Springfield MO

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded grants to support drinking water system assessments in Reeds Spring and Dade County. Reeds Spring received $37,500, while Dade County was granted $30,000. The funding is part of the department’s Drinking Water Engineering Report Grant program, designed to help...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KOAM) - Springfield-Greene County Health officials are alerting the public after a confirmed case of measles was identified in an individual who traveled through the Springfield-Branson National Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 6.

OZARK MOUNTAINS, Mo. (January 13, 2026) — Cameras began rolling yesterday at Silver Dollar City, where production is underway on An Ozark Mountain Christmas, a new original Christmas movie from Great American Media set to air nationwide as part of the network’s Great American Christmas programming lineup later this...

Darius Bennett, 27, of Springfield, Missouri, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison without parole for distributing fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A man is in custody after shots were fired at a house in Springfield Wednesday night. 911 dispatch received several reports of shots fired around 11 p.m. near the intersection of Portland Street and Fort Avenue. Several shots hit the front of the house, but no...

Brice Waddell was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter for a 2020 crash that killed a pedestrian, Trampus Bell, who was found to have died from his injuries at a local hospital.

David McKee faces two counts of premeditated aggravated murder. (WLWT, Rob Misleh, Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)

The Springfield Police Department will welcome its 81stpolice academy class on Feb. 2. SPD is also accepting applications for the 82ndpolice academy, which starts in September. Applicants are required to be a U.S. citizen at least 21 years old, received a high school diploma or GED. Applicants must have no...

SPRINGFIELD, MO – People driving past a long-stalled development on the south side are finally seeing some major work taking place at the site. In recent weeks, contractors have been moving dirt and performing other site work on Lakewood St. near S. Campbell Ave. Retaining walls have also been constructed in some...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Scammers are exploiting the convenience of contactless payments through a growing threat called contactless payment fraud, or “ghost tapping.”. The wireless version of card skimming allows criminals to use wireless devices to steal money without ever touching victims’ cards. Scammers may...