Month: February 2024

For those who will be unable to vote in person for the April 2 election, the ability to vote absentee becomes available tomorrow.

If you wish to vote, you can go to the Greene County Elections Center on the corner of Boonville and Central in Springfield, which will be open from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

The office will be open during those hours Monday-Friday for absentee voting until the day of the election.

If you wish to vote absentee, go to the facility and have one of these forms of ID present with you:

• A nonexpired Missouri driver or non-driver’s license
• A nonexpired United State passport
• A nonexpired military ID
• A veteran’s ID card

You can also request a mail-in ballot by either a handwritten request or by completing the online form, which can be found here.

The deadline to request an absentee mail-in ballot is 5:00pm on March 20 and all mail-in ballots must be received by the clerk’s office by 7:00pm on the April 2.

A crime that that shook the hearts of the Springfield community happened ten years ago on Sunday.

On February 18th, 2014, 10-year-old Hailey Owens was walking home on the sidewalk near Westport K-8 school on her way home from a friend’s house when she was kidnapped by Craig Wood, who took her to a house on east Stanford Street, where he raped and murdered her.

In an interview with KY3, Springfield Police Major Tad Peters says everyone felt like the feeling of innocence, that this would never happen here, was robbed from our community that day.

Wood was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death in 2018.

Wood’s house was later demolished and turned into a memorial garden for Hailey Owens.

A man is dead after a house fire near Eunice in Texas County.

The Raymondville Volunteer Fire Department says they received a report Friday night of an explosion at a house on Pine Flat Lane.

The house was fully engulfed and there was reportedly a man trapped inside.

A woman and her two grandchildren had escaped the fire.

Firefighters had to be cautious as there was ammunition in the house exploding.

Once the fire was out, they recovered the body of James Goodchild.

The Summersville Volunteer Fire Department assisted in the containment of the fire.

A teenager from Brumley was killed and three other teens injured in a crash in Miller County Friday night.

The Highway Patrol says the car ran off River Road, struck a tree, and overturned.

The four were taken to an area hospital where the 16-year-old driver died from his injuries.

Drury University has received a large donation for its 150 anniversary.

The O’Reilly – Wooten families have pledged to give the University $1.5 million in matching funds.

Any donations made for the Drury Student Success Fund from now until May 31 will have their donations matched.

The matching funds will go to the Fortify the Future campaign as part of the O’Reilly-Wooten 150^th Anniversary Challenge.   

Snow and a light wintry mix have led to slick roads in the eastern Ozarks and around the Lake of the Ozarks Friday afternoon.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for those areas through 4 p.m. Friday.

Get road conditions from around the Ozarks and across the state with the MoDOT Traveler Information Map.

We’ve had report of numerous slide-offs around the Osage Beach/Lake of the Ozarks region.

The National Weather Service says snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch are possible through Friday afternoon.

Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, are slick and hazardous in parts of central Missouri. Plan on slippery road conditions.

Reports from law enforcement have indicated multiple accidents are occurring on westbound Highway 54 from Eldon to Eugene.

Hazardous conditions will continue through the evening commute.

A crash at Highway 65 and Kearney in Springfield tied up traffic starting around Noon, with all lanes at a standstill on northbound 65.

Several auto manufacturers have shared that they will not include AM Radio in vehicles.

AM Radio provides local news, entertainment, and critical emergency alerts to nearly 82 million Americans.  For many, the local broadcasters and journalists on AM Radio stations provide a trusted source for news and information that affect our community.

Please share with our Congressman for the Ozarks, Eric Burlison, that you support the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. This legislation would ensure the continued protection of free, locally sourced news and information to keep us informed and protected.

We’ve made it easy for you to share your thoughts with Congressman Burlison.

Call Congressman Eric Burlison’s Springfield District Office at 417-889-1800.

Or, simply click the email button below to send him an email or the Tweet button to connect with him on social media.

A Sunrise Beach man has been sentenced for his second convicted rape offense.

24-year-old Trevan Isaacs will serve 7 years for the rape of a teen girl in Morgan County in 2020.

Isaacs is currently serving a 10 year sentence for the rape of a 12-year-old girl.

Some gas stations in Springfield have not yet complied with the new ban on gambling machines.

Two Fast ‘N Friendly locations in Springfield have claimed that the new regulations implemented by the Springfield City Council do not apply to their no-chance gaming machines.

The company that supplies these machines, Torch Electronics, has had their attorneys write a letter detailing their argument regarding the ordinance.

The consequences for not complying with the ordinance is a $500 fine for the first violation, a $1000 fine for the second, and the third is punishable by jail time.