Gervais native shows IT chops at national competition
Uriel Aguilar Torres, from Gervais, was among the students from Oregon Tech’s Applied Computing & Geomatics (ACG) Department who traveled to Missouri State University in the spring to compete in America’s Innovate IT Collegiate Conference (AITCC), a national competition featuring hands-on, real-world challenges in information technology and cybersecurity.
Controlled burn planned at Springfield Yardwaste Recycling Center
The City of Springfield will conduct a controlled burn of a large brush pile at the Springfield Yardwaste Center on May 8, which may last several hours to a few days, and will close several roads and trails in the area.
Crime in Your Neighborhood Digital Extra: Check out the list of wanted fugitives in...
KY3’s Tyler Wayne and Crime Stoppers’ Danielle Ellzey look at this week’s fugitives. Anyone with information on the suspects’ whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 417-869-8477.
Timken Sells Off Belts, Gives Springfield Plant the Final Cut
North Canton-based The Timken Company, the longtime maker of engineered bearings and industrial-motion parts, is cashing out of its belts business and, in the process, pulling the plug on its Springfield, Missouri belts plant later this year, a shutdown that will wipe out hundreds of local manufacturing jobs. The company announced on May 1 that it will sell the belts operation to...
Replica of original 1972 Bass Pro sign goes up at Johnny Morris’ first store
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A replica of a vintage 1972 sign is once again standing outside the original Bass Pro Shops location on South Campbell Avenue in Springfield, welcoming store leaders back to where the outdoor retail giant began. The sign, recently reinstalled by Bass Pro Shops ahead of this week’s gathering of General Managers in […]
Springfield man in custody after armed car theft and pursuit with police
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield man is in custody after being accused of stealing a vehicle and threatening individuals with a pistol in different events. According to online court dockets, David Basham Jr., born in 1995, has been charged with vehicle hijacking – serious physical injury, aggravated fleeing a stop and first-degree tampering with a […]
Woman burned in Sparta, Mo., bonfire accident takes first legal step
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A woman badly burned in a bonfire accident in Sparta last month is taking the first legal step. A new court filing says Aubrey Dye expects to sue the man who poured gasoline or another accelerant onto an active fire. The sudden flare-up burned three people, including Dye and her boyfriend, Gabe McDaniel.
Woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries
A 62-year-old Tecumseh woman was airlifted to Cox South Hospital in Springfield following an April 21 crash on Highway 160, about five miles east of Gainesville. According to the report, the woman was riding as a passenger in a 2022 Tesla Model Y driven by a 67-year-old Tecumseh man when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway...
Man sentenced for killing woman, leaving body in suitcase
The man who kidnapped and killed a McDonald County woman in 2019 will spend decades in prison for the crime.
Mother sues 6 after son fatally shot in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A mother is suing six people in Greene County Circuit Court after her son was shot and killed during an incident in 2023. The petition filed on Tuesday, May 5, states Catina Morton as the plaintiff against defendants Rominn Wagoner, Antonio Pettus, Crystal Duke, Amber Holt, Autumn Cowens and Tyler Tennis. The […]
