Springfield MO

Springfield, Missouri – Fires could spread rapidly across southern Missouri this afternoon as wind gusts reach up to 35 mph and humidity drops as low as 25 percent before 6 p.m. Sunday. According to the National Weather Service in Springfield, hot, dry, and windy conditions are creating elevated to...

More than 100 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers collaborated over a one-week period to arrest and charge 101 individuals in connection with federal investigations targeting violent crime. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the results of “Operation Spring Cleaning,” a coordinated, multi-agency...

The occupants of a two-story home escape without injury after a late afternoon fire on Thursday. According to a post from the Southern Stone County Fire Protection, they along with Branson Firefighters were requested to aid the Western Taney County Fire Protection District in battling a residential structure fire on...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. — Authorities are responding to a series of crashes along eastbound Interstate 44 near Mount Vernon. This comes after an initial fatal wreck involving a semi-truck fire Sunday afternoon West of Mount Vernon. Lawrence County Sheriff Brad Delay says deputies have worked six crashes in the area. The...

Update : Jasper County Coroner James Harrison confirms to KOAM’s Shannon Becker the motorcyclist, Gabriel Royer , 40, died in a Springfield hospital. Next of kin are notified.

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. - One person is dead and another is seriously injured in a one-vehicle semi crash in southwest Missouri. MSHP stated that the

Besides the connection between human value and voting rights, I’m beginning to believe Christianity is the start, foundation, and guarantor of it all. With direct cause, everything important to our Western civilization: our freedoms, rights, and way of business, I believe has a Christian basis. For example, while...

The City of Ozark is hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 5:30 PM at 205 North 1st Street to help residents understand what it means to become a charter city. City staff will explain the charter process, describe the role of a charter commission, and answer questions from attendees. The goal is to...

High temperatures Sunday will be in the upper 80s in Springfield and return to the low 90s along the state line points south into northern Arkansas.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Unseasonably warm temperatures brought people outdoors across the Ozarks on Saturday, a sharp shift from the cold and windy conditions seen just days earlier. Forecasters say the warm‑up is only beginning, with the potential for record‑breaking heat through the weekend. At Clay Henshaw Memorial...