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Man taken to the hospital after being hit by a car at a Springfield intersection
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Springfield police are investigating a crash involving a pedestrian Friday afternoon. Police say it happened around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Kearney Street and Broadway Avenue. An official with SPD says the man was crossing Kearney, not in the crosswalk, when a car hit him.
Baby seriously injured after crash in Highlandville
OZARK, Mo. – Three people are seriously injured following a crash about a mile east of Highlandville on Route EE on Friday, April 26 at 11:50 a.m. A 70-year-old man from Spokane, a 24-year-old man from Ozark, and a one-year-old baby girl from Ozark were seriously injured after the car the 24-year-old was driving lost […]
Severe flooding across the Ozarks puts some in dangerous position
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Heavy rain led to flash flooding across the Ozarks. The worst of Thursday’s storms has moved north and east of Springfield. The rain is filling up areas of creeks, streams, and rivers. The severe weather can be more dangerous for some than it is for others.
Food inspections: Springfield grocery store had deli items up to 12 days past use-by date
An April 18 inspection by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department revealed various deli items that were anywhere from a day to 12 days out of date at a local supermarket. Price Cutter No. 34, 1831 W. Kearney St., was cited for having "a number of deli items" with use-by dates of April 6, April 10, April 12 and April 17, a priority violation, according to the April 18 food inspection report. The violation was corrected by discarding...
Pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Kearney Street
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An injury crash has closed lanes on Kearney Street near North Broadway Avenue Friday afternoon in Springfield. According to OzarksTraffic, the crash occurred around 3:20 p.m. The crash occurred as a pedestrian was crossing Keaney Street near the Intersection of Broadway Avenue and Kearney Street, but not using a crosswalk. A vehicle […]
Family of Hillcrest teacher killed in crash files lawsuit against Amazon
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The family of Jennifer Bryant, the Hillcrest High School teacher who was killed in a crash on I-44 last January when a semi-truck hit her vehicle head-on, is filing a wrongful death suit against Amazon. The family claimed that the retailer was carrying their products in the semi that crashed into her. […]
Weather Aware Day issued for the Ozarks Friday & Sunday
The Most Accurate Weather Team has issued Weather Aware Day for Friday and Sunday. Waves of active weather will begin across the Ozarks on Wednesday night and end Monday morning. Thursday: Expect a rainy commute Thursday morning. Rain chances will stick around throughout the day, and increase around drivetime Thursday afternoon. Thursday’s storms could produce […]
Greene County deputies investigate shots fired during road rage incident
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Greene County deputies are looking for the driver of a truck believed to have fired shots during a road rage incident in Springfield. Deputies responded to the incident near Sunshine and Farm Road 115 around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Investigators say the driver of a black...
Experts worked quickly to save artifacts from former Ozark farm. Now history is on display
Christian County native P.J. Logan's uncle used to take her son around Ozark to visit various Civil War history points of interest. Logan remembers one of these local sites was a farm, just north of Ozark, with a house built by a Civil War soldier. The Mullins-Taylor farm included an octagonal barn and a small brick building, which Logan's uncle had claimed once housed enslaved people.
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