Springfield Police say one woman is dead following a four car crash in Springfield.
The crash occurred on March 6th in the area of Mt. Vernon and West Bypass.
Investigators say 78-year-old Beverly Delcour ran a red light and collided with another car at the intersection before hitting two other cars during the crash.
Delcour was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. She died of her injuries on Monday, March 27.
No one else was injured during the crash.
The final decision has now been handed down: The City of Springfield is the new owner of Hammons Field.
The $12 million purchase followed approval by a bankruptcy court judge and an agreement on closing, where the city took full ownership of the ballpark and the adjacent parking lots attached to the facility.
The park was previously owned by The John Q. Hammons Charitable Trust.
Hammons Field is home to both the Springfield Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals AA affiliate, as well as the Missouri State University baseball team.
A celebration event for the purchase has been scheduled for Thursday, where fans can come to the ballpark and watch the St. Louis Cardinals opening day game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Admittance for the event is free.
Officials say the lease agreement will allow the ballpark to be self-sustaining and capable of paying for maintenance and improvements with revenue made.
Springfield City Council is working on an ordinance to regulate where marijuana can be consumed.
The proposed ordinance would restrict marijuana use in public places and bar anyone from using marijuana in a moving vehichle.
Assistant City Attorney Lana Woolsey says Jefferson City is the only city in Missouri that has passed marijuana usage laws so far.
Springfield City Council could vote on an ordinance as early as April 17th.
Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes, will all be possible when severe weather moves through the Ozarks on Friday.
The National Weather Service says we will have an unstable air mass in place that day, and once a cap that will initially suppress storm developement is broken, rapid storm development is expected.
We will keep you up to date with any changes to the forecast for Friday on 93.3 Fm and 560 AM KWTO.
Police across Missouri, include several departments in the Ozarks, are investigating “swatting” text and false reports of school shooters.
The incidents happened at Springfield’s Kickapoo High School, as well as high schools in Ozark, Branson, Knob Noster, Sedalia, Carthage and Carl Junction on Monday.
All were determined to be pranks.
This happened hours after a school shooting in Nashville.
Here is a news release from the Ozark Police Department on the situation.
Police across Missouri, include several departments in the Ozarks, are investigating “swatting” text and false reports of school shooters.
The incidents happened at Springfield’s Kickapoo High School, as well as high schools in Ozark, Branson, Knob Noster, Sedalia, Carthage and Carl Junction on Monday.
All were determined to be pranks.
This happened hours after a school shooting in Nashville.
Here is a news release from the Ozark Police Department on the situation.
A motorcyclist is dead in a crash south of Kimberling City.
The Highway Patrol says a cycle ridden by 47-year-old Timothy King of Kimberling City overturned off of the side of Joe Bald Park Road.
He was thrown from the bike and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Springfield Police Department is investigating where a false emergency originated from that said there were guns at an SPS facility.
Police responded to Kickapoo High School at around 1 p.m. Monday afternoon after the department received a text message that a shooting had occurred.
Officers quickly determined that the text message was a hoax.
Investigators say instances of fake calls and text are becoming more common, and have been referred to as “swatting”.
Similar calls and text messages were also reported to other law enforcement offices in the state and came just hours after the shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee elementary school that killed six.
A statement from Kickapoo High School regarding the incident can be found below:
Dear Kickapoo Staff and Families:
A false emergency call related to Kickapoo High School was received by emergency services today. In response, law enforcement has conducted an investigation onsite and concluded that it is a false alarm. There are many reports across the state and nation of false information being relayed to emergency responders, however it is too early to determine if there is a connection in this matter. That investigation will be ongoing.
We want our families and the community to be assured that everyone is safe at Kickapoo High School. This was a false alarm and we will proceed with our regular schedule.
Sincerely,
Dr. Bill Powers
Principal