The victim of a shooting on East Linwood last week has died from his injuries.
Springfield Police say 16-year-old Davondre Thompson-Baugher died Sunday at a local hospital.
Police arrested a juvenile at the scene.
The Springfield Police Department Homicide Unit has presented the case to the Greene County Juvenile Office to determine the charges in the case.
A man from Republic is dead following a single-car crash along State Highway 14.
Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol say 37-year-old Christopher Bell was travelling along the highway north of Marionville Sunday afternoon when his SUV went off the right side of the road and hit a sign.
The crash caused the car to flip, which threw him from the vehicle.
Bell was pronounced dead at the scene.
It is the 45th traffic death of 2024 for MSHP Troop D.
One person is dead following a crash that occurred along the exit ramp to Glenstone Avenue from I-44 over the weekend.
Investigators say two people were traveling in an SUV last Tuesday, June 18, when the driver lost control, causing the car to crash and flip into a drainage ditch between I-44 and Glenstone.
Officers believe speed may have been a factor in the cause of the crash.
One person, 35-year-old Chance Parker, was hospitalized with life threatening injuries, while the other passenger was diagnosed with minor injuries.
Authorities announced that Parker died of his injuries at an area hospital on Saturday.
It is the 11th traffic death in Springfield so far in 2024.
Monday will mark the hottest day of the year so far in southwest Missouri, with a Heat Advisory in effect from noon on Monday through 8 pm on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service says heat index readings will range between 100-110 degrees Monday and 100 to 105 degrees on Tuesday.
We also have a chance for some isolated strong to marginally severe thunderstorms Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Heat can escalate quickly, and it’s one of the deadliest weather hazards.
Take the necessary precautions to stay safe from heat-related illness by drinking plenty of water, even if you don’t feel thirsty.
Also, spend time in air conditioning and in the shade, and wear loose-fitting and light-colored clothing.
After choosing a Troy Smith as their new Mayor on Tuesday, Willard residents are now deciding whether or not to audit the city.
Some in Willard are circulating a petition calling for an audit after former Alderman Corey Hendrickson pleaded guilty to embezzling money from his employer, Prime Trucking.
Former Alderman Larry Whitman says the situation has nothing to do with the city, so no Audit is necessary.
Angie Wilson, the leader of the petition drive, says an audit is the only way to restore the publics trust.
A state audit would cost the city about $100,000 in taxpayer money.
A new poll shows no clear frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination for Missouri Governor.
Emerson College, The Hill, and Missouri Nexstar Poll created the poll that was released Friday morning.
It shows Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft with 23% and Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe with 20%. Almost 46% of those polled, however, said they remained undecided.
The Republican Primary is August 8th.
A motorcyclist was taken to a hospital after near Battlefield and Kimbrough.
Springfield Police say the motorcyclist was traveling east on Battlefield when it struck a van that was slowing down to turn into a shopping center.
The motorcyclist is hospitalized with serious injuries.
No one in the van was injured.
Police believe speed was a factor in the crash.
Ozark County prosecutors have charged a woman with murder after the death of a man who was thrown from a car she was driving.
Court documents say 50-year-old Shannon Collins was originally charged with domestic assault, but prosecutors upgraded the charges to second-degree murder after the victim, Mark Ault, died from his injuries.
Ault was thrown from a car that Collins was driving on State Highway 160, near Gainsville, on June 12.
She is being held in the Ozark County Jail.
Springfield Police are looking for a man and a woman who stole items from Academy Sports on May 1st.
The man has a mustache and thin beard along the jawline.
He has sleeve tattoos on both arms, a tattoo on his right calf and a tattoo in the center of his neck.
The woman has dark red hair, three tattoos on her left arm and a small, thin tattoo on her right forearm.
Anyone with information about the identities of either individual should call the Springfield Police Department at 417-874-1755 or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477) or online at p3tips.com.
A man from Greene County who was employed by a Springfield roofing company is now in custody for taking money from customers and not completing his work.
Investigators say Mark Frye accepted money while employed by Advanced Restorations from customers for roofing or other work, that he never completed.
A total of ten victims have been reported, but only nine chose to press charges against him.
Advanced Restorations has not been implicated in Frye’s crimes, and have since fired him from the company. Reports say that the company has even pushed for prosecutors to pursue criminal charges and has cooperated fully with the investigation.
Frye is charged with six felony counts of stealing, and three misdemeanor charges of deceptive business practices.
The total amount stolen is estimated to be over $50,000.