Bolivar, MO

NEAR TUSCON, Ariz. (KY3) - U.S. Marshals arrested a mother and her wife in Arizona for the disappearance of three children from Springfield, Mo. Marshals placed all three children in protective care. Brittany Barnes and Ceairah Beverly face charges in Greene County for interference with custody or removal from the...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Republic man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for killing an 80-year-old woman who was trying to help him after the ran away from home. Trystan Westrip, 22, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Mary Shisler near Strafford in October 2016.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Severe storms over the past few weeks have damaged many homes and cars. Many reports show large sized hail, sizing from a quarter to a ping pong ball. Chad Jameson, owner of PuroClean in Springfield, said he has seen some horror stories. “From three levels of...

(KTTS News) — Springfield Police are investigating a double homicide in the 300 block of North Boonville. Two men died after they were shot. A third man was treated at the hospital for a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The deceased males were identified as Malik Sutton, 23, and Kylon...

BRANSON, Mo. — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Silver Dollar City in Branson and Mercy have teamed up to offer families more resources at the theme park to provide extra care. “The more that we can align with families and be a part of that togetherness and strengthening families, that’s key,” said Craig McCoy, President of Mercy.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Missouri State softball team knew they were in the dance. As regionals at Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Arkansas all passed, excitement grew in the room. It’s like they knew what was next. Then Missouri pops up as a 15 seed, followed immediately by Missouri State. “That’s what you dream of when […]

Arizona softball is in the postseason once again, keeping its NCAA tournament streak alive since 1987, Mike Candrea’s second season as head coach. The Wildcats, in their first season with alum Caitlin Lowe as head coach, finished the regular season 33-20 overall and 8-16 in the Pac-12 — the worst conference record in the program’s history — but their resume was enough to get in after a nerve-wracking day.

Springfield summer concert series organizers raise funds for new ADA path in botanical gardens. A summer concert series continues this afternoon in the Springfield Botanical Gardens. It's free to attend, with a suggested donation that goes toward improving ADA accessibility in the gardens.

Ron Snodgrass, a former Springfield principal, has been named the new director of the Greenwood Laboratory School. The 1981 Hillcrest High School graduate joined Greenwood — a K-12 program on the campus of Missouri State University — in 2015. ...

Supply chain issues, combined with a recent safety recall, have left many pharmacy and stores shelves without baby formula.

Tucson, Arizona – Three Springfield children missing since March are safe tonight after US Marshals located them, their birth mother and her wife in Tuscon, Arizona on Friday, May 13th. Authorities say the three minor children were taken from their home by their non-custodial mother, Brittany Barnes and her wife Ceairah Beverly on March 23rd, […]

This weekend, the Missouri State softball team claimed their first Missouri Valley Conference title since 2011. The Bears beat number one seed UNI on Saturday 10-4 at the Killian Softball Complex in Springfield. UNI grabbed an early 3-1 lead over the Bears until senior Madison Hunsaker’s three-run homer in the...

“This event today is just to bring awareness that everyone has the right to play ball. Everyone has the right to equal rights. We are all the same. Love means love, and we just need to support each other.” GLO Center Board Member Courtney Pinkham – Martin said. The GLO Center, in collaboration with PFLAG […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Two people were killed and one person was taken to a hospital with injuries after a shooting in a parking lot in downtown Springfield early Saturday morning. Springfield Police were called to a parking lot near Boonville Avenue and Olive Street just before 2:00 a.m. Saturday because shots were being fired. When […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - LeCompte road in northeast Springfield is the focus of a proposed street improvement project. Officials with Springfield Public Works say they want to widen a mile stretch of LeCompte Road (aka Farm Road 185), starting at the intersection with E Division and running north to the railroad tracks in front of the Springfield Underground and U.S. Army Reserve Center.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Three children who were allegedly kidnapped by their biological mother in Missouri on March 23 have been found safe. On March 23, the three siblings were taken from their home in Springfield, Mo. by their non-custodial mother, Brittany Barnes, and her wife Ceairah Beverly. The...

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

The name "Route 66" conjures very specific images, not just for Americans, but for fans of Americana worldwide. Towering neon signs and drive-ins backlit against the night are about as iconic an image of 20th century America as can be found short of a Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover (via the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program).

Update 5/16/22 1:08 pm The Pedestrian was identified as a woman and was brought to a hospital with serious injuries. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An incident involving a car hitting a pedestrian has closed an eastbound lane on I-44. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, a pedestrian was struck by a car causing non-fatal injuries on […]