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Looking for something to do this fall? Here are more than 30 festivals in...

Looking for something to do during the fall weekends this year? Here are more than 30 festivals happening within an hour of Springfield. Did we miss a festival in the 417 area? Email us at [email protected]. Silver Dollar City Harvest Festival When: Through Oct. 26 Where: Silver Dollar City, 399 Silver Dollar...
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FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Drought leads to Nixa advising folks to conserve water

NIXA, Mo. (KY3) -Residents in Nixa are being encouraged to conserve water due to the worsening drought, upgraded to severe across most of the Ozarks. The City of Nixa uses nine wells to access groundwater in an aquifer. A key part of the measure of the groundwater involves using the water table, which is the maximum...
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West Plains School District bus involved in crash in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - West Plains school leaders say a bus carrying the Zizzers softball team was involved in a crash in Springfield on Friday. School leaders report there were no injuries in the crash. The crash happened on the westbound off-ramp from the James River Freeway to the southbound U.S. 65. Police are...
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This Quirky Diner In Missouri Serves Up The Best Chili Burger You’ll Ever Taste

Tucked away in Springfield, Missouri’s Brewery District sits a curved orange building that looks like someone sliced a giant tangerine in half and turned it into a restaurant. Casper’s Diner isn’t trying to win architectural awards—it’s too busy creating chili burgers that will haunt your dreams in the best...
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Dirty Dough closing after just 15 months in business

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – This weekend, a Springfield business will be closing its doors. Dirty Dough, a gourmet cookie shop, says Saturday, Sept. 20, will be their last day open. Located on Campbell Avenue near Sunset Street, Dirty Dough was open for just over a year. They announced their closure on social media, saying...
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Greene County under flood advisory as rainfall soaks drought ridden soils

Severe thunderstorms have brought much-needed rainfall to Greene County, with 0.71 inches of rain reported at the Ozarks First Studio, though it is not enough to reverse the ongoing drought.
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Runner bit by copperhead while running on trail

OZARK, Mo. (KOAM) — Ozark Police and EMS responded to a 911 call after a copperhead bit a runner on the Finley River Greenway Trail near the Ozark Career Center .
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On Your Side: Rescheduled lights festival location is a bust, customers demand refunds

A Niangua, Mo., pastor already accused of forced labor at a sober living program now faces child abuse charges. Missouri Department of Conservation gives tips on treating armadillos. Updated: 6 hours ago. Armadillos have been spotted ripping up yards. One critter caused yard damage to an east Springfield...
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We the People: Route 66 got its kick from a telegram sent from Springfield,...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - You can’t argue the name and symbol of Route 66 is iconic and catchy!. “A lot of mischance,” is how John Sellars describes the naming of Route 66. Sellars is the Executive Director Emeritus at The History Museum on the Square in downtown Springfield.
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Bolivar teen charged after sucker-punching man in Springfield nightclub

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Bolivar teen is accused of assaulting somebody at a nightclub in Springfield, leaving the victim with a broken jaw that required surgery. According to online court records, Jason Allen Wilkinson, born in 2006, is charged with first-degree assault or attempt — serious physical injury, a class A...

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