Springfield MO

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Greene County jury convicted a Springfield man on Tuesday, March 24, for assaulting his girlfriend and trying to silence her. After a two-day trial in the Greene County Circuit Court, the jury found Thomas Norton, 33, guilty of first-degree domestic assault, tampering with a witness and tampering...

CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Mo. — A woman has recently been arrested after allegedly threatening a local business in Christian County on Monday, March 23. According to online court dockets, Toni Vandenbergh, born in 1986, of Battlefield, has been charged with a felony of second-degree terrorist threat and a misdemeanor of...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. — A 35-year-old woman from Ephrata, Washington, was killed Sunday afternoon after a semi-truck crash along Interstate 44 in southwest Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash occurred just before 4 p.m. roughly three miles east of Stotts City. Authorities say a...

Construction begins the week of April 6, 2026, on a new roundabout at Route CC, North Main Street, and West Cedar Street in Nixa. The $5.7 million project, led by KCI Construction Co., aims to improve safety and traffic flow and will include new storm sewers and pedestrian facilities.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A bumpy ride is expected to be finished soon for drivers taking the Chestnut Expressway in Springfield. Construction on the road, between Haseltine Road and Glenstone Avenue, which has been stripped down to a rough texture. People tell me it makes driving there uncomfortable. “It’s definitely torn...

The way the Ozarks shows up for one another is something special. What started as a small idea to honor Deputy Gabriel Ramirez and Deputy Michael Hislope – two heroes we tragically lost in the line of duty, has exploded into a massive community-wide fundraiser. Heather Davis from Vineyard...

OZARK, Mo. (KY3) - On the ballot this April, voters in Ozark will decide whether or not to change the city’s form of government from a statutory city to a home rule charter. Ozark has operated as a statutory city since its founding. Ozark’s city administrator says that means the local government is guided by Missouri...

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I-44 tractor trailer crash and burn near Mount Vernon, female passenger dies. COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.

The Dickerson Park Zoo announced the death of Cinta, a 12-year-old Malayan tiger, due to cancer, after emergency surgery revealed the tumor was not removable.