Cell phone policy summary for many schools across the Ozarks
As the new school year rolls around, OzarksFirst is checking with districts across the Ozarks about how they plan on implementing the new cell phone ban for the school day, sparked statewide from Senate Bill 68. This round up is simply a summary, and parents are encouraged to visit the student’s district’s code of...
Serving the Ozarks: I Support the Girls
I Support the Girls - The Ozarks is a local chapter of the international nonprofit organization that provides essential items to women and girls experiencing homelessness and poverty, and has donated over 99,000 products to over 13,000 women and girls to date.
Springfield Police Department rookie hopes to set an example for her children in new...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - For a new recruit with the Springfield Police Department, finding a new career in law enforcement has been something she has always felt was pulling her towards. Nelson Mandela once said, “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”...
Clever man pleads guilty to trafficking firearms
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A man from Christian County pleaded guilty in federal court today for illegally possessing seven firearms. According to a United States Department of Justice news release, Dakota Mitchell, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic firearms, one count of trafficking firearms, and one...
Fort Leonard Wood conservation officers work with Missouri zoo to save bald eagle
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (August 13, 2025) — An American bald eagle is soaring through the skies over Fort Leonard Wood once again due to the combined efforts of Fort Leonard Wood Conservation Law Enforcement and the veterinary staff of the Dickerson Park Zoo, located in Springfield, Missouri. According...
What’s Going Around: CoxHealth introduces new aortic aneurysm procedure
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - New technology at CoxHealth in Springfield is providing patients with aortic aneurysms access to a newly FDA-approved procedure called Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis, or TAMBE. “Your aorta is the biggest blood vessel that runs from your heart down to go to your legs, and as it’s...
City of Springfield auctioning off surplus vehicles
The City of Springfield is holding a two-week auction for 40 surplus vehicles, with starting bids of $100, and proceeds going towards City departments, the general fund, or the grantor that originally purchased the vehicles.
Ozarks Tech opens new training center to power Missouri’s workforce
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - A new facility dedicated to workforce development in high-demand fields that power and feed Missouri communities opened on Wednesday at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Richwood Valley Campus in Ozark. College leadership, industry partners, faculty, and students...
Another Honor Flight returns home to Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Another Honor Flight returned home to Springfield on Wednesday. Around 80 veterans and their guardians were greeted at Springfield-Branson National Airport after spending the day in Washington, D.C. The veterans served in Korea and Vietnam. They visited Arlington National Cemetery, along with...
Nixa City Council discussing a permit for a taproom in a neighborhood amid mixed...
NIXA, Mo. (KY3) - On Tuesday’s Nixa city council meeting, the council is expected to hear the first reading of Council bill 2025-25 that seeks to grant a special use permit to build a taproom in the middle of a neighborhood. This move has mixed views from people living near the proposed site.
