Missouri educators react to risk of funding shortfall for public schools
REPUBLIC, Mo. — Educators are reacting to the Missouri Board of Education’s decision to not recommend a funding increase for the 2028 fiscal year. On Tuesday, the board directed the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to keep its foundation-formula request at $4.28 billion, the same level as the current fi
Kurt Allen Band bringing free blues-rock show to Springfield
The Kurt Allen Band will bring its Rockin' the Blues USA Tour to Pappy's Place in Springfield with a free performance at 6 p.m. Sept. 18. The show is scheduled at Pappy's Place, 943 N. Main Ave., according to a community announcement. Additional information is available by calling (417) 368-0000 or visiting pappysplace
What’s Going Around: CoxHealth unveils new robotics-driven lab technology to speed up patient testing
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - CoxHealth celebrated the opening of a major expansion to its laboratory services in Springfield, bringing in new technology and robotics designed to streamline testing for patients and doctors. The upgrade includes new equipment from Siemens along with a robotics line that automates several ste
‘It hurts donations in general’: Southwest Missouri donation bins overflowing, wasting donations
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -Donation bins intended to help local families in need are increasingly being treated as dumping grounds, creating piles of ruined items across southwest Missouri parking lots. Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters Leslie Birdwell says her non-profit organization tends to the donation bi
Springfield man charged after allegedly kicking person 30 times
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield man has been charged after police responded to an alleged assault in which the victim said he was kicked around 30 times on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Joseph Doyle Jr., born in 1992, has been charged with first-degree assault with serious physical injury in Greene County Circuit Court, accordin
Record heat the rest of the week
Springfield experienced its fifth 100-degree day of September amid an ongoing heat dome, with slightly higher rain chances midweek before a cooling trend begins early next week.
Drought stress causing early leaf browning across the Ozarks
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Several Ozarks counties are in extreme drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. Texas, Barry, Lawrence, Stone, and Taney counties are listed in extreme drought, while the rest of the Ozarks is mostly in severe or moderate drought. Trees across the region are showing brown,...
It’s time once again for the Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale. This...
The Fall Friends of the Library Book Sale opens in Springfield Tuesday night, September 15, with a Friends Night Preview sale. Current members and anyone who purchases a $5 membership at the door may attend. The sale runs through Sunday. On Monday, an army of volunteers was busy at the...
Springfield celebrates completion of northeast infrastructure improvements
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A number of major infrastructure improvements in northeast Springfield are now complete. Leaders from government and local business took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning near Springfield Underground. The event celebrated the widening of Le Compte Road and the extension of Eastga
Springfield’s Cider Days scheduled for Sept. 19 and 20
The Cider Days festival, featuring regional arts, crafts, music, food, and apple cider, is scheduled to return to Historic Walnut Street in Springfield, Mo., on September 19 and 20, 2026.
