On Your Side: Better Business Bureau offers tips for choosing assisted living facilities
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - During Older Americans Month, the Better Business Bureau has advice for older adults and their family members who are choosing an assisted living facility. Older Americans Month is a time to recognize older adults’ contributions, learn about aging, and encourage older adults
How one tick bite sparked a new farm-to-table business model
Farm-to-table is not a new concept, but for some Missouri farmers, it became a new opportunity to generate business with a Springfield restaurant. For years, Alec and Katrina Hagan have been battling dietary restrictions from lupus (her) to Alpha-gal syndrome (him). “I was brush-hogging — my parents bought some propert
Enjoy the next 48 hours – changes begin this weekend
After several days of dry, warm, and sunny weather, a few weak disturbances will bring scattered pop-up showers and storms this weekend, followed by more widespread rain and thunderstorms early next week.
Catch-a-Crook: Aurora Police Department looking for theft suspect from local store
The Aurora Police Department is searching for a man suspected of stealing from a local store three times in the same week.
Springfield DWI incident: Children test positive for drugs
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Recent court dockets filed reveal a 2025 incident where a Springfield woman drove while impaired with two children, with the kids later testing positive for methamphetamine. According to online court dockets, Danielle Koester, born in 1993, has been charged with felonies of two counts of endangering
New all-inclusive park opens in Mount Vernon
The park is one of several projects the city has planned for its 2026 improvement efforts. The concept of this project was first introduced by former City Administrator Max Springer, who retired in 2021.
“The mOTHER Road: Stories of the African American Experience on Route 66” to open...
Missouri State University’s new exhibit, titled “The mOTHER Road: Stories of the African American Experience on Route 66,” will open June 3 at the Benton Avenue AME Church in Springfield, Missouri. The exhibit will be up through Aug. 29. The renovated church, located on the Drury University...
Mercy, Children’s Mercy celebrate milestone at future pediatric center in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Mercy and Children’s Mercy celebrated a major milestone at the site of a future pediatric center. The final beam was hoisted into place on Monday afternoon just off U.S. 65 between Springfield and Ozark. That is where the O’Reilly Pediatric Center is expected to open by the end of the year.
Teen survives lightning strike
A 19-year-old who was struck by lightning while fishing was back in the same spot just 24 hours later. (KFDM, BEECH GROVE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT., CNN)
Christian County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement for Clever
There has been a change in law enforcement coverage for the town of Clever.

















