For the second year in a row now, the fate of a bill to create new child care tax credits is in the hands of a faction of the Missouri Senate Republicans.
Designed to help improve access and affordability of child care, the package of child care tax credits has received bipartisan and was the first bill approved by the House this session.
The Legislative ends on Friday at 6pm, and reports from inside the capital say the chances of getting the bill passed through the senate exist, but are slim.
Highway Patrol Troopers with Troop D are still investigating after dead people were killed in a one-car crash along Highway 59.
Investigators say the crash happened in Ginger Blue, Missouri early Monday morning, when a car with 25-year-old Dane Paulson and 27-year-old Hevenlee Williams went off the right side of the highway and hit a tree.
Both were pronounced dead. Neither of the victims were wearing seatbelts.
That brings Troop D’s fatality total for 2024 to 33.
A man serving multiple-life sentences for killing seven members of his family in the late 80s has died at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking.
The Missouri Department of Corrections says 73-year-old James Schnick died Saturday.
Schnick was convicted in the murders of his wife, Julie, his brother-in-law, Steve Buckner, and his wife, Jan, and his nephews, Kirk, Dennis, Timmy, and Michael, on a farm in Elkland in 1987.
Schnick originally told law enforcement that his 14-year-old nephew, Kirk, went on a rampage killing family members and he had to kill him in self-defense.
He later confessed to all of the killings, when law enforcement told him they were going to give him a lie detector test.
A man has been charged with attacking people at a go-cart track in Branson.
Branson Police say 37-year-old Michael Gardner of Springfield is charged with two counts of assault, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon.
Police were called to The Track Family Fun Park on 76 Country Boulevard for a report of person attacking people with a knife.
They found one person with stab wounds and one person had been sprayed in the face with pepper spray.
When Gardner refused to cooperate with officers, he had to be tasered.
He is in the Taney County Jail.
The National Weather Service says a small tornado touched down in Taney County.
The tornado briefly touched down at Payne’s Valley Golf Course near Hollister at 4 PM Monday.
Taney County was under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at that time.
The Western Taney County Fire Department says the tornado caused was only minor damage.
The following videos of the twister are courtesy of Paul Sundy.
Springfield City Officials say half of the marijuana dispensaries in the city aren’t paying the 3% sales tax. 5 of the 10 dispensaries in the city did not report the tax for the month of March.
The tax has generated $300,000 so far this year, much less than originally estimated.
City Councilman Craig Hosmer say there may be some confusion about how these businesses are supposed to pay, and the correct amount.
After winning a second-straight Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs will once again open the NFL season. This time, against the team they beat to get to the Super Bowl.
The Chiefs will match-up September 5, 2024 for a game against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday Night Football.
The two teams last played in the AFC Championship Game earlier this year, which the Chiefs won 17-10 on the way to a 25-22 win against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58.
It is the first game to be announced for the upcoming NFL season, with the remainder of the season schedule to be released on Wednesday.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is trying to find two 15-year-olds who ran away from Ozark Trails Academy over the weekend.
Investigators say Ryan Knight and Mya Berckmiller left the academy Saturday night, May 11.
Ozark Trails Academy, located off Highway 181 southwest of Willow Springs, houses troubled teens from across the area.
Members of the Eastern Douglas County Fire Department, Twin Bridges Fire Department, and a group of volunteers went out searching for the teens Saturday night and into Sunday.
Knight is described as a white male, standing 5’10” and 160 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, a green shirt, and black sweatpants.
Berckmiller is a white female, 5’8″ with brown hair, green eyes, a gray shirt, and black pants. She is more often than not wearing glasses.
Deputies do not suspect foul play in the disappearance, and say they don’t believe the children are in immediate danger.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of either child, or both children, authorities ask you to call the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at (417) 683-1020.
Showers and thunderstorms will move back into the Ozarks Monday and last into Tuesday. The National Weather Service says widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 1.5 inches are expected, with localized amounts up to 2-3 inches.
Forecasters say this is not expected to cause widespread flooding, but the ground is still saturated from recent rains, so localized ponding and elevated water levels are possible.
The weather service says there’s also a marginal (1 in 5 risk) for a few strong storms south of I-44 Monday afternoon and evening.
Most showers and storms, though, will not be severe, but there may be widespread lightning.
We’ll have any watches or warnings issued by the National Weather Service on 93-3 and A-M 560 KWTO.
A Springfield teenager has been found safe after being missing for a week.
Springfield Police say Reilly “Bella” Williams has been found safe.
Williams had been missing since April 29 and Springfield Police had expressed concerns for Williams’ safety in a press conference earlier this week.
The circumstances surrounding William’s disappearance are not being released at this time.