Month: February 2026

Mathews and Espy Elementary Schools were placed on lockdown, and Nixa High School entered secure mode due to a reported sighting of a person with a weapon on Gregg Road Monday afternoon.

A news release from the Nixa Public School’s says normal activities and student dismissal resumed after thorough checks by school police and local law enforcement.

The district’s safety protocols were followed, and no individual matching the suspect’s description was located, nor was any weapon found on school property.

Warmer temps will settle into the Ozarks over the next several days.

The National Weather Service says it will be windy Monday and Tuesday, with gusts on Tuesday from 25 to 40 miles per hour.

We’ll have cooler weather with a chance for rain by the weekend.

An ordinance from the Springfield City Council to place the Hotel of Terror property under eminent domain may be put to voters in April 2026.

City Clerk Anita Cotter confirmed that the amended referendum petition has sufficient signatures, after an earlier petition was found 125 signatures short.

The City Council will now certify the petition before deciding whether to present the issue to voters or repeal the ordinance.

Rain chances will increase in southwest Missouri through Friday night into the weekend.

The National Weather Service says the highest coverage and rain chances will be during the day on Saturday.

Those rain chances will persist into Sunday morning.

Given our recent dry conditions, widespread flooding is not expected, though some rises in streams are possible.

Most locations will receive .75 to 1.00 inches of rain, with localized pockets of 1.5 to 2.5 inches.

A woman is dead after a crash on Highway P-P in Laclede County.

The Highway Patrol says a Jeep driven by a 34-year-old woman from Niangua crossed the center line, struck on oncoming vehicle, then ran off the road and overturned striking a utility pole.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.