Month: October 2023

A new initiative with SPS and Springfield Police have officers interacting with middle-school students.

“SPD in PE” is a program where officers will go into middle school physical education classes and participate in the days activities with them.

The group is working with the junior high students at Pipkin Middle School.

SPD Chief Paul Williams says the program has been well received by the students, and gives police officers a chance to ingratiate themselves with young people and become strong role models.

The initiative was previously held at Cherokee Middle School and Jarett Middle School, but was halted after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A company from Arkansas has issued a recall for ice cream it sold in Arkansas, Missouri, and several other states.

The recall is for Yarnell’s Guilt-Free No Sugar Added Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.

The ice cream is being recalled because it may contain eggs not listed on the label.

People who are allergic to eggs may have a reaction from eating the ice cream.

The ice cream was distributed to Walmart, Town and Country supermarkets, and Cash Savers stores.

The Missouri State Capitol dome will be lighted blue and white is support of Israel.

Acting Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome to be lit in blue and white during the Weekly Jewish Sabbath starting at sunset Friday and ending at sunrise Sunday.

Governor Mike Parson and Lieutenant Governor Kehoe denounced the terrorist attacks on Israel in a joint statement.

A man has been arrested for stabbing a woman over the weekend.

A probable cause statement says 35-year-old Michael Stone is facing two counts of first-degree domestic assault.

Stone and a woman were staying at a friend’s house.

The woman said she awoke to find her throat cut and Stone standing over her with a knife.

He was later arrested at a nearby hotel.

It is believed he may have had a schizophrenic episode.

He is currently in the Greene County Jail.

A man from Springfield will spend years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.

Investigators say 41-year-old Shaun Walker walked into a secure area of the U.S. Department of Energy in Kansas City, MO in November of 2021.

He contacted security to have the phone checked after the violation, at which time they found nearly two dozen images of a five-year-old girl.

They later found dozens of other photos and images of underage girls performing sexual acts.

Walker was employed by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technology, a company contracted by the Nuclear National Security Administration.

He pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to distribute child pornography over the internet. The sentence carries up to 20 years in prison.

A missing girl from Bolivar has been found safe.

11 year old Olivia Lynch was reported missing from her home on Tuesday afternoon.

Her parents say she had left home without permission. Police located her Tuesday night.

The City of Ozark is asking for public comment on a new project.

The project is called Onward Ozark. It’s the city’s plan to shape the growth around State Highway NN, Highway 14, and South Street.

The city plans to hold several events in the coming months, including virtual open houses, to get public input on the project.