Month: April 2024

Three people are now facing felony assault charges after a disturbance at an Aurora bowling alley.

At least one of those three is accused of assaulting police officers as well. Only minor injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

Two of the individuals are currently in jail while the other, a juvenile, was released to a guardian.

Police believe excessive intoxication played a role in the events, and confirmed that the three are not from Aurora.

This investigation is ongoing, and anyone with more information is encouraged to call the local law enforcement.

Young kids running a lemonade stand it a right of passage in the United States, but for two brothers from Rogersville, buying one of their drinks means so much more.

11-year-old Xander Morgan and eight-year-old Gabriel Morgan found out their grandmother, who lives in Ohio, was diagnosed with lung and colon cancer, and her health has been gradually declining.

Xander decided he wanted to do something to support her, and came up with the idea for the lemonade stand.

The boys ran the stand Saturday and Sunday, raising hundreds of dollars for their grandma.

Along with the lemonade, the boys are selling snacks like Rice Krispies Treats, chips, and others.

Tens of thousands of people are flocking to the eastern Ozarks to view Monday’s total solar eclipse.

The city of West Plains started celebrating over the weekend with eclipse-related events, including a balloon glow Sunday night that benefited the Child Advocacy Center.

The West Plains community was expecting anywhere from 40,000 to 100,000 visitors over the weekend and on Monday.

Russellville, Arkansas is planning to conduct hundreds of weddings on eclipse day.

The Buffalo National River, Mountain Home, Arkansas and Poplar Bluff are among the other areas where the total eclipse will occur.

We’re expecting somewhere around 97% coverage of the sun in the Springfield area.

The City of Springfield is hosting a solar eclipse watch party at Hammons Field downtown, with gates opening at 1:30 p.m. Monday.

Ozarks Technical Community College is hosting a viewing party at the Student Plaza with a food truck and a live D-J, along with space-themed snacks.

Several state parks and historic sites are hosting events to celebrate the eclipse.

Here’s the latest from the National Weather Service on the latest cloud cover estimates, along with how much the temperature is expected to drop during the eclipse.

Over two thousand customers of Nixa City Utilities were without power for a while Friday night.

Nixa director of communications Drew Douglas says Springfield City Utilities notified them that the transmission line that feeds the Northeast Substation is without power.

He said Nixa crews re-routed power through the Downtown Substation to get power back on just after 7:30.

Many drivers found roofing nails in their tires after driving down Highway 60 on Thursday.

The nails were reportedly dropped from a customer of Dales Roofing as they were leaving the store.

Dale’s is working to clean up the mess, and is asking anyone with damage from the incident to call the store.

Officers with the Springfield Police Department are releasing the name of the suspect who got onto a Springfield Public Schools bus and caused a scene.

Investigators say William Moore stood in front of the doors of the bus along Barnes Avenue near Battlefield Wednesday morning, April 3, forcing the doors open and then entering the bus.

Once inside, he took the keys out of the ignition and had a verbal exchange with a nearby witness, who told him to “get off the bus”.

Moore responded by saying, “this is my bus.”

After he exited the bus, he barricaded himself inside his home, which forced an eight hour standoff with police before he eventually surrendered.

Moore is a registered sex-offender, and was convicted of third-degree kidnapping in 2021. He was ordered to remain 500 feet away from a school or school transport, which he violated.

He is charged with vehicle hijacking, assault with intent to commit bus hijacking, and a sex offender violation.

The National Weather Service is confirming that several two small tornadoes touched down Monday night.

The National Weather Service confirmed an E-F-0 touched down at Long Lane in Dallas County around 11 PM.

Two tornadoes touched down in Laclede County.

The first E-F-0 tornado touched down near Phillipsburg around 11:20 PM.

A second E-F-0 tornado touched down at 11:25 PM near the village of Evergreen.

All of these tornadoes had 80 MPH winds.

A Reeds Spring school bus was involved in a crash with two other vehicles Thursday afternoon.

The Highway Patrol says the crash happened near the Reeds Spring Junction.

The Reeds Spring School District says two students and two adults were on the bus at the time.

Both students and the driver were taken to the hospital as a precaution.

The parents of the students were notified.

The school district thanked the swiftness of the emergency personnel.