A man from Springfield is dead after crashing his motorcycle into a fence north of the city.
Investigators say 38-year-old Kenneth Baker was riding along Farm Road 66 near Fellows Lake north of Springfield Sunday evening when he lost control, went off the road and his a fence.
When he hit the fence, the motorcycle flipped, causing serious injuries.
Baker was taken to an area hospital, where he later died of his injuries Sunday night.
A truck driver escaped without injury after his truck caught fire on I-44 early Sunday morning.
The truck caught fire near the Eastbound 173 mile mark.
Doolittle rural fire protection district officials say the truck was carrying about 75-hundred pounds of copper wire.
Fire crews disconnected the tractor from the trailer, preventing fuel from catching fire.
The fire was caused by the truck’s brakes overheating and catching fire.
Less than a week after the Glenstone License Office operated by the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks shut down, the office has re-opened at a different location under new management.
The Department of Revenue says the new facility opened today at 525 South Glenstone near the intersection of Glenstone and Cherry.
It’s hours are Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30.
A man is dead after falling from a van at a Springfield intersection.
Springfield Police say 46-year-old Gary Barlow of Springfield was hanging on to a dark-colored mini-van traveling down Kansas Expressway when he fell off at the eastbound I-44 off-ramp.
He was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries.
Police are investigating the incident.
A line of severe thunderstorms came through the Ozarks Friday night.
At one point, Springfield City Utilities said 3000 outages were being reported.
Liberty Utilities reported 1,000 outages in the Republic area.
There were reports of 65 mile per hour winds at Sunshine and Highway 65 and 55 mile per hour winds at James River Freeway and West Bypass.
The community of Chesapeake had 70 mile per hour winds and lost power.
Neosho and Monett reported downed power lines and trees.
The Laclede County Sheriff’s Department has identified a man found dead Tuesday in a wooded area.
A news release says the victim was 62-year-old Alden Bryant of Lebanon.
He was reported missing after his mobile home was destroyed by fire on Sunday night.
His pickup was recovered in Springfield Thursday night.
The driver, 33-year-old Sterling King of Billings, was arrested on a drug charge.
He is in the Laclede County Jail.
One woman is now five-million dollars richer after purchasing a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Reports say it was a 500X that was purchased at the Kum & Go on North National Avenue near the Division Street intersection.
The woman says she bought the ticket because the color and design of it caught her eye.
She elected to remain anonymous, but said that she called her husband to celebrate once she determined it was real.
The City of Nixa is asking residents to conserve water.
Nixa Utilities Director says the city is using to much water too fast and the aquifer does not have enough time to replenish.
Colvin says conserving water will help the city avoid an emergency. Colvin recommends residents water lawns every other day and early in the day, take shorter showers, and only run washing machines and dishwashers when they are full.
Springfield Planning and Zoning Commission has voted not to recommend that the new Pipkin Middle School be built at it’s proposed location.
The vote was 8-1.
Planning and Zoning Commissioners say they have concerns about accessibility for emergency vehicles and how the school would fit into an area surrounded by industrial businesses and so close to railroad tracks.
The School Board will have to approve the location with a two-thirds majority to override the Planning and Zoning Commission.
A strong storm complex will move into the Ozarks Friday evening, and it will be capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and localized flash flooding.
The National Weather Service says wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour will be possible, as well as quarter size hail.
Areas west of Springfield from I-49 to Monett and Stockton are under a level three “enhanced risk” for severe weather, while the rest of the Ozarks is under a level two “slight risk.”
Forecasters say the tornado threat is very low, with damaging winds being the biggest threat.
Widespread rainfall totals of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible through Friday night, with localized amounts of two to four inches possible under heavier storms.
Areas that have received recent significant rainfall may be more vulnerable to flash flooding.
We’ll have live updates of any watches and warnings issued by the National Weather Service, as well as damage reports, on 93-3 and A-M 560 KWTO.