Month: October 2025

One person is in critical condition at a local hospital after being hit by an SUV while walking across Campbell Avenue north of Erie Street in Springfield early Friday morning.

Police say the vehicle was northbound on Campbell around 2am when the pedestrian, who is 29 years old, was hit.

Police Sergeant Ken Hall tells KOLR-10 there are no signs the SUV was speeding.

A woman is dead after a crash with a train in Seymour.

The Highway Patrol says a 58-year-old woman from Seymour failed to yield to an oncoming train at the intersection of Highway 60 and Box School Loop.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Photo courtesy of the Greene County Jail

Springfield Police have arrested a suspect in a series of residential burglaries in southeast Springfield.

Officers arrested 34-year-old Cory Mincks while responding to a burglary in-progress call on Sunday.

He is facing charges of second-degree burglary and two counts of stealing.

He is currently held in the Greene County Jail on a $25,000 bond and may face additional charges when the investigation is complete.

The Fall 2025 National Medication Take-Back Day is coming up.

It will be on Saturday, October 25 from 10 AM to 2 PM at various locations.

There will be three locations in Springfield, at the Library Station on Kansas Expressway, the Cox Health Hamara Center on National and Lawrence Drug on Republic Road.

This will be free disposal of unused medications; however, they will not take needles, syringes, inhalers or glass containers.

This event is sponsored by the Drug Responsibility Education and Advocacy Movement (DREAM) coalition, with help from Community Partnership of the Ozarks, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Alps Pharmacy, CoxHealth, Mercy, and the City of Springfield Environmental Services.  

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the deadly plane crash that killed then-Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan, his son Randy and aide Chris Sifford, a former radio news reporter in Springfield.

Carnahan was running in 2000 in a high-profile Senate race against GOP incumbent John Ashcroft.

Governor Carnahan’s plane crashed near Goldman, MO in rainy weather while heading to southeast Missouri on a campaign stop.

Missouri voters elected Carnahan to the U.S. Senate posthumously after the crash, and his widow, Jean, was appointed to serve.

Photo courtesy of National Governors Association.

A man from Osceola and a young boy from Greenwood suffered serious injuries in a UTV wreck in St. Clair County on Wednesday.

According to the crash report, the 76-year-old man was driving a Yamaha Rhino 700 with a 3-year-old passenger on private property.

The driver reportedly lost control of the UTV and crashed into a tree.

The 3-year-old was taken by Life Flight to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO.

The driver was airlifted to Kansas City Research Hospital.

Photo courtesy of Envato Elements.

A man from Stone County has been charged after a serious injury crash on Wednesday evening.

Court dockets show that Jacob Gideon of Reed Springs, MO has been charged with DWI – serious physical injury, which is a felony charge.

According to the probable cause statement, the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the incident around 9:45 p.m. to investigate a motor vehicle crash.

Highway patrol troopers stated that the crash occurred as Gideon was driving south and hit the rear of a passenger van, causing both vehicles to start sliding.

The van stopped on the right side of the road, but Gideon hit a pedestrian and slid off the left side.

Law enforcement found that Gideon was intoxicated during the crash and arrested him, but he was not taken into custody due to injuries he sustained in the incident.

While being treated for his injuries, Gideon told troopers that he was picking up a pizza and was on his way home when the crash happened, and claimed the passenger van had no lights on and that he crashed into it due to not seeing it beforehand.

Troopers noted that during the conversation, Gideon had slurred speech and that his eyes were bloodshot, watery and glassy.

When asked if he had been drinking, Gideon said that he had three shots of alcohol and then refused to take a preliminary breath test.

The statement indicates that a victim received 20 stitches on their face and received treatment for broken bones following the crash.

Gideon’s arraignment is set for December 2.

Photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol.