Month: October 2023

One man is in custody for his role in a crash that killed the passenger in another vehicle in Springfield earlier this week.

Springfield Police say 38-year-old Andrew Irizarry-Sierra was driving eastbound on Sunshine at around 11 p.m. Tuesday night when he crashed into another car.

The driver of that vehicle, Glen Westerhouse, and a passenger, Domingues Buenrostro, were seriously injured and transported to a local hospital.

Buenrostro later died of his injuries.

Irizarry-Sierra was arrested shortly after the crash and booked into the Greene County Jail.

Prosecutors have charged him with first-degree manslaughter and second-degree assault in connection with the crash.

Roughly eight months after being accused of robbing a Springfield nail salon, the suspect has now been sentenced.

Prosecutors say Ray Genel pleaded guilty to three charges:

• First-degree robbery
• Armed criminal action
• Resisting arrest

According to Springfield Police, he arrived at the Zen Nail Bar on Campbell in February of this year, went up to an employee and robbed the store at gunpoint.

He was arrested a short time later with bills that matched those stolen from the salon.

Genel pleaded guilty to all three charges, and received a total of 17 years in prison.

A published story says records show Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher charged the State for travel expenses already paid for by his campaign.

The Missouri Independent says on at least nine occasions since 2018, Plocher spent campaign money on conference registration, airfare, hotels and other expenses, then also sought reimbursement from the legislature.

Doing both could violate state and federal law.

Plocher says he is in the process of completing a full review of all expenditures and will “correct any additional administrative errors in the spirit of full transparency.”

A man from Fair Grove is dead following a car crash west of the town over the weekend.

Investigators say 58-year-old Cary Cave was driving on Route CC westbound Sunday when he drove off the road, hit the ground with the front of the car and flipped.

He was thrown from the vehicle during the crash and pronounced dead by first responders at the scene.

Authorities believe Cave was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

A teenager from Springfield is dead after a car crash along I-44 that ejected them from the vehicle.

Highway Patrol troopers say a Ford Escape was driving at around 3am Sunday morning when the driver went off the road and hit an embankment.

The car flipped over, throwing 18-year-old Madison Bell from the car and onto the highway.

Investigators say shortly after, another car ran over Bell and drove away.

She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Escape was taken to an area hospital. The severity of her injuries have not been released.

A detention officer at the Greene County Jail is in custody for allegedly attempting inappropriate conduct with a female inmate.

Prosecutors say 20-year-old Alejandro Lopez is charged with attempted sexual conduct, which is a misdemeanor charge.

Details of the case are limited at this time, but Sheriff Jim Arnott says he personally arrested Lopez.

He is being held in the Greene County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

The 24th annual Boobapalooza fundraiser is receiving positive reviews after another successful breakfast.

The event, put on by the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks (BCFO) was Friday morning from 6-10am at Coyote’s Adobe Cafe.

A breakfast buffet was available to all patrons with a $10 donation, with all of the proceeds going to BCFO.

The breakfast was put on and broadcasted by our sister station, 98.7 the Dove, and morning show co-hosts Kevin Howard and Chris Louzader.

Charlie Kirk, radio host, political commentator, and president of Turning Point USA, a national student political organization, spoke at Missouri State University Thursday night.

Kirk spoke to a sold out crowd at the Missouri State Plaster Student Union about illegal immigration, conservative ideology, and LGBTQ issues. He spent time at the end taking audience questions.

The event started with an appearance by Missouri candidate for Attorney General, and Attorney for President Donald Trump, Will Scharf. Charlie Kirk has endorsed Scharf’s candidacy for Attorney General. Scharf is currently runnning against Andrew Bailey, the current Missouri Attorney General who was appointed by Governor Mike Parson.

Kirk made reference to protestors who showed up at the event, and joked about the “small” number of protestors. There were 10 reported to have shown up to the event.

The Charlie Kirk Show, Kirk’s radio program, airs on 93.3 FM – 560 AM KWTO on Sunday afternoons from 3-6 PM.

Photo courtesy of Kailee Haynes

A man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in a crash that killed a Mansfield firefighter.

A judge will sentence 21-year-old Kody Skaggs of Mansfield in February to charges of D-W-I resulting in death and D-W-I injuring emergency personnel.

Court documents say a pickup allegedly driven by Skaggs crossed the center line of U-S 60 and struck a Mansfield Police car, killing firefighter Justin Sanders and injuring Officer Michael Bryson in April.