Month: November 2023

After several nights of temps in the teens, 20’s and low 30’s, we are in store for a warm up.

The National Weather Service says after hitting 60 degrees for a high today, we will dip into the mid to upper 30’s tonight, with highs in the low 70’s this weekend.

Thousands of veterans and their families will gather in Branson during veterans homecoming week, which starts on Sunday.

The city is welcoming and celebrating the brave men and women who served our country.

The annual event includes a full week of activities, including a new “Wall of Honor” honoring the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Gaurd, and National Gaurd, along with the badges of America’s first responders in law enforcement, fire and rescue.

A jury has found a man guilty in a deadly shooting in 2021.

A jury found Paul Morales of Springfield guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Chandler Sweeney.

The jury started deliberating at 4:15 pm once the defense and prosecution rested their cases.

Prosecutors say Morales fatally shot Sweeney, who was an innocent bystander when a drug deal with his roommate that went wrong.

A homeless man is accused of setting fire to a church in Wright County.

Authorities say James Hopkins of South Carolina allegedly set fire to the Southside Baptist Church after he broke into the church to steal items in June.

He is charged with burglary and arson. His trial is set for April next year.

The results are in for the Greene County Sheriff’s Halloween compliance checks for registered sex offenders.

Yearly, registered sex offenders are checked up on Halloween to ensure that they are in compliance with their regulations, being that so many children are out on the streets that evening.

Of the over 400 checks that were carried out, 3 arrests were made, and 17 cases were submitted to prosecuting attorneys.

Three people are in custody in Nixa following a home invasion Wednesday morning.

Authorities say two people inside the home called police to report the break-in at a home on Bridgewood Court near Nicholas Road.

The woman who called reported two men and a woman broke into the home, assaulting the male occupant of the house as they entered.

When police arrived, they found a female suspect inside the home who was taken into custody.

Two male suspect attempted to flee the scene on foot, but were later arrested.

Nixa Police used a new piece of technology, the Nixa Police Drone, to locate the second male suspect.

While the scene was being investigated and cleared, both Nixa High School and Mathews Elementary went on lockdown as a precaution.

The identity of the three suspects, and potential charges, have not been released at this time.