One person is dead and another in jail in connection with a shooting in Springfield.
Police say a person was fatally shot in a domestic dispute at Westgate Avenue and La Siesta place.
Police have not released the names of the victim and suspect.
A man from Willard is dead after being thrown from his vehicle in a crash early Monday evening on Highway 160.
The Highway Patrol says Joseph Castillo, 32, lost control of his vehicle about a mile and a half north of Springfield.
Castillo was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Troopers say he was not wearing a seatbelt.
A fire in Marshfield has claimed the lives of three children.
Investigators in Webster County say the fire started early Monday morning at a home on Conklin Road.
Fire crews from several cities responded to the flames, including: Marshfield, Strafford and Logan-Rogersville.
The identities of the three children haven’t been released, but officials say they believe the fire started accidentally.
The new Buc-ee’s location in Springfield will be open in just a few weeks.
The mammoth-sized convenience store will open on December 11 at six a.m.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony has been scheduled for later that morning at 11 a.m.
Officials say the store is 53,000 square feet in size, with 120 gas pumps and a wide-range of services available inside.
Some 200 people will be employed by the business.
A new report says feral hogs are a problem in 38 counties in Missouri.
The Department of Conservation has removed more than 50 thousand feral hogs from the state since 2016, but tens of thousands remain, especially in counties South of Interstate 44.
Conservation officials say the hogs are capable of killing smaller animals, dmaging land, contaminating water and spreading diseases.
The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce is moving away from the practice of endorsing candidates for City Council elections.
A news release says the Chamber will instead focus on recruiting and providing training and business issue education to all candidates.
The Chamber will also dissolve it’s political fundraising PAC, “The Good Government Committee.”
Last year, the Chamber announced it would no longer endorse school board candidates.
A man is dead after his car crashed into a tree along Trafficway in Springfield.
27-year-old Springfield-native Luis Ocampo Venegas was driving eastbound on Trafficway Friday morning at around 2 a.m. when he lost control, went off the road and hit the tree.
A passenger in the vehicle was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, while Venegas was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing at this time.
One man is in custody after he allegedly opened fire at an apartment complex in Springfield.
Springfield Police say the man was hallucinating in his apartment at Forest Park Townhomes when he opened fire.
His teenage apartment was in the home, but she was able to escape safely.
Police formed a defensive position around the apartment and closed one lane of West Grand while negotiating with the suspect.
No one was injured, and the man was taken into custody without further incident.
Springfield Police are looking for suspects involved in a drive-by shooting Thursday morning.
Police say several shots hit a home in the 600 block of South Nettelton Avenue.
Security camera footage shows several shots being fired from a dark colored SUV, then the SUV speeding away.
No one was injured.
Governor Parson has signed an Executive Order closing state offices on Friday, November 24th, the day after the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Parson says he hopes a “Well-earned day off allows team members to spend more time with their loved ones and reflect on all they do in service to our state.”