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Democrat Betsy Fogle broke an 80-year streak by winning the Nov. 3 election for Missouri State Senate District 30 with nearly 58% of the vote.
Out of 51 routine inspections, more than 75% of the kitchens the Springfield-Greene County Health Department visited had no priority violations. Across the 39 inspections that had no priority violations, 31 had no violations at all. Issues found during inspections fall into either priority or non-priority violations. Priority violations impact the safety of the food, such as cross-contamination between raw and ready-to-eat food, improper food temperature and poor personal hygiene and employee health. Multiple priority violations can lead to an establishment being shut down. Non-priority violations alone do not directly affect food safety, such as dirty floors, sticky tabletops or outside trash cans not being covered. More: Frequent reader of Greene County food inspections? Here's what inspectors want you to know Food inspections take place one to three times a year, depending on the type of food served, the population served, difficulty of food preparation and past history. Restaurants preparing food from raw ingredients are inspected more often "than convenience stores that serve only non-potentially hazardous foods, such as popcorn and soda," according to the Springfield-Greene County Health Department . Each report identifies what was happening at the establishment at that time. Consumers who want to know whether a violation
Lakes Area Missouri State Representative Brian Seitz wins re-election to represent the 156th District in what will be his final two years in Jefferson City. Seitz hits the maximum eight years allowed by law when his new term ends in 2028, and during an interview Election Night on Legends 1063’s Election Coverage, he said that he will continue to work hard on legislation to benefit Branson, Hollister, and the Lakes Region.
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A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to time served in federal custody for illegally reentering the United States following a previous deportation. Julien Cristobal-Perez, 62, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas Harpool in connection with an illegal reentry offense committed May 25, 2026, in Barry County, Missouri. Cristobal-Perez received a sentence of time served after spending five months and 10 days in custody. He is to be transferred immediately to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for deportation to his native Guatemala.
Democratic state Rep. Betsy Fogle defeated Republican state Rep. Melanie Stinnett on Tuesday, flipping a Springfield-based Missouri Senate seat that Republicans have held for more than 80 years. The Democratic win in Springfield, along with state Rep. Keri Ingle’s win in a Jackson County race, means Democrats have broken the GOP supermajority in the Missouri […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - City and county leaders gathered Wednesday morning to celebrate the grand opening of “Sankofa,” a $13.5 million mixed-use development that marks the first ground-up construction on Historic Commercial Street in more than 50 years. The four-story complex, located at the intersection of North Campbell...
Voters in the City of Springfield said no Tuesday to updates to the Springfield City Charter. Speaking to KSMU in October, Springfield’s former Director of Public Information and Civic Engagement Cora Scott said the Charter was initially written in 1953. It's been reviewed and updated periodically over the decades as times have changed and city government and the needs of city staff have grown and evolved. She said these changes were recommended by city staff. There were no real advocacy or campaigns for or against the changes.
Two historic horse-drawn vehicles, including a wagon made in Springfield, are on display at the Library Station as part of a loan from the History Museum on the Square.
A new set of wheels rolled into Carthage today.
Court Appointed Special Advocates for children, or CASA of the Southwest, will expand in Taney County after receiving $250,000.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - As emergency crews carry out water rescues following catastrophic flooding across the Southeast, disaster relief teams based in the Ozarks are mobilizing to deliver critical relief supplies. Volunteers and staff at Convoy of Hope’s World Distribution Center in Springfield are assembling and loading tractor-trailers with emergency...
The Lebanon City Council is looking at the possibility of making the elected city attorney and municipal judge positions appointed offices. The Council heard a presentation on the idea from Human Resources Director Kathy Milliken at a work session on Monday of last week. She said state laws allow both offices to be either appointed or elected at the city’s discretion.
A Christian County resident has tested positive for measles following exposure to a previous case in another Missouri county.
The Barry-Lawrence County Regional Library’s Pierce City branch has hired a new adult and youth services coordinator. Olivia Carrigan, who graduated from East Newton High School in 2021, started her new position on Sept. 8. “I am in charge of planning and executing all of the library’s programs, including...
Cheryle Perkins has won House District 160 by 45% of the votes against her Democratic opponent, Angela Thomas. In a post on her campaign Facebook page, Angela Thomas said “Congratulations to Cheryle Perkins on her victory. I wish her well and look forward to seeing how she will lead and deliver for our community in the days ahead.”
The unofficial election results from the Tuesday, Nov. 3, election have been released for Taney and Stone counties. In Taney County, the clerk’s office is preliminarily reporting they received a total of 17,901 ballots for 43.31% voter turnout. In Stone County, the clerk’s office is preliminarily reporting they received 13,356 ballots for a 51.2% voter turnout. Results can be found below, as well as by visiting our Election Live-2026 Results page here on MoArk News Now.
For the first time in over 50 years, there is a new building on Historic Commercial Street in Springfield. Amid a light cool drizzle and against a thrumming backdrop of trains, local leaders and developers Wednesday morning cut the ribbon on the Sankofa building. The development, at the intersection of...
Voters in Springfield rejected four ballot questions intended to modernize the city charter during the November 2026 election.
Springfield residents can help shape plans for 24 registered neighborhoods at a Nov. 9 open house launching a citywide neighborhood planning initiative. The event is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. at Lincoln Hall on the Ozarks Technical Community College campus, 815 N. Sherman Ave., according to a community announcement. The City of Springfield and consultant Freese and Nichols are developing plans for 24 of the city's 26 registered neighborhoods. The initiative is intended to guide investment, strengthen neighborhood identity and support long-term quality of life, according to the announcement. Young-Lilley and East Central were not yet registered neighborhoods when the city executed its contract with Freese and Nichols. City Planning and Development staff plan to explore options for developing plans for those neighborhoods and any others that register with the city after the current round is completed in February 2028. "Neighborhood plans are a key component of the city’s long-range planning strategy," principal planner Alana Owen said in the announcement. "Each neighborhood plan will be developed with direct resident involvement and will identify priorities related to land use, housing, transportation, community character and public amenities. These plans will serve as guiding documents for future public and private investments while supporting stronger,