Month: September 2023

In another iteration of a friendly, and beneficial, competition, to Ozarks communities are trying to raise blood donations for the area.

The Mayor of Ozark, Don Currence, and Nixa Mayor Jared Gibbons, are competing to see which town cause donate the most blood.

While there is a winner and loser, both men say the most important thing is getting blood to those who need it.

Donations are open from 10:30am to 4:30pm at the First Baptist Church in Ozark, as well as Nixa City Hall.

Mayor Gibbons and Nixa have won the last three years in a row.

The Willard Board of Alderman has started impeachment proceedings against Mayor Samuel Snider.

The board previously censured Snider for firing the Interim City Administrator.

Snider apologized for his actions, but at a meeting Monday night, the board introduced bills of impeachment against him.

A hearing to vote on Snider’s impeachement will be held in October.

Springfield Police are investigating after a bullet went through a window of a business on Park Central Square.

Police say a man and a woman got into a fight over money Monday night. The man pulled a gun and fired a shot.

No one was injured. Police are trying to determine if the man was shooting at anyone.

Police say witnesses to the incident are not cooperating.

The Springfield Police Department is reporting an increase in domestic violence cases.

Spokespeople for SPD says the number and rate of cases is up this year in comparison to previous years.

While the numbers are up, investigators believe that may not be a bad thing.

Greater attention paid to domestic violence may be giving individuals suffering from domestic abuse the courage to come forward, which could be a big reason why the number of cases are rising.

One person is in the hospital after being shot near Drury University.

Police responded to a report of shots fired on North Clay Avenue between Webster and Pythian Sunday evening.

When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old girl with a gunshot wound. She was transported to an area hospital where she is expected to recover.

Investigators say the shooting was between two groups that knew each other, both with a history of criminal activity.

No suspects are in custody at this time.

An Ash Grove volunteer firefighter is in serious condition after a tree fell on the truck he was driving.

Highway Patrol Troopers say Tucker Allred was responding to a non-emergency call North of Walnut Grove when a tree fell on his truck.

911 services are back on-line in Branson after police say dispatch was unable to receive calls from 911 or other landlines Sunday.

The police department placed a cell phone in its dispatch center to handle medical, police, and fire calls.

Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds, large hail and intense rain and flash flooding hit areas along and west of Highway 65 Saturday night.

Parts of St. Clair, Cedar, Hickory and Polk Counties were under tornado warnings during the 7 and 8 p.m. hours.

The National Weather Service issued the tornado warnings based on radar-indicated rotation, and we’ve had no reports on major damage or injuries.

Parts of nine counties went under flash flood warnings as rainfall rates between 1-3 and 2-4 inches in one hour caused dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding in Greene and Christian Counties.

Emergency management in Greene County reported numerous water rescues in Springfield in the 10 p.m. hour Saturday.

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch for areas along and west of Highway 65 was allowed to expire at midnight Saturday night.

Missouri State University will soon be looking for the next President of its university, with the help of a familiar face.

Rob Fulp, the managing director of Great Southern Bank, has been tabbed to help in the search for MSU’s next president.

He previously helped CoxHealth hire its new president and CEO, Max Buetow, in 2022.

Current university president Clif Smart announced earlier this year his intention to retired in 2024.

Fulp believes that due to Missouri State’s good standing, the number of interested parties should be high.

Former Board of Governors member at Missouri State University, Amy Counts, will be the vice chair for the search.

Glendale senior quarterback and Kickapoo transfer will now be able to play football again after a judge granted him a preliminary injunction in his court case.

The signal caller transferred from Kickapoo to Glendale in the spring of 2023, citing racial discrimination and the use of homophobic slurs.

Springfield Public Schools and MSHSAA, the state’s governing body on high school athletics, deemed him ineligible citing “undue influence” due to a relationship he had with the Mauk family, who previously coached the Falcons.

While Mabins has yet to play in a game this season, he has been practicing and is expected to play tonight as Glendale takes on Bolivar at Southwest Baptist University.

To listen to the game, tune in to our ESPN the Jock beginning at 6:50pm for the pregame.