Month: October 2025

A woman has been charged with an attempted murder of a family member in Polk County over the weekend.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Leona Johnston is charged with first-degree domestic assault with serious physical injury and armed criminal action.

A witness contacted deputies about a woman with multiple stab wounds lying along a highway in Brighton.

The witness said the woman said she was allegedly stabbed by Johnston, who is her niece.

Johnston is in the Polk County Jail without bond.

Business and community leaders from the Springfield and Greene County area gathered at 93-3 and A-M 560 KWTO and our Zimmer stations Tuesday for our latest CEO Roundtable.

Topics ranged from assessing our local and regional economy, to economic trends as we head into 2026, along with preparing our next generation of business leaders and recruiting and retaining quality employees.

Thanks to each of our CEO’s and community leaders for taking the time to gather around a table and talk about issues important to the future of the Ozarks.

Our guests included:

Matt Morrow—President and CEO of Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce

Michael Smith—COO and Managing Partner with Next Level Solutions

Josh Manning—Owner of Valiant Management Group, LLC

Dr. Grenita Lathan—Superintendent of Springfield R-12 Schools

Bob Dixon—Greene County Presiding Commissioner

Amer Munnik—Head Realtor at Munnik Real Estate Group

A juvenile has been arrested after a shooting in North Springfield.

Springfield Police responded to a shots-fired call near Kearney and Franklin just after 1 PM.

A juvenile suspect was arrested about an hour later at the Kearney and Bolivar.

No injuries have been reported, and the incident is still under investigation.

A woman wanted in connection with an attempted murder in Polk County has been arrested.

The Stone County Sheriff’s Office says they have arrested 39-year-old Leona Johnston (pictured above).

Authorities had a warrant out for her arrest.

The Stone County Ambulance District has broken ground on a new ambulance station in Crane, MO.

The new facility, which will be located on Highway 143 between Dollar General and Westrip Funeral Home, is being developed through a lease-purchase agreement with Crane EMS, LLC.

The new station will include two ambulance bays and living quarters for emergency crews, and will also house Mercy EMS, who is under contract to provide ambulance response and transport services for the district.

Until construction is complete, EMS crews will operate out of a temporary facility on the north side of Crane.

Photo courtesy of Envato Elements.

A man from Springfield has been seriously injured following a UTV crash on Saturday.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states that a 69-year-old man crashed around 6:05 p.m. near Missouri Route H, five miles north of Springfield.

MSHP states that the man was driving down Route H when he tried to avoid a cow and overturned his UTV.

He was taken by ambulance to Cox South for treatment.

Photo courtesy of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.