(Photo courtesy of Mid-County Fire Protection District)
Fire destroyed a mobile home in Camdenton.
Crews from the Mid-County Fire Protection District were called to a fire on State Route “D” around 10:30 Tuesday night.
Crews got the fire under control within 15 minutes, but the structure was a total loss.
The residents were able to get out safely.
Investigators say the fire started in a breaker box.
A man from St. Louis, MO was convicted yesterday of a $200,000 Kohl’s Cash scam.
35-year-old Marshall Lampkin was convicted of stealing merchandise by repeatedly re-using Kohl’s Cash for many purchases.
Lampkin would use the Kohl’s Cash to make purchases, usually over $1,000, in-store and then, before the in-person transaction was registered, make online purchases using the same Kohl’s Cash.
Afterward, he would return the items he bought in the store for a Kohl’s Cash refund and repeat the scam.
Lampkin ran the scheme over 100 times at 40 different stores in 13 different states from 2021 to 2022.
He would also sell the items through Facebook.
Investigators managed to recover thousands of dollars’ worth of Kohl’s merchandise.
Lampkin was tried and found guilty of five counts of mail fraud in less than seven minutes by a jury. His sentencing will be in December.
Photo courtesy of Envato Elements.
The Ebenezer Fire Protection District has opened a new fire station on land they purchased in 2013.
The new station, located on State Highway WW, is double the size of the district’s old fire station.
Funds from a bond issue that passed in 2023 helped aid the district in opening this new station, as well as purchase new fire trucks and equipment.
Ebenezer FPD serves State Highway 13 and U.S. Highway 65 in north Springfield and the district has scheduled an open house for the new station on October 10th.
However, additions to the district are not finished.
Construction on a training facility for all area departments is currently in the works and is expected to be completed in 2026.
Photo courtesy of Ebenezer FPD.
(Photo courtesy of Laclede County Jail)
Lebanon Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting that happened in May.
Police say 25-year-old Jerimiah Johnson of Lebanon is charged with first-degree assault.
He is being held in the Laclede County Jail without bond.
Officers responded on May 28 to a report of shots fired on Audrey Lane where they found a man with a gunshot wound.
Investigators says there had been an altercation before the shooting.
A former Howell County Sheriff’s Department sergeant has been indicted for stealing charges.
A Facebook post by Sheriff Matt Roberts says Brian Jackson of Cabool has been charged with two counts of stealing more than $750 dollars.
An investigation was started by the previous sheriff and the Highway Patrol after another employee reported fraudulent activity relating to overtime and extra duty funds.
Investigators found Jackson engaged in long term theft by falsifying records and manipulating government databases.
Jackson was fired from the sheriff’s department in July of 2024.
Missouri State University is inviting Springfield residents to campus tonight to celebrate the school’s sports transition into the Conference USA league.
This is a significant milestone for MSU, as C-USA is a Division I college league where football players compete at the highest level.
MSU athletic director Patrick Ransdell says that the move to C-USA has already begun to bring in more revenue and attention to the area, and that MSU has already sold more season tickets this year than in the last decade.
Tonight’s “Party in the C-USA” event will start at 6 p.m., and there will be food, music, activities, a meet-and-greet with the college teams, and a screening of “The Game Plan” in Plaster Stadium.
Free parking will be available during the event in the lots and parking garages by the stadium.
Photo courtesy of Missouri State University.
Residents of Jenny Lind Apartments in Springfield have been without elevators in their building for more than a year, an issue that many have already spoken out about.
Several residents attended the city council meeting last night to not only address their situation, but also to submit letters aimed at drawing city leaders’ attention to the issue.
Last month, Springfield Building Development Services Director Martin Gugel said that parts to fix the elevators are on the way, but the wait has stretched beyond the initial repair date of July 25th.
Jenny Lind Apartment residents cannot wait much longer, as many of them are disabled or elderly and have trouble navigating stairways.
City leaders say that repairs are scheduled to start next week and could take up to seven weeks to complete.
Photo courtesy of Apartments.com.
Residents of Jenny Lind Apartments in Springfield have been without elevators in their building for more than a year, an issue that many have already spoken out about.
Several residents attended the city council meeting last night to not only address their situation, but also to submit letters aimed at drawing city leaders’ attention to the issue.
Last month, Springfield Building Development Services Director Martin Gugel said that parts to fix the elevators are on the way, but the wait has stretched beyond the initial repair date of July 25th.
Jenny Lind Apartment residents cannot wait much longer, as many of them are disabled or elderly and have trouble navigating stairways.
City leaders say that repairs are scheduled to start next week and could take up to seven weeks to complete.
Photo courtesy of Apartments.com.
A rare B-29 Super Fortress bomber plane used in World War II flew into the Springfield-Branson National Airport yesterday.
The bomber is part of the AirPower History Tour, which brings stories of WWII aviation to airports across North America.
The B-29 will be shown alongside an AT-6 Texan trainer plane, a PT-13 Stearman trainer, and an RC-45J transport and utility plane during Labor Day weekend.
Public tours and rides in the aircraft will be offered starting tomorrow and going through Monday, September 1st.
More information about the event and ticket prices can be found on the AirPower History Tour’s event page.
Photo courtesy of Envato Elements.
(Photo courtesy of the Greene County Jail)
A man has been sentenced for selling stolen vehicles for scrap.
Court documents say 67-year-old Charles Crouse of Springfield pleaded guilty in April and was sentenced Monday three years for tampering with motor vehicles and 10 years for money laundering.
The judge suspended the prison sentences pending successful completion of five years’ probation.
Crouse had sold 60 vehicles to a scrap yard between October of 2022 and January of 2023.
Police were only able to find 2 bills of sale for the vehicles.