The Springfield-Greene County Health Department’s return to the Harold K. Bengsch Building has been temporarily delayed by construction problems.
Some of the Health Department services will continue to operate on the fourth floor of the Cox Tower.
The Health Department will announce when services will return to the Bengsch Building.
A driver was arrested in Lawrence County after leading the Highway Patrol on a 20-mile chase on I-44.
The Highway Patrol says Troopers responded to an accident at the 32-mile marker on I-44.
When they arrived, a vehicle sped away through the median, striking several cables barriers before getting back on the Interstate around the 36-mile marker.
The driver was finally stopped around the 51-mile marker and arrested.
The 78th Police Academy through the Springfield Police Department will feature 12 now recruits later this week.
Officials say the ceremony will take place Friday, July 26th at the East Sunshine Church of Christ beginning at 7:00pm.
The list of graduates includes nine men and three women.
Graduates will be honored after spending over 1,000 hours undergoing “intense law enforcement training” over the course of nearly four months.
SPD says once the graduation ceremony is complete, recruits will be paired with an FTO, or field-training officer, for an additional 600+ hours of training.
Once they complete the on-the-job training with the FTO, recruits will begin solo patrol duties.
A man from Springfield now awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to charges of receiving and distributing child pornography.
43-year-old Ronald Goins entered into his guilty plea on Tuesday in federal court, says the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
Goins is a repeat offender, having been convicted of furnishing pornographic material to a minor under the age of 14, as well as two convictions for failure to report as a sex offender.
The investigation began after a cell phone was found in an abandoned car, which contained sexually explicit material on the phone’s SD card.
Information on the card also proved the device belonged to Goins at the time the pornographic material was put on it.
He faces a minimum of 15 years in prison without the possibility of parole. It was a federal case, so he will serve his sentence in federal prison.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it will provide disaster assistance for counties in southern Missouri affected by storms in May.
President Joe Biden approved federal funding for residents in Barry, Butler, Carter, Howell, New Madrid, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, and Texas counties.
These counties were hit with tornadoes, floods, and severe storms from May 19 through May 27 of this year.
The Oscar Meyer Weinermobile will be in Springfield this weekend.
The Weinermobile will be at the Ozark Empire Fair Saturday from 5 to 6;30 PM for the P-I-T Party before the O’Reilly Outlaw National Monster Truck show at 7 PM.
The Oscar Meyer website says the Weinermobile will be at the Hy-Vee on Sunshine Sunday from 12 to 5 PM and at the Hy-Vee on Battlefield Monday from 12 to 5 PM.
A man from Springfield who is charged with murder will now spend several years in prison for domestic assault.
Investigators say Jacob Dejong was arrested on December 1, 2023 after he allegedly assaulted his mother for hiding alcohol from him.
Authorities say he was arrested again weeks later for kicking his then-pregnant girlfriend in the stomach and knocking her off the bed.
He was out on bond for a separate indictment, in which Dejong is accused of killing 74-year-old Larry Woods in Springfield in August of 2021.
Dejong was sentenced to 12 years in prison in February of this year for the beating death of Woods following a guilty plea.
He was sentenced earlier this month to four years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree domestic assault.
Tuesday marks the beginning of no excuse in-person absentee voting here in Missouri for the upcoming primary elections.
This form of voting will be available until Monday, August 5th, the day before the August 6th election.
In Greene County, absentee voting is available weekdays from 8am until 5pm at the County Elections Center. Voters can also cast ballots weekdays from 9a to 4pm and Saturday from 9am to 1pm at the Library Center on South Campbell.
A man from Webster County will spend several decades in prison after he was convicted of statutory rape.
31-year-old Alan Gilliam was charged in 2021 for multiple counts of statutory rape for allegedly having sexual encounters with a young girl for several years, beginning when she was 12.
He was one of eight suspects who were arrested in an investigation conducted by the Webster County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim told authorities about the sexual assaults once she became an adult after receiving extensive therapy.
Gilliam was convicted in March by a jury on five counts of statutory rape. Four of the other suspects have also been convicted.
He was sentenced by a judge Monday, July 22, to seven years in prison for each charge. The first three charges will be served consecutively, with the final two to be served concurrently with the first two charges.
Gilliam will serve at least 21 years in prison for his alleged crimes.
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks says they have an urgent need for all types of blood.
The C-B-C-O says they only have a one-day supply level.
They are asking for eligible blood donors to give at a C-B-C-O blood drive or at a C-B-C-O donation center.
Donors must be at least 16 years-old, weigh 110 pounds, in good health and not have donated blood in the past 56 days.