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Springfield Police are investigating a copper wire theft at a business on S. Glenstone Avenue
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -A man is in custody after police say he stole copper wire from a business. A passerby saw the suspect inside the fence at a car sales lot in the 800 block of South Glenstone Friday morning. Police chased the man on a bicycle to the 1800 block of East Cherry where they took him into custody. Police say the man had copper wire.
Health department: Restaurant employee handled cooked chicken with bare hands
An employee at a Springfield restaurant was cutting and portioning out chicken into containers with their bare hands, according to a July 18 Springfield-Greene County Health Department food inspection report. Cashew Chef, 1731 S. Enterprise Ave., had two priority violations during its July 18 inspection: Multiple containers of chicken being left out at room temperature without a date or time marking and an employee handling ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Both violations were corrected by discarding the...
4 face charges for thefts of dirt bikes from Marionville, Mo., business & pursuit
WILLARD, Mo. (KY3) - Prosecutors charged four men wanted in a burglary investigation that led to a pursuit through two counties. Ty’anthony Woods-Hayes, Demarco Thomas, Deanthony Johnson, and Anthony Moore face several charges including stealing, burglary, and resisting arrest. Police responded to a call of suspicious activity at the...
State charges Springfield repair shop after report from KOLR10 Investigates
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — One year after KOLR10 Investigates uncovered several complains of shoddy or unfinished work at a hot rod repair shop in Springfield, the people running the business are now facing criminal charges. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office this week charged Reed Arnold and Hillary Deckard of Queen City Rod and Custom with 18 […]
Man arrested and charged in 20-mile I-44 police pursuit, Sarcoxie to Mount Vernon
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) — What began Wednesday afternoon as a tan SUV crashing into the median cable on I-44 east at 31 mm resulted in the arrest of Ezekiel Tobias Fickbohm, 20, of Alcester, S.D. after a 20-mile pursuit.
Springfield city manager withdraws from job search in Manhattan, Kansas
After being named one of four finalists for a city manager job in Manhattan, Kansas, Springfield City Manager Jason Gage has withdrawn his candidacy. Gage has worked for the city of Springfield for six years. Gage was hired in 2018 after working in Salina, Kansas, for 18 years also as city manager. When he was hired, he made $220,000, but the most recent amendment to his employment agreement, the fourth of its kind, increased his salary...
City leaders say Jenny Lind Apartments in the process of making repairs after taking down abatement notice
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - City leaders said Jenny Lind Apartments has gotten a permit to fix one of the broken elevators in the building after the city posted an abatement notice for the nuisance property on Thursday. The abatement notice was taken down not long after it was posted on Thursday morning.
Springfield fire marshal honors beloved, defunct businesses with hand-crafted T-shirts
What started as the search for an old T-shirt has blossomed into a thriving small business, all managed in the basement of Mark Phillips' home. Phillips, a Springfield fire marshal, is the owner of Springfield Lost and Found, a merchandise company that specializes in honoring defunct Springfield businesses. Established in November 2023, Springfield Lost and Found offers a vast selection of T-shirts with former Springfield business logos displayed on the front. Phillips designs and prints every T-shirt...
Protected political speech or racist harassment? Trial pits former state rep against Springfield City Council member
Editor's note: The audio content posted with this report is a more brief version, first broadcast during Morning Edition local newscasts on Friday, July 26. Ted Salveter is 88 years old. He’s a well-known local lawyer, elected to the Springfield school board and the Missouri legislature back in the 1960s and ’70s. He also says he taught Sunday school for 30 years and served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Cards Tame Hooks for Series Lead
SPRINGFIELD - RJ Yeager's lead-off homer in sixth was the difference in a 3-2 Cardinals win over Corpus Christi Thursday night at Hammons Field. Springfield lefty Quinn Mathews retired nine in a row to open the game. The stretch was halted by Jeron Williams, who lifted a 402-foot home run over the fence in left to begin the third.
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