Roughly Between Springfield And Little Rock Is Arkansas’ Hidden Preserve With Professionally Built Trails
Visit Bluffton Preserve and experience the beauty of the Ozark Mountains for yourself. Hidden in these 989 acres of protected woods, you'll find excellent trails and secret swimming holes. The preserve is beautiful all year long, but the best time to visit depends on what you're looking for. In the spring, water...
Serving the Ozarks: Alzheimer’s Association of Springfield
The Alzheimer's Association is working to support those impacted by Alzheimer's disease and striving for a future free from its grasp, with the Walk to End Alzheimer's event on September 27th at Jordan Valley Park aiming to raise $195,000.
MiLB FastCast: Springfield throws no-hitter (6/20/25)
6/20/25: The best MiLB action includes the Springfield Cardinals' combined no-hitter and Spencer Jones' four-hit game.
Mancini Goes Five Strong, Late HR Lifts Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, MO - Darlin Moquete lifted a three-run home run to left field in the seventh inning Saturday night, leading the Cardinals to a 5-3 comeback win over Corpus Christi before 4,172 fans at Hammons Field. Trailing 1-0, the Hooks rallied for a three-spot in the third. Bryce Willits pulled...
Navigating the cost of care can be difficult for loved ones
Brad Eldridge, general manager of Turners Rock in Springfield, Mo., visits with resident, Ruby Melton. Just past Highway 65 on East Sunshine Street in Springfield is Turners Rock. As you pull into the parking lot, you wouldn't know this was a senior living facility. That's because it looks and feels more like a...
Heat wave showing no signs of letting up
Expect temperatures in the 90s and a heat advisory through the weekend, with the next chance for rain unlikely until next weekend.
Heat advisories extend pool hours, open cooling centers in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Greene County for Saturday, June 21, 12 p.m., through Sunday, June 22, 10 p.m. To help residents cool off and stay safe during heat advisories, the Springfield-Greene County Park Board adjusts pool schedules and offers cooling center...
Annual Sertoma Duck Race Festival draws massive crowd
OZARK, Mo. — The 2025 Sertoma Duck Race Festival was held at Finley River Park on June 20 at 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., and June 21 from noon to 10 p.m. Both days featured dozens of food trucks, shop vendors, games, a live concert and of course, the duck races. According to event chairman, Bradley […]
Springfield police investigate fatal shooting early Sunday morning
UPDATE 6/22/25 1:16 p.m.: Springfield police have announced that Lavontae Bennett, 19, of Springfield, was found with a gunshot wound at 4:14 a.m. at West Webster Street. Bennett died at the scene, and his family has been notified. Police believe this to be an isolated incident and that there is no threat to the...
Firework sales start in Missouri, but after inspection
Family mourns 16-year-old boy from Springfield killed in St. Louis over the weekend. A Springfield family is remembering their 16-year-old son, Daniel Stahl, who was killed in St. Louis Sunday morning. Texas County animal rescue group finds several dead dogs in abandoned home. Updated: 2 hours ago. An animal rescue...