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Fireflies blink over a gravel lot while a giant screen glows right beside the old Mother Road. Folks lounge in truck beds, lawn chairs, and open trunks. The movie sound comes through your car radio. I like how simple the whole idea is. You buy a ticket, and many nights...
The Taney County Ambulance District has been awarded approximately $1.8 million in federal funding to consolidate fire and EMS dispatch operations. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program, which supports projects designed to reduce roadway fatalities and improve post-crash emergency response capabilities. The program has increasingly funded emergency communications and response initiatives as part of the national effort to improve roadway safety.
The bond between those who served is one that can, and often does, last a lifetime.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Following a milestone year marked by a stadium renaming, a team rebranding, and novel community events, Route 66 Stadium is receiving its first complete playing surface overhaul in more than two decades. Crews are currently replacing the natural grass surface at the downtown ballpark, marking the...
Jasper County Clerk Charlie Davis reports that 32,454 ballots were cast in the Nov. 3 general election. That is 38.51% of the 84,283 who were eligible to vote. Jasper County residents mostly agreed with their counterparts across the state, except on Amendment 3, which sought to reverse the voters’ decision in 2024 to overturn an abortion ban.
BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) - Branson’s annual Veterans Homecoming Week kicked off Thursday, opening a multi-day series of commemorative ceremonies, live entertainment, and veteran appreciation gatherings leading up to Veterans Day. The festivities launched with the annual Kickoff Show at the Americana Theatre, offering free admission to military veterans, active-duty...
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.
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...
