Springfield to move forward with ‘Ungap the Map’ project as $24.8 million in grant...
The City of Springfield will fill 3.14 miles of gaps in the west side greenway trail system with a nearly $25 million federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity or RAISE grant it was awarded in 2024. City Council Monday night approved an ordinance allowing the city to take...
ChatGPT acted as a virtual accomplice by providing damage control advice in 17-vehicle vandalism...
ChatGPT reportedly advised Ryan Schaefer on avoiding detection after a 17 vehicle vandalism spree. BY: OpenAI/YouTube. ChatGPT‘s private conversations became evidence in a Missouri vandalism case after a college student reportedly sought advice on avoiding detection. Ryan Schaefer, 20, admitted to damaging 17 vehicles
Missouri zoo animals use old firehoses as furniture
WILLARD, Mo. — The Willard Fire Department has been donating its old fire hoses to the Dickerson Park Zoo for a few years. Fire hoses are required to pass a pressure test for use. If they fail, they are used for training purposes or are disposed of. The Dickerson Park Zoo asked Willard Fire if they could have the unuse
On Your Side: Rental home scams hit Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — Finding an affordable rental in Springfield is tough enough, but imagine paying nearly $1,800, moving your family in, and then being told you are trespassing. That is the reality one local family is facing. It started with what seemed like the perfect listing on Facebook...
Springfield historic church reopens after sitting vacant for over a decade
A century-old landmark tied to pivotal American civil rights history is officially open once again in Springfield.
Ribbon cut on Darr Family Foundation HUB
Dozens of local nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, local and state politicians and representatives from the Darr Family Foundation and Community Partnership of the Ozarks convened for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly refurbished, renamed and rededicated Darr Family Foundation HUB at the O’Reilly Center for Hope.
Springfield man airlifted after bicycle crash on Missouri highway
BUTLER COUNTY, Mo. — A Springfield man was seriously injured Friday morning after a bicycle crash in southeast Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the wreck happened around 11:10 a.m. Sept. 25 on Missouri Route 51, about two miles south of Broseley, in Butler County. The report said a
Steam-O-Rama posts big numbers, bigger engines
Attendance was high despite a sweltering weekend at the annual Steam-O-Rama, south of Halltown. According to Shelley Elliott, Secretary for the Ozarks Steam Engine Association, which hosts the steam show every year, attendance was up more than 30 percent as an estimated 10,000 individuals attended the annual show at th
Springfield man receives prison term for firearms possession
A Springfield, Missouri, man has been sentenced to federal prison for unlawfully possessing firearms while using a controlled substance. Jayden Lamar Wright, 21, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Megan Blair Benton to 84 months, or seven years, in federal prison without parole. He was also ordered to serve
Out of the Darkness Walk in Battlefield, Mo., will bring together people affected by...
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is getting ready to remember lives lost and support their family members and friends in Greene County. The 4th annual Out of the Darkness Walk is this Saturday, Sept. 26, at Battlefield City Park.
