A man from Springfield has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife.
Jacob Hodgkins pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of his wife Ada Hodgkins in May of 2022.
Springfield Police went to a house on Glenview Avenue and found Ada with a gunshot wound to the chest.
She died at a local hospital.
Jacob Hodgkins was arrested later in Utah and brought back to Springfield.
He will be sentenced on August 27.
Missouri’s Department of Transportation Director is stepping down.
Patrick Mckenna made the announcement as the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission met in Poplar Bluff.
An official step-down date has not been released at this time, nor did he say if he was retiring, or taking a different position elsewhere. Mckenna has led the department since 2015.
After over four decades as the “Voice of the Bears” legendary broadcaster Art Hains is revealing when he will be stepping away from the headset.
Hains, who took over as the Bears play-by-play voice from 1977-1981, then again from 1985 to the present, says his final game will be when Missouri State hosts SMU to kick off next season on September 13, 2025.
It will be the Bears first game as an FBS football program. He is also an SMU alum, graduating in 1977.
Hains has been a mainstay in the press box of Plaster Stadium and Hammons Field, as well as courtside at Great Southern Bank Arena. However, a diagnosis of West Nile Virus in September of 2022 has led to a difficult road back.
One that he admits has taken its toll.
In a release from Missouri State Thursday, Hains said:
Hains says he will still frequent Missouri State University sporting events, and other activities, and looks forward to a “bright future for the Bears.”
Authorities in Springfield and Greene County are searching for a man wanted for domestic assault.
Investigators say 44-year-old Albert Hendon was charged with third-degree domestic assault when he failed to appear in court earlier this month.
A warrant is now out for his arrest.
Hendon is described as a white male standing 5’9″, 190 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Police say he has a large number of tattoos, including:
Authorities believe Hendon is in Greene County, but he also has connections to Arkansas and Oklahoma. If you see him, or know his whereabouts, contact Crime Stoppers at (417) 869-8477.
The Missouri State High School Activities Association is taking the first step towards a shot clock for high school basketball.
On Wednesday, MSHSAA officials announced the approval of a 35-second shot clock, but it is limited to regular season tournament and shootouts.
It is also only approved for boys and girls basketball at the varsity level.
A shot clock operator will be chosen to run it, and that will be the lone responsibility of that person.
The use of the shot clock will not be permitted for normal regular season games, or during the postseason. At least for this season.
The state of Missouri is now the 28th state to implement some form of shot-clock at the high school level.
A man has been sentenced to prison for sexual assault of a juvenile.
Najee Boston of Springfield pleaded guilty to statutory sodomy and second-degree domestic assault.
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The victims told investigators that Boston assault them when they were 13 and 14.
Boston allegedly bought them alcohol, then told them they ‘couldn’t get things for free.’
The former White House Theater in Branson is being remodeled into the new Branson Police Department building.
Only a portion of the building need to be demolished so Branson Police officers and members of the Springfield Special Response Team knocked down doors, broke windows and used explosive as part of training exercise.
The City of Branson say remodeling the theater for the police department will save the taxpayers money.
One of three men charged in the death of a woman back in 1989 is now being granted a change of venue.
Authorities say Leonard Banks, Wiley Belt, and Bobby Banks are all charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kelle Ann Workman back in 1989.
Workman was an employee at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery when she disappeared on June 30, 1989. Her body was later discovered in Christian County.
On Tuesday, Leonard Banks was granted a change of venue from Douglas County to Phelps County, where he will appear in court in Rolla.
He is currently being held in the Douglas County Jail. His brother, Bobby Banks, is being held in the Wright County Jail, and Belt is out on bond.
After more than three years, a memorial service for Cassidy Rainwater will now take place following her death.
Rainwater disappeared in July of 2021, and was reported missing in August. Her body was discovered at the home of James Phelps in Dallas County in October of the same year.
The case broke open after an anonymous tip came in which contained a photo of Rainwater in a cage on Phelps’ property.
Two suspects in the case, Phelps and Timothy Norton, each received a life sentence for their roles in her disappearance and death.
Rainwater’s family has announced the memorial service will be held on August 16 at 1:00pm at the Holman-Howe Funeral Home in Lebanon.
In the primary races for the Missouri state house, incumbent Jamie Ray Gragg beat challenger Danny Garrison to represent the 140th district.
In District 138, Burt Whaley was elected over challenger Tom Franiak.
There was no Democratic challenger.
The incumbent Brad Hudson is running for the state senate.
In the 132nd District, which was represented Democratic nominee for governor Crystal Quade, Stephanos Freeman beat challenger Bernadean McAfee.
In the State Senate, incumbent Mike Moon won over his challenger in the Republic primary.