Springfield MO

The Route CC bridge over Highway 65 in Ozark has closed its eastbound lanes for 30 days for a rehabilitation project, causing local businesses to experience a decrease in customers and residents to take detours.

A 19-year-old woman was found dead and a 19-year-old man was taken to the hospital with self-inflicted wounds in an apparent homicide and suicide attempt in Reeds Spring, Mo.

Teen girl strangles woman to death in Vancouver, police say. A 17-year-old girl was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly attacking and strangling a woman to death at a home in Vancouver. Kirk Gibson opens Michigan’s first wellness center for Parkinson’s patients. Updated: 10 minutes ago. You can...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield man is facing a federal charge after authorities say he robbed O’Bannon Bank on East Sunshine Street last Friday morning and was later identified through surveillance video. According to an affidavit filed by the FBI, Oscar L. Hoskins, 30, entered O’Bannon Bank, 3120 E. Sunshine St.,...

SPRINGFIELD, MO – One of the area’s recently closed Macadoodles stores has reopened. This weekend, the store at 1455 E. Independence St. held a grand opening. While the store had been in operation for years before its sudden closure in June, the event marks the reopening under new ownership. When it closed back in...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Drivers on Interstate 44 in Springfield should prepare for overnight traffic slowdowns this week as crews install girders for the new Melville Road Bridge, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Contractor crews will install five girders over the interstate between 10 p.m. and 5...

CASA of Southwest Missouri is hosting its annual Older Youth Resource Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Shrine Mosque in downtown Springfield, providing teens with essential community resources and opportunities to help prepare them for adulthood.

Ryan Schaefer faces felony property damage charges after allegedly vandalizing multiple vehicles at Missouri State University. Police say Schaefer shattered car windows, removed side mirrors, dented hoods, and broke windshield wipers during a 3 AM incident in a campus parking lot. When shown surveillance footage,...

The interview is edited for clarity. FRED FLETCHER – FIERRO: It’s Morning Edition on KRPS. I'm Fred Fletcher Fierro. A popular quote about impersonation goes like this. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. That's from Oscar Wilde, of course. Recently, the Better Business...

A 19-year-old college student damaged 17 vehicles in late August, and asked ChatGPT if he could go to jail for the vandalism. The cops found the ChatGPT conversation on his phone, and charged him with felony property damage.