(Courtesy of Douglas County Sheriff’s Facebook page)
A man is jailed after exchanging gunfire with Douglas County authorities Wednesday evening near Witty southeast of Ava.
Sheriff Chris Degase says Edward Bowman Jr. pointed a gun at deputies through a bedroom window during an attempted arrest for forgery, prompting a deputy to return fire.
Nobody was injured.
Bowman was forced out of the house and taken into custody.
Join 93-3 and AM 560 on Friday, March 27th for the 5th Annual KWTO Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon.
From 6am to 6pm that day, we’ll be asking for your help in assisting Honor Flight of the Ozarks in their mission to send veterans to Washington D-C to see their war memorials.
We’ll open up the KWTO Horsin’ Around Golf Cars Phone Bank to take your donations to this important effort for our veteran heroes.
Throughout the day, you’ll hear from those veterans and guardians who have incredible stories to tell about their Honor Flight experience.
The Honor Flight mission to Washington D-C is a day that can be transformative for those who have been struggling with their war experiences.
But the cost of continuing these flights is significant, and that’s where you come in.
We need your help raising money for Honor Flight of the Ozarks to continue these missions, three per year.
You don’t have to wait until March 27th to give to the KWTO Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon.
Thanks to all of our Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon sponsors for making this effort possible.
Moment of Honor Sponsor:
Phone Bank Sponsor:
Hourly Matching Sponsors:
Join 93-3 and AM 560 on Friday, March 27th for the 5th Annual KWTO Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon.
From 6am to 6pm that day, we’ll be asking for your help in assisting Honor Flight of the Ozarks in their mission to send veterans to Washington D-C to see their war memorials.
We’ll open up the KWTO Horsin’ Around Golf Cars Phone Bank to take your donations to this important effort for our veteran heroes.
Throughout the day, you’ll hear from those veterans and guardians who have incredible stories to tell about their Honor Flight experience.
The Honor Flight mission to Washington D-C is a day that can be transformative for those who have been struggling with their war experiences.
But the cost of continuing these flights is significant, and that’s where you come in.
We need your help raising money for Honor Flight of the Ozarks to continue these missions, three per year.
You don’t have to wait until March 27th to give to the KWTO Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon.
Thanks to all of our Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon sponsors for making this effort possible.
Moment of Honor Sponsor:
Phone Bank Sponsor:
Hourly Matching Sponsors:
Large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, damaging wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour, and a few tornadoes are all possible in the Ozarks Friday afternoon into Friday night.
The National Weather Service says early indications suggest supercell thunderstorms from the afternoon into the evening before merging into a squall line by Friday night.
We’ll keep you up to date with all the watches and warnings on 93-3 and A-M 560 KWTO.
Large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, damaging wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour, and a few tornadoes are all possible in the Ozarks Friday afternoon into Friday night.
The National Weather Service says early indications suggest supercell thunderstorms from the afternoon into the evening before merging into a squall line by Friday night.
We’ll keep you up to date with all the watches and warnings on 93-3 and A-M 560 KWTO.
A bill proposed in the Missouri House would require high school students to take a driver’s education class to graduate.
Sponsored by State Representative Rodger Reedy, the ‘Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program’ would mandate public schools to offer free driver education for grades 9-12 starting in the 2027-28 school year.
The bill is receiving bipartisan support and aligns with practices in over 30 other states that require driver’s ed for graduation.
A bill proposed in the Missouri House would require high school students to take a driver’s education class to graduate.
Sponsored by State Representative Rodger Reedy, the ‘Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program’ would mandate public schools to offer free driver education for grades 9-12 starting in the 2027-28 school year.
The bill is receiving bipartisan support and aligns with practices in over 30 other states that require driver’s ed for graduation.
Organizers of the Route 66 Festival announced the 2026 lineup for the event on August 7-8, separate from the National Route 66 Centennial Kickoff.
There will be a classic car cruise-in on Friday and Saturday nights.
Notable appearances include custom car designer Dave Kindig and free concerts starting Friday afternoon with performances by various artists, concluding Saturday with Southern Bandits, Molly Healey, Dawson Hollow, The Chronicles, and Sixwire with guest Al Paris, formerly of Kool & the Gang.
Additionally, Branson entertainment will be featured at the Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage.
Here is a link to the City of Springfield website for more information.
Organizers of the Route 66 Festival announced the 2026 lineup for the event on August 7-8, separate from the National Route 66 Centennial Kickoff.
There will be a classic car cruise-in on Friday and Saturday nights.
Notable appearances include custom car designer Dave Kindig and free concerts starting Friday afternoon with performances by various artists, concluding Saturday with Southern Bandits, Molly Healey, Dawson Hollow, The Chronicles, and Sixwire with guest Al Paris, formerly of Kool & the Gang.
Additionally, Branson entertainment will be featured at the Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage.
Here is a link to the City of Springfield website for more information.
Showers and thunderstorms moved into the Ozarks Wednesday morning, dumping dime to nickel, even up to quarter size hail, along with heavy rain.
We have the potential for some of the storms to be strong to severe through Wednesday evening.
The National Weather Service says large hail and damaging wind gusts are the biggest threats, with excessive rainfall and localized flooding possible along and southeast of I-44.
The better threat for severe storms is along and south of I-4.4.
We’ll keep you up to date with any severe weather warnings on 93-3 and AM 560 KWTO.