Leigh’s Lost and Found Digital Extra: Go on board Springfield’s doggie ice cream truck
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Howliday’s Tail Wagon ice cream truck for dogs celebrates its one-year anniversary in the Springfield area. KY3’s Leigh Moody goes on board to check out the menu for dogs!. Also, she updates the search for a missing Rotweiler. Check out Howliday’s Tail Wagon ice...
Revolutionary War patriot who lived in Greene County to be honored
WILLARD, MO – A Revolutionary War hero, who lived and died in the Ozarks, will be honored this weekend. Private James Barham moved to Greene County from Virginia in the 1840s after having served in the Revolutionary War decades prior. He died in Willard in 1865 and was one of the region’s last surviving soldiers […]
Springfield man found dead on Stockton Lake
A 67-year-old man from Springfield was found dead in Stockton Lake on Tuesday, Oct. 7, marking the fifth drowning in MSHP Troop D in 2025.
AGFC: “No apparent signs of disease” in bear allegedly responsible for Missouri man’s death
The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission has released new details regarding a bear killed near a Newton County campground, reportedly responsible for a Missouri man's death last week.
Black bear who fatally mauled camper hunted down and shot dead
Arkansas officials have shot and killed a male black bear , which they believe was responsible for the fatal mauling of a 60-year-old Missouri man at his campsite in the Ozark National Forest last week. Authorities confirmed the animal's death on Monday. The victim, identified as Max Thomas of Springfield , Missouri,...
Pedestrian hit by truck at busy Springfield intersection
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Police are investigating a crash involving a pedestrian in Springfield that left the victim in critical condition. Officers responded to the crash around 1:30 p.m. in the 2600 block of North Kansas near I-44. Investigators say the driver of a Dodge pickup hit the pedestrian in the center turn...
Mt. Vernon’s Apple Butter Makin’ Days back for 59th year
The 59th Annual Apple Butter Makin' Days kicks off this weekend in Mt. Vernon with a parade, live performances, car and truck shows, food vendors, and apple butter.
Six-story mural goes up in downtown Springfield
Overlay, a two-day art & culture festival, is taking place in downtown Springfield on October 3-4, 2025, featuring a six-story mural, live music, and local and regional DJ sets.
Springfield-Greene County Library Foundation receives unexpected $2.34 million gift
The Springfield-Greene County Library Foundation has received its largest gift to date. Ava Louise Gager Smith, a retired geologist and lifelong library user who passed away in May, left the foundation $2.34 million. The foundation's executive director, Bridget Dierks, said they'll set up an endowment in Smith's name...
Former Springfield-Greene County Parks director dies at age 83
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - The Springfield-Greene County Park Board announced former parks director Dan Kinney has passed away. Kinney, 83, died on September 29. He had served as Parks Director from 1977 to his retirement in 2006, having previously served for six years as assistant director. Kinney...
