Springfield MO

Last week may have marked the official start of summer, but I’m declaring today the unofficial start as summer-like heat has finally returned to the Ozarks. If you spent any time outside today, you certainly felt it. High temperatures climbed into the 90s, while heat index values topped 100 degrees in several locations

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)- 9-year-old Ava Deckard was just like any other kid her age. One day, she began showing symptoms of different infections. The doctors told her not to worry. But one night after work, her doctor called. “The doctor called, about, probably 7 o’clock at night, and so we...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A local restaurant is serving as a collection point for supplies headed to Venezuela following a devastating earthquake. Boxes stacked outside Caracas House on West Battlefield Road are labeled with handwritten tags — children’s clothes, medicine and food — as community members drop off donatio

A woman from Oklahoma was injured Sunday morning in a boating incident on Table Rock Lake near the dam in Stone County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. and involved a 2026 Aloha pontoon operated by a 44-year-old man from Newalla, Oklahoma. The boat was t

A Heat Advisory goes into effect at noon today for areas north of the state line. Even if you’re in northern Arkansas counties not included in the advisory, conditions will still be very hot.

Part of Mt. Vernon Street in Springfield will be closed for approximately one week starting Monday, June 29th, to allow crews to work on sewer maintenance and replacement.

WILLARD, Mo. (KY3) - Willard’s Freedom Fest filled a local park with vendor booths, music, watermelon-eating contests and more ahead of an evening fireworks show. Edward Sands, Willard’s Parks and Recreation director, said the event has been a fixture in the community since he took the job. “It’s...

A longstanding event will continue in Springfield on Independence Day. The Midtown Neighborhood Association has been hosting the Midtown Old-Fashioned 4th of July Parade and Celebration for 35 years. It’s a way for people to celebrate the holiday in one of Springfield’s historic neighborhoods. "Our neighborhood was fir

The National Weather Service in Springfield confirmed that an EF-1 tornado in Douglas County and an EF-0 tornado in Webster County touched down during severe storms on Friday, June 26, causing tree and other damage, but no injuries were reported.

Darren Webber is the uncle of four family members who went over Lake Springfield Dam on June 14, and is grateful for the help of the Springfield Fire Department in rescuing 12-year-old Aurelie, while the search for 40-year-old Taylor Stawny continues.