Republic Police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing teenage girl.
16-year-old McKenzie White was last seen Friday night at 10 p.m in Republic.
She is 5 foot 6, 130 pounds, brown and pink hair, and blue eyes.
Anyone with any information about White is asked to call 9-1-1 and ask to speak to Republic Police.
The Springfield Cardinals will make an announcement regarding the future of Hammons Field.
The team will hold a news conference at 3 p.m Wednesday.
The Team is inviting fans to attend the press conference.
The ballpark opened in 2004.
Springfield businessman John Q. Hammons funded the project.
With winter weather still affecting southwest Missouri, schools throughout the area will remain closed on Wednesday.
A complete list of schools can be found below, and will be periodically updated throughout the evening:
The National Weather Service is issuing a winter weather advisory for southern Missouri, south of Springfield.
The advisory began at 12 p.m. this afternoon and will be in effect until 6 p.m. tonight.
Weather experts say up to half an inch of sleet and snow can be expected for the following counties:
Drivers are warned of slick driving conditions for the evening commute, and NWS says if you are walking, watch your step, especially along stairs, sidewalks and driveways.
US Marshals and Springdale, AR police are looking for a suspected gang member believed to be involved in a murder.
Authorities are looking for Jose Reyes Sanchez. Sanchez is believed to be affiliated with the MS-13 gang.
Authorities believe Sanchez and two others shot and killed an Arkansas man following an altercation. The other two suspects were arrested in Missouri.
Recreational marijuana dispensaries are expected to be licensed on February 6th as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Missouri.
Smoking marijuana will still be illegal in some cases. Amendment 3 legalizes marijuana use in private homes, but it will still be against the law in parks, while walking along sidewalks, and in public and private schools.
Rental property owners can also ban marijuana on their property.
Roads are in much better shape than Monday morning, with very few crashes reported during the Tuesday morning commute.
Major highways north of Springfield are clear, but a lot of secondary roadways are still slick.
Additional light wintry precipitation will be possible by late Tuesday morning over the same areas that currently have travel impacts.
Mainly light snow and flurries (a dusting) are expected north of Highway 60 and a mix of light snow, sleet and freezing rain south of the highway through the afternoon.
Ice accumulations will be a couple hundredths of an inch or less (a light glaze).
Use caution while you’re traveling.
With frigid temperatures and ice accumulations throughout southwest Missouri, several schools in the Ozarks are closing their doors on Tuesday.
A complete list of school closures can be found below, and will be updated as more announcements are made available:
A man from Carthage is facing three different felony charges after crashing into another vehicle in Springfield, killing the driver.
Prosecutors say 22-year-old Alan Jones is charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault and tampering with physical evidence.
Investigators say Jones was driving a Tesla on Glenstone Avenue near I-44 on December 3 of last year when he crashed into a car while trying to change lanes.
Estimates are he was driving upwards of 98 mph, 58 miles per hour over the speed limit, which is listed at 40 mph.
A passenger in the Tesla was taken to the hospital with several injuries, including two spinal fractures, a broken collarbone, and breaks in both the radius and ulna. The extent of her injuries required three separate surgeries.
The driver of the other vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators also say the media drive was removed from the Tesla, presumably to hide or change evidence, and that’s why prosecutors charged Jones with tampering as well.
Officials at the South Central Correctional Center say an inmate died over the weekend.
39-year-old Alan Lancaster was pronounced dead early Saturday morning. He was serving a 20-year sentence for robbery, burglary, assault and kidnapping.
An autopsy has been scheduled to determine a cause of death.
Lancasters’ death is the latest in a long line of deaths at the prison, with 12 inmates having died at the facility in 2022.