Scooter’s Coffee to offer free medium drink, stickers to nurses and healthcare workers
Scooter's Coffee locations will thank their community healthcare workers with a free medium drink on Tuesday, May 6. The promotion kicks off National Nurses Week, which runs May 6-12. Any nurse or healthcare worker can receive one free medium drink of their choice with a valid work ID. Healthcare Heroes stickers will...
Two more tornadoes confirmed in southwest Missouri during last week’s severe storms
Two more tornadoes are added to Missouri’s tally from last Tuesday’s round of severe storms. The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado touched down just west of Fair Grove, in Greene County, around 9:40 Tuesday morning. It headed southeast for about five miles begore dissipating just west of Highway 65. The...
Andy’s Frozen Custard® Turns 40 — And Hits the Road with the ‘Sweet Since...
May 05, 2025 // Franchising.com // Springfield, MO — In 2026, Andy’s Frozen Custard® is celebrating 40 delicious years and the party is just getting started. The frozen custard and treat shop is rolling out a high-energy birthday bash called the “Sweet Since ’86: Andy’s Frozen Custard® 40th Anniversary Tour,” a...
Springfield USPS worker, who is blind, retires after more than 40 years of service
Donning a sash and a smile, Frank Facio celebrated his last day as an employee of the U.S. Postal Service ahead of his retirement April 30. With a postal service career spanning more than 40 years, he was forced to adjust his work and lifestyle when he began to lose his eyesight in his twenties. As one of only a few...
One day left to drop off storm debris for free at two Greene County...
One-year-old dies after crash on a Missouri interstate; traffic was stopped for an animal. A one-year-old girl has died after a crash involving a semi-truck in McDonald County Saturday evening. Volunteers help clean up storm damage in Greene County neighborhoods. Updated: May. 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM CDT. Volunteers...
City Utilities reports 566 customers still without power
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — City Utilities (CU) has been continuing to repair all the power outages from Tuesday, April 29. In a Facebook post on Sunday morning, CU announced there are now currently 566 customers still without power as of 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 4. CU said they have 300 personnel of crews, contractors and […]
Woman seriously injured after being hit by a car while riding a bicycle
One-year-old dies after crash on a Missouri interstate; traffic was stopped for an animal. A one-year-old girl has died after a crash involving a semi-truck in McDonald County Saturday evening. Volunteers help clean up storm damage in Greene County neighborhoods. Updated: May. 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM CDT. Volunteers...
Man airlifted after serious car crash
HOWELL COUNTY, Mo. (KAIT) - A 53-year-old man was airlifted to a Springfield hospital after a single-vehicle crash seriously injured him. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened on Sunday, May 4, at 11:15 in Howell County, five miles east of Lanton on Highway 142. The man was...
Missouri Weather Update: Rain and Thunderstorms Return to Springfield by Tuesday Afternoon
Springfield, Mo. – Much of Missouri will stay dry and mild through Monday, but rain and thunderstorms are expected to roll into the Ozarks by Tuesday afternoon, bringing a soggy midweek stretch to cities like Springfield, Branson, and West Plains. According to the National Weather Service in Springfield,...
Christian County man charged for first-degree murder
LAWERENCE COUNTY, Mo. — A Christian County man has been charged with first-degree murder in Lawrence County. According to online court dockets, Austin Michael Stone, born in 2000, has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm. The...
