Fotsch & Friends Comes To An End At KTTS
Longtime Springfield MO personality Jay Fotsch is departing mornings at SummitMedia Country 94.7 KTTS at the end of the week. Fotsch has hosted mornings at KTTS with Chelsea Banner since February 2024. He previously had a 23 year run at sister CHR “Power 96.5” KSPW Sparta starting in 2001 and hosting mornings there...
Springfield Lutheran High School readies for inaugural year
Springfield Lutheran High School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the start of its first year of instruction, providing a Lutheran education for pre-K through 8th-grade students in the Ozarks.
New book-sharing box installed in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — An event in Springfield marked the first of two book-sharing box installations in Missouri. Brightspeed and Little Free Library partnered to bring a book-sharing box installation to the Glenstone Hills neighborhood on Aug. 13. The collaboration helps bring books to communities known as “book...
Springfield’s next musical ambassador prepares for Japan trip
Jimmy Rea is a proud Ozarkian with deep ties to the music community. With 2 decades of creative entrepreneurship underfoot, Jimmy has toured coast to coast and around the world with acoustic acts The HillBenders and Keller Williams. Spearheading numerous musical groups, recording projects, and live music events,...
Springfield Art Museum renovation making progress
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Construction of the revamped Springfield Art Museum is on track for its target re-opening date of 2028, its 100th anniversary. The Springfield Art Museum says Phase 1 construction began in March 2025 and has been fully funded. One of Phase 1’s biggest additions to its new museum is a 20-foot-tall...
Drone video shows Division, Eastgate, LeCompte construction
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Progress is being made on a set of interconnected road projects that will ultimately improve traffic while also opening up a corner of the city for new development. In recent months, contractors have been working on widening LeCompte Road north of Division St-Route YY. Another project is the...
On Your Side: Renter scam, bogus background check
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - On Your Side has warned you for years, and now the rent scam has a new twist. If you rent or know someone who does, ensure they’re aware of this before signing their next lease. Before we get to the new twist, here’s how the...
St. Louis man sentenced to 110 months for illegal gun possession
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A St. Louis man has been sentenced in federal court following an incident in Christian County. According to a United States Department of Justice press release, Michael Lamont Miller, 44, has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison without parole, to be followed by three years of supervised...
Children’s Mercy expanding pediatric care to southwest Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KCTV) - A partnership between Children’s Mercy and Mercy Springfield Communities will bring expanded services to southwest Missouri, the organization announced Thursday. Children’s Mercy said the hospital will expand pediatric services in Springfield, Missouri, under a new partnership that will have...
Springfield, MO Weather Warning: Dangerous Heatwave Hits Friday Through Monday — Stay Off Roads...
Springfield, Missouri – Missouri residents face a dangerously hot weekend as a heat advisory goes into effect Friday at noon, with heat index values climbing as high as 106°F. The National Weather Service has issued the advisory for central, southwest, and west-central Missouri, including Springfield, Joplin, and...