Springfield MO

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Construction is underway on a new Bingham Elementary School in Springfield after the original building was demolished to make way for the project. The groundbreaking took place Wednesday, Aug. 12. The new school is being built on the same lot at the corner of Cherry Street and Barnes Avenue. Th

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -If you drive through Springfield, you may soon see new signs encouraging you to rethink how you donate to people on street corners. It is part of a growing national trend to redirect cash donations away from intersections and toward local service organizations. Springfield has a history...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Health experts are urging residents to take precautions against insect bites this summer, including covering exposed skin before entering wooded areas, as tick and mosquito populations rise across the Ozarks. Clayton Tunnell, a Horticultural Field Specialist with the MU Extension Center in Spri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - When a food recall hits, health inspectors in at least two Ozarks counties say they do not wait to act. The CDC says more than 6,000 people in 15 states have gotten sick in a cyclospora outbreak traced to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms in Mexico. The recalled product was sold to restaurants

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (WKRC) - A 19-year-old Missouri father is accused of severely abusing his 5-week-old son, leaving the infant with life-threatening brain injuries and multiple broken ribs, according to court documents. According to Ozarks First, Kenai Kelley is charged with abuse or neglect of a child resulting in seri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A brand-new building is finished at Ozarks Technical Community College, and college chancellor Hal Higdon says it’s a game changer for students. The Michael L. Parson Student Union takes features the campus already has and features it was lacking and brings them all into one expanded space.

Stride Run Club is a local, community-focused running group in Southwest Springfield, Missouri. They host inclusive, free-entry group events welcoming all paces—whether you prefer to run, jog, or walk a 5K or shorter route. Club Details & Routine. Location: Galloway Village area, meeting at the gravel parking lot direc

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - An elderly woman suffered injuries Wednesday morning after her car crashed into a vacant store in Springfield. The crash happened at 610 E. Battlefield Road around 9 a.m. The vehicle traveled 30 to 40 feet into the building. Emergency crews rescued the driver from the damaged...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - These summer scams are circulating in the Ozarks. On Your Side’s Ashley Reynolds and the Better Business Bureau’s Pamela Hernandez discuss new missing pet scams, utility scams, and those annoying texts about roofers and painters in your neighborhood. To report a correction or typo,...

A 78-year-old Springfield man died while riding an e-bike on MO-125 south of Rogersville after failing to stop at a stop sign and being struck by a truck.