Springfield MO

SPRINGFIELD — The City of Springfield will reopen the southern section of LeCompte Road at Division Street on Tuesday as part of its ongoing $3.2 million LeCompte Road Improvements Project. City officials confirmed Friday that paving work on the south half of the project is complete. Signing and striping are...

Better Block SGF is participating in the global Park(ing) Day movement by transforming parking spaces into people-centric public spaces with food trucks, games, seating, and greenery at South and Walnut in Downtown Springfield on September 19th.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri State University is about to head into National Hazing Prevention Week. This upcoming week, students will learn about the dangers of hazing and where to report it on campus. Madelynn Durst is a senior at MSU. She’s learned that hazing can happen anywhere. “People...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page’s trial has been moved to Greene County. A St. Louis County judge granted a change of venue for all further proceedings. In July, Page was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of...

OZARK, Mo. — A runner was bitten by a copperhead snake Friday, Sept. 19, on the Finley River Greenway Trail near the Ozark Career Center, according to the Ozark Police Department (OPD) in a social media post from the city.  Police and emergency crews responded after a 911 call. The runner was taken to a […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo–Hello everyone, I’m Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. The Springfield Cardinals are back in the Texas League Championship series for the first time in 13 years. The baby birds swept Tulsa two games to none to win their third ever North championship. In our Cardinal Nation update. It was late...

Good Thursday evening. Our advertised cold front is just to the west across the Kansas/Missouri State line. Sunny conditions have led to plenty of instability, and temperatures in the low 90s. On Your Side: Rescheduled lights festival location is a bust, customers demand refunds. Updated: 3 hours ago. Tickets are...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The child enticement law has been updated to protect anyone 17 and under from adults attempting to manipulate them online. Previously, this only extended to children 15 and under. Law enforcement agencies and child advocacy experts, like Katiina Dull, Executive Director of the Springfield...

There’s a peculiar orange building in Springfield, Missouri, that resembles a giant metal pumpkin sliced in half. Inside this quirky quonset hut, Casper’s Diner serves a chili dog so legendary that devoted fans will happily drive hours across the Show-Me State just for a single, messy, transcendent bite.

Theatre North of 60, a production of National Avenue Christian Church in Springfield, uses only actors older than 55, but all ages are involved in other aspects of its productions. John Scroggins, NACC executive board member and “Annie” performer, said that one of the congregation’s main goals is justice work....