The "Winning for Missouri Education" shared they've collected 300-thousand signatures about a month out from their deadline to file

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Construction on one of Springfield’s busiest roads is near the finish line. The final phase of the Republic Road Widening Project began last March and is designed to provide better integration between Campbell Avenue, Republic Road and James River Freeway. Engineer Nicholas Edelman said when the project is complete, he anticipates it […]

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) has identified remains found west of Ava earlier this month. Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase said the remains are Curtis Goodwin of Sparta. The last time anyone saw or spoke with Goodwin was in 2017, but Degase said he’d only been reported missing within the […]

OZARK, Mo. — The last of nine people accused in the death of a woman forced into a Lawrence County well before being killed in 2020 will have a bench trial in October 2024. Steven Chase Calverley is charged with first-degree murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping and four counts of armed criminal action in connection with […]

NEOSHO, Mo. — A Neosho woman is dead after a head-on crash Wednesday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash happened around 5:50 p.m. on April 17 about five miles north of Neosho. MSHP said Airine Gallen, 50, of Neosho was southbound on Highway 175 when her vehicle crossed the center […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Springfield Police Department (SPD) is searching for a man they say threatened to harm a baby. Police say they initially got a call around 8:30 p.m. on April 17 about a domestic assault at an apartment on East Cherry Street. The man is accused of threatening to harm a three-week-old child. […]

Temperatures today will be divided with a cold front slicing through the area this afternoon. Spots behind the cold front will be cooler in the 60s while spots ahead of the front will see a chance for making the 80s today. The cold front will also bring in a broken line of thunderstorms, especially to […]

Some Missourians are scrambling right now applying to get a Microbusiness license to open up a marijuana business in the state.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo–The Mizzou “Come Home Tour” swung through the Ozarks Wednesday night. For the third year in a row, local Tiger boosters got to hear from Mizzou coaches. Baseball’s head coach, Kerrick Jackson was on hand, one day after his Tigers beat Missouri State. But the star of the show was football coach Eli Drinkwitz. […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo–The transfer portal giveth and the transfer portal taketh away. And Wednesday for Missouri State Lady Bear coach Beth Cunningham, the portal giveth. The Lady Bears signed Sarah Linthacum from Mizzou. Linthacum will have one year of eligibility left. The 6-foot-3 forward appeared in 23 games last season but averaged only four and a […]

MARSHFIELD, Mo. – A Marshfield business owner tells OzarksFirst her trash wasn’t picked up for three weeks. Not only did she say the dumpster was overflowing at her business, but also at her home in Niangua where she contracted with the same company – Cards Recycling. “We’ve been picking up trash most of the week, […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – “The convenience stores really don’t have anything at all to do with the operation of those machines,” Attorney Chuck Hatfield says. Hatfield represents Torch Electronics, the company that has created casino-style gaming machines, which have been under fire from Springfield City Council this year. However, Hatfield says the machines Torch makes, aren’t […]

A legal challenge to a law preventing abortion is being opposed by a 23-state coalition led by Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Greene County Prosecutor charged a second 17-year-old as an adult in the shooting death of Chaviz Nguyen last November. According to court documents, Cesar Bolanos is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action. Bolanos and another juvenile, Timothy Hester, were 17 years old when the […]

Morel mushrooms are one of nature’s most treasured delicacies in the Ozarks. Despite its brain-like appearance, natives hit the woods every year in search of the fungi. As for where to search, that can be a well-guarded secret. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, morels are a finicky fungus, highly dependent on soil temperature […]

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott has released details from an incident in Greene County Jail that led to the death of a man on March 10, 2024. In a press conference Wednesday, April 17, Arnott said the Greene County Medical Examiner determined that the death of 53-year-old Darrell Thorne was accidental. […]

“I looked like a completely different person. It was very, very miserable.”

ROLLA, Mo. — The use of tree DNA has led to the indictment of a southern Missouri man for illegally harvesting walnut trees in the Mark Twain National Forest. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, the case is the first where tree DNA was used to investigate […]

Travis Kelce has lined up another TV gig.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — After 16 years in Springfield, 5 Spice China Grill closed its doors this past weekend. According to flyers placed on the entryways and the drive-thru windows, 5 Spice’s last day of operation was on Saturday, April 13. The reasoning behind the closure has not been revealed. A search through the Springfield Health […]