Springfield MO

Beginning Monday, drivers should expect more traffic delays on Business 13 near Missouri Route 265 as the Missouri Department of Transportation starts a series of sidewalk and entrance upgrades aimed at meeting Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.

Two accidents over the weekend in Ozark County sent four people to the hospital with one of them being airlifted to Springfield. Both accidents occurred at 4:20 Saturday afternoon, keeping emergency personnel in the county busy. The most serious involved a motorcycle hitting another vehicle. The driver of the motorcycl

A federal jury has convicted a Springfield, Missouri, man of possessing distributive quantities of methamphetamine during three separate incidents spanning nearly two years. Jeremy Whitcher, 45, was found guilty on three counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Court records show Whitcher repr

A Heat Advisory goes into effect Monday at 1 p.m. and continues until 7 p.m. Tuesday as heat index values could climb as high as 108°.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Two Springfield agencies worked together to rescue a man after receiving notice of an individual stuck in a storm drain on Sunday, July 19. Lieutenant Michael Ramsey with Springfield Police tells Ozarks First that officials responded around 5:49 p.m. near the intersection of Market and Lombard for th

What was meant to be a summer day by the pool ended in heartbreak for a Springfield family, after a 5-year-old boy drowned Sunday evening at the Bennett Spring State Park campground pool. When first responders arrived, they found adults already performing CPR. The child was rushed to a hospital in Kansas City, where he

One of the most enduring collectors of Ozarks folk culture, Gordon McCann spent decades of his life building relationships, recording (with a literal recorder) stories and songs from across the region, playing music, and serving as a point-of-contact for folks from "off" who wanted to learn more about the Ozarks. His i

Good Saturday morning. Another hot and humid day is on tap across the Ozarks with mostly sunny skies, turning partly cloudy this afternoon.

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Residents, businesses and nonprofit organizations in seven southwest Missouri counties can now apply for low-interest federal disaster loans tied to severe weather that struck the region in late April. The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency announced the assistance after the U.S. Small Business Administration i