Springfield MO

Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan presented her annual State of the Schools address Thursday morning hosted by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce. Lathan gave an update on school construction as part of that address. And she did so inside the newly finished Pipkin Middle School, which i

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State University officials unveiled a long-term vision Thursday for upgrading the school’s athletic facilities, with renovations to historic McDonald Arena expected to be the first project to take off.  The university’s Board of Governors accepted a presentation outlining the athletics maste

The Springfield Fire Department has installed Naloxone Resource Distribution Boxes at each of the city’s 13 fire stations. Naloxone can quickly reverse an opioid overdose and save lives. There are now more than 25 locations in Springfield where anyone can access the medication for free, no questions asked. The...

It is quiet now, but McDonald Arena (built in 1940) used to come to life when it was the home to back-to-back NAIA champions. “Those stairs that go up and down, well after practice we ran all around those things a number of times,” said Jerry Anderson (SMS 1951-1955).

CROSS TIMBERS, Mo. (KY3) - A 32-year-old Fordland man died Thursday afternoon after his car ran off U.S. 65, struck a culvert, became airborne, and hit a power pole and a tree, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The vehicle, a 2011 Chevrolet Impala, was traveling northbound at the...

Current and past members of the Springfield Public Schools. All girl drum and bugle corps honored their history at an All-Corps event last Friday, marking the end of summer and the impending school year, with marches from both current drum corps, the Central High Kilties and the Parkview Lassies, and performances from

A Papa John's location in Springfield is scheduled to host a Back-to-School Bash where the first 200 children can receive free backpacks filled with school supplies.

JOPLIN, MISSOURI — Destructive winds are possible today across the Ozarks and Great Plains, with Wichita, Joplin and Springfield, Missouri falling under a Slight Risk, Level 2 out of 5, according to an outlook updated at 1:53 AM ET Thursday, August 6. A stationary front will combine with strong instability and moderate

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — A Marginal Risk, Level 1 out of 5, for severe weather stretches from parts of the central Plains through the mid Mississippi Valley, Arizona and the southern High Plains today, according to the Storm Prediction Center’s outlook issued at 11:32 AM CDT by forecasters Gleason and Lyons. Three separ

Missouri has joined an expanded list of states facing a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to Mexican iceberg lettuce, while officials monitor a separate multistate salmonella outbreak involving jalapeño peppers.