CRIME & SAFETY
Family of Logan-Rogersville student killed in DWI crash gets $3.8 million settlement
The family of a Logan-Rogersville student killed in a 2023 vehicle crash agreed to a wrongful death settlement of $3.8 million, according to court records. Gavaan Vehr, 17, was a passenger who died last year in a single-vehicle accident when his friend Benjamin Sugg, 18, drove more than 100 mph and lost control...
Missouri State Highway Patrol looking for driver after young boy hit while riding a bicycle
GREENE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri State Highway Patrol is looking for a hit-and-run driver who hit a young boy Thursday afternoon. Video from a nearby Ring camera caught a white four-door Chevrolet truck driving off after it hit the six-year-old. His mother says the boy now has a head injury and some scratches after the hit.
Springfield PD responding to pedestrian vs car crash
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Springfield Police Department is responding to a crash on North Cedarbrook Avenue Thursday night. The crash on the 1300 block of North Cedarbrook Avenue occurred at approximately 8:31 p.m. An emergency responder on the scene told OzarksFirst that a person was hit by a car. The pedestrian received only minor injuries […]
Family calls 911 to save overturned rafters in the James River
It was meant to be a peaceful family outing on Tuesday morning but quickly turned into a near-tragic situation. The Hollers family was walking Galena’s historic Y Bridge with their 18-month-old son, watching the flood waters rush by below. “We were talking about how bad the waters were. I thought ‘Man, it would be terrible […]
KOLR 10 Investigates SPS bus attacker’s frightening past
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – KOLR 10 Investigates has learned Trent Moore, the man behind bars for attacking a Springfield Public Schools bus on April 3, was the subject of multiple complaints from neighbors that didn’t result in any action until after Moore pried open the doors of a middle school bus and sent 13 middle schoolers […]
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