Springfield MO

Four additional tornadoes are confirmed to have touched down Sunday night in southwest Missouri. The first to touch down shortly before 7 o’clock was first reported earlier this week; an EF-0 in Greene County near the town of Battlefield. That tornado packed winds of 70 mph with a path that was 50 yards wide and was on

Our beloved husband, dad, grandpa, brother, uncle, and highly respected, lifelong “differencemaker” in the Lebanon community, Dr. Tom F. Luthy, Jr., passed away Monday, June 1, in Springfield, Missouri. He was born on the family farm on April 9, 1939, in Lebanon, Missouri, the first son born to proud parents Thomas Fra

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — If you’re looking for a job this summer, there is an upcoming event that you might be interested in checking out. Career Fair, hosted by Springfield Public Schools, is giving those in the area an opportunity to learn about new openings. At this time, Springfield Public Schools are looking for mainten

Communities across the country increasingly are confronting the potential development of data centers. With similar controversies popping up in the Ozarks, Stone County leaders have decided to place a year-long moratorium on data centers and similar projects. Last week, the Stone County Commission presented a resolutio

CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Mo. — Jesse Howald has seen his share of tornado damage, most notably assisting with search and rescue during the deadly 2011 tornado in Joplin. However, he didn’t think his home would be underneath a tornado. “We were sitting out in the yard and talking about how beautiful it was out here and […]

More than 100 Missouri National Guard soldiers with the 1136th Military Police Company were recognized during a deployment ceremony in Springfield, with family members, friends, and community supporters showing their support before the soldiers departed.

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Mo. — A Taney County woman is accused of leaving a child home alone for more than two hours before a neighbor found the child in the roadway, “scared,” according to court documents. Alysha Strum, born in 1993, is charged in Taney County with three counts of felony first-degree, first-offense child endan

A heat advisory is in effect from noon today through 7 AM on Wednesday with temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s, and a weak cold front late on Thursday will bring the first batch of storms to the Ozarks with a 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather.

Joe Barr, a 66-year-old ultra-endurance cyclist, is attempting to set a Guinness World Record by riding the entire length of Route 66 in just eight days, making him the fastest and oldest cyclist to complete the feat.

The Springfield National Weather Service has confirmed five separate tornadoes from Sunday's storms, with the most powerful being an EF-1 in Western Douglas County with winds up to 100 mph.