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STONE COUNTY, Mo. — A pedestrian has been seriously injured following an incident in Stone County on Saturday, Oct. 18. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash report, a 21-year-old Omaha, Arkansas, man was injured around 7:52 p.m. on Missouri Route DD, three miles south of Branson West, on...

The federal government shutdown enters its third week with no resolution in sight, prompting Ozarks nonprofits to mobilize support for affected federal workers in the region.

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around springfield.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A woman has been hospitalized following a shooting in west Springfield on Sunday, Oct. 19. The Springfield Police Department (SPD) tells Ozarks First that officers responded to Club Rodeo located at 2032 W. Bennett, around 12:20 a.m., after a report of shots being fired on Sunday. Police state that...

Springfield, MO – The National Weather Service in Springfield says the region is nearing its average first freeze date, signaling the seasonal transition into colder weather across southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas. According to climatology data from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center, the average first...

ASH GROVE, MO–Nothing good or bad lasts forever. The Ash Grove Pirates are hoping the latter end of that statement finally applies, tonight. For the last seven years, the Pirates have lost every meeting to their Class 1 District 3 rival, Marionville. Most of the games have been one-sided beatdowns, but last fall, Ash...

An Aurora man was sentenced to a decade in prison for his role in a 2023 DWI-related crash that killed another driver.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Special Olympics of Missouri kicked off its 2025 Outdoor Games this weekend with competitions across multiple venues. State games competition director Craig Hall said the event required extensive planning and volunteer coordination. “We start this process six to nine months out, and we start...

AURORA, Mo. — A man from Aurora was sentenced in court today, Oct. 17, a little over two years after he drove intoxicated and caused the death of another. According to court dockets, Jarod Jay Lueders, born in 1984, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for one count of driving while intoxicated — death […]