Springfield MO

OZARK, Mo. — As of Friday, Sept. 11, diesel prices in the U.S. broke $6 per gallon — the highest they’ve been in U.S. history. The national average rose to $6.05 Friday. Today, Missouri’s average diesel price sits right below that $6 record high at $5.91. According to AAA, that’s the highest recorded average price […]

TANEY COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an increase in reported rabies exposures across the country, and health officials say it is a reminder to take precautions at home. The warning comes as bats found in Greene County recently tested positive for...

The ninth annual pickleball tournament honoring the life of a Springfield special education teacher was held Sunday morning.

They were set up to look like arcades. Federal prosecutors say they were really illegal gambling businesses, and a third defendant has now admitted his part. Sunilkumar N. Patel, 53, a citizen of India who lives in New York, pleaded guilty Sept. 3 in the case over six arcade-style businesses in southwest Missouri, acco

A southwest Missouri man, charged with murder for the death of a woman in a motel room in Columbia, faces upgraded charges. Nicholas Ayres, 35, of Crane, was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree domestic assault resulting in serious physical injury last month. But on Friday, Ayres was indicted by a public

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Friends and coworkers gathered at Mama G’s Kitchen in downtown Springfield to remember Tesia Ta, who died after a car crash on Sept. 2, and to support coworker Kayle Moore, who was seriously injured in the crash. Police said Moore was turning her SUV into...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Indian national pleaded guilty in federal court for his involvement in a multi-million-dollar illegal gambling conspiracy occurring at six locations in southwest Missouri, according to the United State's Attorney. Sunilkumar N. Patel, 53, a resident of the state of New York, pleaded guilty before.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Two cars crashed early Sunday morning in Springfield. According to Springfield Police, the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. after a person driving a Dodge Charger ran a red light at W. Chestnut Expwy and N. Grant Ave., hitting a Toyota Prius. Police said the Charger flipped...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - About 350 people registered for NAMI Southwest Missouri’s Neon Night 5K and walk in Springfield, an event centered on remembering people lost to suicide. Louie Trujillo ran his first 5K to remember two friends he lost to suicide, Jose Carranza and a man he knew...

REPUBLIC, Mo. (KY3) -Arts in the Park kicked off at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield with live brass music on Saturday. The performance marks the Northwest Arkansas Heritage Brass Ensemble’s first time back at the battlefield since 2023. Known for bringing historic brass band music to life, the group...