Month: June 2023

An infant boy is dead after a crash on Highway C near Seymour Tuesday evening.

The Highway Patrol says an S-U-V attempted to pass an Amish buggy when the S-U-V struck the buggy in the rear.

The man driving, his wife and the infant were thrown from the buggy.

All three were taken to a Springfield hospital where the infant died.

The infant’s parents suffered moderate injuries.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is alerting residents to what appears to be an elaborate prank.

According to a post on the Conservation Department’s Facebook page, some residents in Missouri have received letters with the Department of Conservation logo telling them that the conservation department had designated their homes to be a game preserve and they would be delivering “500 buffalos” at 4 am on June 29.

The Conservation Department doesn’t know who is behind this or the motive since there is no call to action involving money or personal information.

Bills prohibiting participating in sports and gender affirming care for transgender youth are now law.

Governor Mike Parson signed two bills Wednesday, named SB 39 and SB 49.

SB 39, or State Bill 39, prohibits biological males from participating in girls or women’s sports in the state of Missouri. The law applies to all levels of athletics, from elementary school through college for both public and private institutions.

The second bill, SB 49, establishes the SAFE Act, or Save Adolescents from Experimentation. The law prevents healthcare providers from providing gender-affirming care to minors.

That includes prescribing hormones, hormone blockers or any drug for gender transition purposes if the patient is under 18.

It also makes gender transition surgeries for children illegal.

In comments made after the signing of both bills, Parson applauded State Senator Holly Rehder and Springfield-area Senator Mike Moon for their efforts in getting the bills passed.

Investigators with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office are releasing the name of the victim in a shooting death in the area, and have the suspect in custody.

Deputies say Phillip Thompson was shot and killed in a barn and discovered at around 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Authorities conducted a search, and the subsequent investigation identified Shane Ellzey as the primary suspect.

Ellzey is related to Thompson and was working on his farm at the time of the shooting.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol was called in to assist with the investigation, and conduct a search for Ellzey.

Investigators say Ellzey was apprehended Tuesday night in Louisiana.

He is being charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and vehicle theft.

A judge has set Ellzey’s bail at $750,000. Troopers suspect he may suffer from a combination of “mental disorders”.

Three women from Springfield went missing 31 years ago today, and their disappearance has been a mystery that has gripped the community and stumped investigators ever since.

Sherrill Levitt, Stacy McCall, and Suzie Streeter disappeared from a home on Delmar off Glenstone after McCall and Streeter graduated from High School.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Springfield Police Department, and if you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crimestoppers at 417-869-TIPS. A reward fund has been set up for information leading to the location of the missing women or the prosecution of those responsible for their disapearance.

Thursday is the deadline for Circuit Clerks to expunge misdemeanor marijuana convictions from people’s records.

Ammendment three, passed last November, requires the automatic expungement of misdemeanor marijuana convictions involving less than three pounds.

More than 44 thousand marijuana cases have already been expunged.

Some counties won’t meet the deadline because older case files are only available on paper and have to be checked by hand.