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Thursday, May 2: Rain & storms coming this afternoon
Conditions are mostly dry this morning so morning drivers shouldn’t have to deal with any rain on their way out the door. However, a cold front is coming today and another boundary is draped across southern Missouri this morning. These two features will be rain triggers this afternoon. The timing of rain and thunderstorms looks […]
Residents say new 7 Brew's blue neon, speakers make the business a bad neighbor
Cody Hicks lives behind the new 7 Brew Coffee at Sunshine Street and Jefferson Avenue, and his backyard is lit up with blue neon 24 hours a day. Early on Saturday morning, he and other members of the Seminole-Holland neighborhood awoke to loud music shaking their houses as the drive-thru coffee shop celebrated its grand opening. On the street, a line of cars was backed up on Jefferson Avenue from Sunshine all the way to Whiteside Street.
Watchdog group issues latest report cards on Springfield area hospitals
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—The Leapfrog Group is a national non-profit watchdog group that grades hospitals twice yearly based on 30 measures of patient safety, including errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. Only 29 percent of hospitals nationwide earned an...
Two tornadoes confirmed by NWS office in Springfield
MISSOURI (KSNF) — The National Weather Service office in Springfield, Missouri confirms at least two tornadoes touched down during last weekend’s severe weather outbreak. On Monday (4/29), the NWS Springfield office (SGF) released damage survey results from a confirmed tornado in Bourbon County, Kansas, and in Vernon County, Mo. According to the damage survey, the […]
Crime Stoppers Alert: Have you seen this Springfield fugitive?
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — The Greater Springfield Crime Stoppers is asking for tips on how to find Andrew John Ellis. Ellis has a felony warrant for tampering with a motor vehicle. He’s accused of violating his probation after pleading guilty in 2022 to tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest.
Emergency officials warn of more flooding for the Ozarks this week
POLK COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) — Besides the rain we’ve already received, more rain could cause severe flooding. In Springfield and across the Ozarks, the saturated ground can’t hold more moisture, which means there will be many places that are completely waterlogged, which could be a nuisance in your yard and deadly on the roads.
Man charged with trafficking drugs after allegedly throwing meth over prison fence
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Christian County man was charged on Tuesday after authorities claim he threw about 64.2 grams of methamphetamine over a fence on March 30 at Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City. Lucas Robertson, of Oldfield, Missouri, was charged with first-degree drug trafficking and having a weapon at a correctional center. A The post Man charged with trafficking drugs after allegedly throwing meth over prison fence appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
April’s weather wrap-up for the Ozarks
Spring in the Ozarks means wild weather and April did not disappoint. While the major tornadoes have stayed to our west, severe weather did give us an active month. Over April, the Springfield National Weather Service office has issued 21 tornado warnings. On the night of April 1, 2024, five confirmed tornadoes touched down in […]
Springfield teachers, staff asked to 'share truths' with superintendent, suggest changes
Four months ago, Superintendent Grenita Lathan launched a process to revolutionize how she seeks input from and collaborates with teachers, support staff and school leaders. Her focus with the new "Superintendent Solutions Outcomes" framework was to identify and work on critical needs impacting students and seek strategies for improving existing structures and practices.
Fact Finders: Who’s liable for an injury if kids play on green utility boxes?
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—With the warmer weather, Adults and kids are outside more often now. So, one of our viewers wants to know: If kids play on those green utility boxes and get hurt, is the utility liable, the homeowner, or the child’s parents?. The green boxes are called...
Ways to cut down on mosquito breeding in your yard
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The recent excessive rainfall has pooled up, giving countless mosquitoes the perfect breeding ground. Mosquitoes can lay their eggs in as little as 1/4″ of water and lay hundreds of eggs at a time. This is why you must pour all retaining water into your green space.
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