Springfield MO

Black History Month is a time to honor the achievements, resilience, and contributions of Black Americans, past and present. It exists to ensure important stories are seen, heard, and valued, and it encourages reflection on how history continues to shape our communities today. While the month highlights national...

Welcome to WET NOSE WEDNESDAYS! In partnership with CARE Animal Rescue, James River Animal hospital, and 105.1 The Bull, we’re on a mission to help find fur-ever homes for some amazing dogs. Each week, we’ll feature a special dog available for adoption right here on our website and across our social media channels.

We didn’t have any 70s on Wednesday, but temperatures were still 5° to 10° warmer than normal. The warm winter pattern won’t let up anytime soon. Today will become mostly cloudy, especially in Central Missouri. A few sprinkles are possible today as well, but most spts stay completely dry. Temperatures will range from...

A planetary alignment will be happening later this month on February 28. Six planets will be visible after sunset: Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. However, the latter two will require a telescope or binoculars. Often referred to as a “planet parade”, the event is rare and doesn’t occur every year. The...

Republic tanning location joins chamber of commerce, offers red light therapy. The ribbon cutting ceremony took place on Feb. 5 during which Young showed the more than 20 attendees their facilities and offerings. Toast UR Bunz has other locations dotted around southwest Missouri, with their Republic spot, located at...

LACLEDE COUNTY, Mo. — A Webster County woman has died after a two-vehicle crash early on Thursday, Feb. 12. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash report, a 34-year-old Niangua, Missouri woman died following the crash around 5:48 a.m. on Highway PP, south of Highway C in Laclede County on Thursday....

Chantry Dean Hale, 47, of Sparta, Missouri, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for first-degree murder and an additional 30 years for armed criminal action after being found guilty of murdering his father, Jimmy Hale, in August 2023.

Investigators set up a tent in front of Nancy Guthrie’s home Thursday morning. (Source: KOLD)

OZARK, Mo. — Authorities have not released details following a heavy police presence reported Wednesday night near the exit of U.S. Highway 65 and State Highway F just outside Ozark. Witnesses told Ozarks First they saw law enforcement vehicles arriving “from all directions” around 8:40 p.m. A vehicle reportedly came...

6 SHORT FILMS FROM THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a collection of eye-opening short films, will screen in Springfield, Missouri this month. The Library Center will be hosting the local Premiere of the short film collection on February 28th, 2026. 6 SHORTS is a collection of alternative award-winning short films that...