Springfield MO

With developers adjusting plans yet neighbors still in opposition, Springfield City Council voted Monday, May 4 to rezone a property in south Springfield and make way for an apartment building that aims primarily to serve medical employees. The new housing development is planned on about 7.4 acres at 3302 S. Maryland Ave., west of National Avenue near Walnut Lawn Street. The rezoning, approved Monday...

As people across the Ozarks prepare to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, experts are seeing a shift towards mindful drinking, with more people choosing moderation and healthier alternatives, while police are preparing for increased activity and focusing on safety and celebration.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - KY3’s Emily Pritchard shares these “We the People” stories. To report a correction or typo, please email [email protected]. Please include the article info in the subject line of the email.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The artist behind the “Springfield 66: Centennial Sculpture Series” effort says the 16 sculptures that are scattered around town could just be the beginning. Heidi Herrman-Bacon spoke with Ozarks First about how the idea came together, and what she eventually wants to see it become. Right now, the sculptures are in several […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Families of inmates in the Greene County Jail are being targeted by a phone scam. Greene County Pretrial Services said callers posing as sheriff’s deputies or pretrial services staff are demanding money in exchange for the release of their relative from jail. The scammers claim the money is being used for “home plan approvals” or GPS monitors.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A man who is said to be involved in thefts all over the Midwest has been accused of trying to steal electronics as a fake employee in Springfield. According to online court dockets, Xavier Pasquinelly, born in 1999, of Maumee, Ohio, has been charged with stealing $750 or more and resisting arrest […]

NEAR BOLIVAR, Mo. (KY3) - A man from Morrisville died after being run over on private property four miles south of Bolivar. State troopers said a driver was backing up to unload a towed unit and didn’t see the 44-year-old man behind him. The accident happened just after 3:00 p.m. on Monday on South County Road 138.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A Springfield woman is fighting the federal government. Tina Slay says her son’s death never should have happened. “I still wake up in the middle of the night and reach for my phone, hoping to get a text from him until it sets in that he’s not here. And that’s nearly 6 years after,” she said.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Thousands of people across southwest Missouri are filing insurance claims and working to repair damage to homes and vehicles following a severe hail storm on April 28. Multiple insurance companies have established mobile centers across Springfield to process claims and inspect damaged vehicles. Russ Hall, a...

POLK COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) -A Morrisville, Mo., man has died after a crash in Polk County involving a pedestrian. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on private property on South County Road 138, four miles south of Bolivar, at around 3:15 p.m. Troopers said a Springfield...