousand dollars richer thanks to a scratch off ticket from Price Cutter.
Reports say the ticket was purchased in Springfield at the Price Cutter off of Republic Rd and Kansas Expressway.
The 50 thousand dollar prize was one of 4. The winner is said to have picked up the prize at the regional office in Springfield.
One local Southwest Missouri Resident is 50 thousand dollars richer thanks to a scratch off ticket from Price Cutter.
Reports say the ticket was purchased in Springfield at the Price Cutter off of Republic Rd and Kansas Expressway.
The 50 thousand dollar prize was one of 4. The winner is said to have picked up the prize at the regional office in Springfield.
Silver Dollar City is taking full ownership of a well known area of abandoned homes.
The company took control of Indian Ridge, an 800 acre development that began in 2006, but stalled progress in 2009.
While the original plan was to build condos, a water park, a golf course, and other things, Silver Dollar City hasn’t shared their plans for the property.
A woman from McDonald County is back in custody after posting bond in a case against her for her husband’s death.
Dawn Wynn faces charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of her husband, Harold Wynn, in November of 2021.
Investigators say Wynn shot her husband in the back of the head while he was sleeping.
She was declared out on bond in August of last year, but then came up missing.
After a months long search, authorities were able to track Wynn to a hotel in Terre Haute, Indiana after an employee recognized her from news coverage.
Officers say she was using an alias.
Wynn is now in the process of being extradited back to McDonald County to stand trial.
A woman from Springfield is now awaiting sentencing for two counts of murder in the death of her ex-husband and another woman.
29-year-old Theresa Cox pleaded guilty last Friday to four separate charges; first-degree murder, second-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action.
Prosecutors accused her of planning the murder of her ex-husband, Alexander Chute and his girlfriend, Brianna Sproul in November of 2020.
Reports say Cox coerced her significant other, Duncan Bogel, into killing the two roughly a month after she lost custody of her and Chute’s four-year-old daughter. The child was in the home at the time of the murders.
Bogle’s jury trial is set to begin October 31 for charges of first-degree murder on two counts, two counts of armed criminal action, and endangering the welfare of a child.
Cox has a sentencing hearing scheduled for October 31.
Almost half of a small town in central Missouri burned over the weekend as a wildfire quickly spread from a farm field and destroyed or damaged 23 buildings.
One person was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the entire community of Wooldridge had to be evacuated on Saturday.
The flames were sparked by a combine in a field that was harvesting crops.
Part of interstate 70 had to be shut down for nearly two hours because of heavy smoke.
Almost half of a small town in central Missouri burned over the weekend as a wildfire quickly spread from a farm field and destroyed or damaged 23 buildings.
One person was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the entire community of Wooldridge had to be evacuated on Saturday.
The flames were sparked by a combine in a field that was harvesting crops.
Part of interstate 70 had to be shut down for nearly two hours because of heavy smoke.