Springfield MO

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is updating federal standards to improve how car seats are tested.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Rolla Police and family members are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who has been reported missing. A flyer shared by the Rolla Police Department identifies the man as Joey Schmidt, who was last seen in Springfield. The flyer includes a recent photo and urges anyone with information...

BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) - OSHA fined a Springfield company $8,300 after a water main break killed one of its workers in Branson last August. The federal agency said Emery Sapp and Sons failed to properly train and educate its employees to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions. The break occurred on...

Chad Vierrather of Aurora, Mo. was arrested in connection to a string of burglaries in the area, clearing at least eight cases, though he is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A Greene County jury found Thomas David Norton guilty of domestic assault in the first degree, tampering with a witness, and tampering with a victim following a two-day trial in Greene County Circuit Court. Norton, 33, of Springfield, was convicted after the jury deliberated for...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield woman has been arrested after being accused of threatening to shoot an individual on Tuesday, March 24. According to online court dockets, Je’Aughnna Smith, born in 1992, has been charged with a felony of unlawful use of a weapon and a misdemeanor of driving while impaired in the...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway sent cease and desist letters to 33 unlicensed retailers, including two in the Springfield area, accused of selling intoxicating cannabis and marijuana products outside of the law. The attorney general demanded that the...

REPUBLIC, Mo. (KY3) - Drivers in Republic should expect traffic slowdowns near the intersection of U.S. 60 and Oakwood. MoDOT will make repairs to the westbound stoplight after a dump truck damaged it. Traffic will be reduced to one lane on Wednesday and Thursday as crews work to install temporary lights.

One person is injured following a two-vehicle accident in Crawford County. The crash occurred just before 1pm Tuesday afternoon northeast of Frontenac at the intersections of North Free Kings Highway and US-160. A 2023 Freightliner driven by 55-year-old Michael Hampton of Walnut Grove, Missouri, was stopped at a stop...

A bicyclist was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by an SUV that fled the scene, and Springfield police are currently searching for the vehicle.