Springfield MO

Your First Alert Forecast from Tue. morning, May 19, 2026...

A United Airlines flight was struck by lightning twice while en route to Houston, resulting in the flight safely returning to Springfield-Branson National Airport with all passengers and crew members unharmed.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A desperate call for volunteers and supplies after law enforcement seized dozens of dogs from a Newton County Great Dane breeder. Kansas City area rescue, Daisy’s Dane Sanctuary, says 75 dogs, including 36 Great Dane puppies and one Doodle, were taken into protective custody. Sarah...

NIXA, Mo. (KY3) - The rainy weather appears to have played a role in a crash near Nixa that killed a woman from Springfield. It happened around 12:20 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 13 near Delaware Town Road, three miles west of the Nixa city limits. According to the Missouri State...

Springfield residents shared stories of encounters with roaming dogs in the city’s neighborhoods at Monday night’s Springfield City Council meeting. Council is considering changes to Springfield’s animal ordinance. Proposed improvements to the code include raising fees for having a dog running loose and creating and a

Regina Brand, dubbed the “Fraud Queen of St. Peters,” scammed $237K in pandemic aid through fake leases and fraudulent PPP loans. Her schemes, involving falsified documents and inflated payrolls, highlight the vulnerabilities in relief programs. Now facing up to 20 years in prison, her case serves as a stark warning ag

Mark and Payton discuss a potential for showers Tuesday and look ahead to the forecast for the holiday weekend.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -Flags are flying all across the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield on Monday. All day long, volunteers have been placing American Flags next to headstones. When it’s finished, more than 13,000 flags will be waving. Tony Cupples, director of the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, says it speaks..

FAIR GROVE, Mo. (KY3) -When someone gets trapped in a grain bin, the odds are already against them. Purdue University reports that historically, more often than not, the victims don’t survive. In southwest Missouri, one of the only departments with the right equipment to help is in Fair Grove....

Some roadways in the area were temporarily closed or rendered impassable on Monday morning and afternoon after several inches of rain fell in a few short hours. Rain gauges report that nearly 2 inches of rain fell in Columbia through the early afternoon, while the Lake of the Ozarks area saw a reported 2.65 inches near