Springfield MO

“We can only know where we’re going when we know where we’ve been.”. I said this over the air during my brother’s Saturday Morning Shootout Show about a dozen years ago from my perch at Talon Media, a local radio station. Off air, during a commercial break, he told me how smart that sounded and wondered aloud what it...

BATTLEFIELD, MO – A big new roundabout is in the works for an intersection in town. MoDOT is rolling out plans for the new configuration on Route FF/West Bypass at Weaver Road. Improvements would also include widening Weaver from the new roundabout, east to Cloverdale Road. Modot says the improvements will improve...

A couple in Missouri had to stop at Buc-ee's for more than Beaver Nuggets and a bathroom break.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. — A Christian County man has been sentenced after fleeing from law enforcement for an active warrant. According to online court dockets, Clayton Landrigan, born 1993, of Ozark, has been sentenced to five years in the Department of Corrections due to being a prior and persistent offender for a...

CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) -A new state law in Missouri says seniors get a break on their real estate taxes. But, it didn’t say how counties should do that. In Christian County, commissioners put together a senior tax credit. The county collector tells us it does not freeze assessments on property.

Missouri knows comfort food like few other places, and nothing says morning tradition quite like a plate of warm biscuits smothered in thick, savory gravy. Across the state, tucked along quiet streets and hidden in small towns, you’ll find unpretentious breakfast spots where locals gather before sunrise, coffee cups...

Meet & Greet November 14th – Farley Lewis Lecture at the Charlie Norr. On Nov. 14, the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association’s Art Committee welcomed painter and muralist Farley Lewis to the Charlie Norr Community Center for the monthly Woodland Heights Creatives Meet & Greet event. Lewis shared stories of...

Springfield will hold holiday events on weekends through December 20. The Mayor’s Tree Lighting and Holiday Show recently drew about 3,000 people downtown. Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet visitors at Park Central Square. The SGF Holiday Express Train offers free rides from 5 to 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Springfield, Missouri. An Afghan asylum seeker who fought alongside U.S. forces against the Taliban is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Greene County Jail, prompting a federal lawsuit challenging his arrest. Mohammad Ali Dadfar, 37, arrived in the United States with valid parole and work...

We experienced a slice of each at our August baked potato dinner and program presentation. Caleb Sanders from the Springfield-Greene County Park Board staff gave us an informative presentation on the history of our neighborhood and specifically McDaniel Park, including topics such as Samuel M. McCorckle, one of the...