Springfield MO

An ongoing project to ensure the future of our drinking water and the wildlife that call our lakes home. Conservation, nature and utility workers in Springfield are launching another floating wetland Wednesday at Fellows Lake. The goal of the man-made floating wetland is to improve water quality and create an aquatic...

SPRINGFIELD, MO. – One of the bluest buildings in the Ozarks is undergoing a major remodel that’ll alter the look of the longtime landmark. In recent days, construction crews have started work on a major multi-million-dollar makeover of the Assemblies of God National Office at 1445 N. Boonville Ave. A rendering on...

BRANSON WEST, Mo. (KY3) - Fire destroyed a mobile home and a camp trailer in Branson West. According to an online post by the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District, firefighters were called to the blaze around 1:30 pm Wednesday. Firefighters were able to put the blaze out and prevent...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Eight days after a powerful storm hit the Ozarks, people are still cleaning up the vast amount of debris left behind. The Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management says more volunteers are needed for storm relief efforts. Throughout the county you’ll find no shortage of downed...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A Greene County judge sentenced a man from Springfield to 12 years in prison, for assaulting two people at the downtown library. Michael Wallace, 35, entered a guilty plea this week to a pair of felony assault charges. He was scheduled to stand trial next week.

Springfield City Councilman Brandon Jenson addressed City Council on Monday and urged the city to use its rainy day funds to help pay for the cleanup from last week's storm, while also encouraging the community to volunteer to help their neighbors.

I love being the Marionville Applefest vendor director, working with all these vendors that come to our small community to sell their wares. I have been working with our vendors for about nine years now. Friendships formed and revived each year. We have small businesses, food vendors and those special craft vendors.

What do the Catholic Cardinals eat during the conclave? Have you ever had a desire to take Mom out for an Aldi dining experience? And no Real ID? No problem at Krispy Kreme! Learn more in today’s edition of Coffee Break with Angela Luna and Tom Schmidt with Ozarks First.

After 16 years as a registered nurse, Sabrina Barratt returned to school to become a nurse practitioner. Shortly after starting her new role at the Access Family Care clinics in Monett and Aurora, she received life-changing news: a stage four colon cancer diagnosis. “There was no family history or anything....

The new subdivision plan, dubbed Chimney Rock, is controversial among nearby neighbors in southeast Springfield. The plans would open up Arcadia Avenue, which currently terminates with a cul-de-sac in the existing Chimney Hills subdivision, and connect it to the future Chimney Rock subdivision. Residents believe...