Month: August 2023

With the annual opening parade at 6:00pm, the 2023 edition of the Birthplace of Route 66 festival is only a few hours away.

The parade will begin at Grant and College Street in Springfield and will end along National Avenue.

Officials say concerts will begin on the Aaron Sachs Motorcycle Village Stage following the parade at 7:00pm, with the Machine Gun Symphony as the opening act.

The festival will run through Saturday night, featuring numerous other concerts and the first ever Great Route 66 Talent Competition.

The winner of the talent show will earn a chance to compete on America’s Got Talent, with the finalists competing at the Shrine Mosque at 1:00pm Saturday afternoon.

For more information on the event, visit route66festivalsgf.com.

Springfield Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three witnesses to a fatal crash on July 22nd.

The crash was at Sunshine and Kansas Expressway.

Police say that the three witnesses left before officers could get any of their information.

Anyone with information about the witnesses is asked to contact Springfield Police.

Deputies in Laclede County have a man in custody on charges of burglary, the latest in a long-line of charges against the suspect.

Investigators say 49-year-old Lloyd Tabor of Lebanon was arrested on charges of first-degree burglary this week.

A homeowner on Lake Shore Drive saw him in the garage stealing a bike, clothing and several personal items.

When authorities ran Tabor’s name through their system, they uncovered a criminal history dating back to 1990.

The list included numerous burglary charges.

Hail up to size of quarters, damaging winds up to 70 miles per hour, and localized heavy rain will be possible Friday evening into the overnight hours in parts of southwest Missouri.

The National Weather Service says areas north of Springfield will have the greatest chance of seeing bad weather, with a lesser threat along the Missouri/Arkansas border.

We’ll keep you up to date with any watches and warnings on 93-3 and A-M 560 KWTO.

Before any storms hit, we’ll be dealing with a hot day in the Ozarks, with a Heat Advisory in effect from Noon to 8 p.m.

Temps will reach into the mid 90’s, with heat index readings of 100 to 110 across southwest Missouri.

Drink plenty of water and know the signs of dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

The N-C-A-A has cited Drury University’s athletic programs regarding eligibility certification.

The penalties from the N-C-A-A stem from the athletic program improperly certifying 50 student-athletes in 14 sports as eligible for competition between the 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 academic years.

The N-C-A-A has placed Drury on 3 years probation and is fining the department $5000 dollars.

They also will have to vacate wins and records that occurred during those academic years.

A man from Christian County is dead following a standoff and shootout with authorities in Michigan.

Investigators say U.S. Marshals were called to an area of Chippewa County in upper Michigan, where they identified the suspect as Giovanni McNab.

McNab was wanted in Christian County for parental kidnapping charges, after taking his children from their permanent home.

Marshals formed a perimeter around the building, waiting for him to come out.

When McNab exited the home, he opened fire on authorities, shooting on deputy Marshal.

Investigators say Marshal’s returned fire, shooting and killing him.

A woman inside the home was taken into custody. The two children were recovered from the home and transported to the custody of Child Protective Services.

A Phelps County Sheriff’s Deputy has been arrested on child pornography charges.

The Phelps County Sheriff says Deputy Justin Durham of Rolla has been fired.

Investigators say a tip led them to Durham. The South Central Missouri Computer Crimes Task Force, the FBI, and the Highway Patrol assisted in the investigation.

A woman has died and two other people are injured in a crash in Texas County Wednesday.

Highway Patrol Troopers say Christie Smith was driving North on Highway 63 when her truck hydroplaned, crossed the center line, and hit another vehicle.

Smith died in the crash. A passenger in her truck was seriously injured. The driver of the other vehicle had moderate injuries.

The Webster County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a missing Fordland woman.

According to a post on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, 30-year-old Brooke Rippee was last seen Monday night around 9 PM leaving her house.

It is believed she got into a white Ford F-150 extended cab pickup with a woman named Heather.

Rippee is five foot four, 120 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

She has a tattoo of Ronald Reagan on her foot and the words, “You Are My Sunshine.”

If you have any information about Brooke Rippee, you are asked to contact the Webster County Sheriff’s Office.