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City of Nixa, Mo., reopens its aquatics center
NIXA, Mo. (KY3) - The Nixa Aquatics Center officially reopened on Monday. The pool closed in the summer of 2023 after crews repairing a leak in the pool found more issues. The city hired a pool engineering company last fall to make all of the repairs. The pool opens every...
Children’s Smile Center of the Ozarks
The final check presentation was made to the Children’s Smile Center of the Ozarks in May regarding the 2023-2024 I Still Can’t Smile Without You Grant in partnership with the Houn’ Dawg Alumni Center and Youth Empowerment in Aurora. On hand for the ceremony were: Terry Hedgpath...
Hundreds of semi-truck drivers compete in Missouri Truck Driving Championship in Branson
BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) - If you are in Branson this weekend, you’ll probably hear the roar of diesel engines coming from the Hilton Branson Convention Center on the Landing. It’s because of the 56th Missouri Truck Driving Championship that continues through Saturday. 200 professional drivers will take their experience from the road and put their skills to the test in an obstacle course over eight different classes of vehicles.
TCAD to host hands-only CPR class
The Rotary Club of Hollister and Taney County Ambulance District invite the public to learn to save lives through a free hands-only CPR class, hosted on June 20. The hands-only class will take place at 9 a.m. at 106 Industrial Park Drive in Hollister, and will last about an hour. According to a bulletin from the Hollister Area Chamber of Commerce, about 40 people each hour have a cardiac arrest while not in the hospital, totaling about 350,000 a year. Nine out of ten of those individuals will not survive.
Tony’s Place in Nixa reopens after family tragedy
NIXA, Mo. (KY3) - A family restaurant in Nixa reopened after a tragedy closed the doors for weeks. Tony’s Place closed after a house explosion killed four members of Tony’s family in neighboring Douglas County. Investigators say a propane leak caused the May 18 explosion in Goodhope. The blast killed Tony’s brother and his family.
Man from Branson, Mo. killed in a shooting in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KY3) -The St. Louis Police Department is working with Branson Police after a deadly shooting. On Sunday morning, police were called to Washington and 16th Street in downtown for a man shot in the head. The St. Louis Police Commissioner says the victim was in his 50s, but his identity hasn’t been released.
FEMA Working with those impacted in NWA
BOONE COUNTY, AR.- Many people in Northern Arkansas are still cleaning up from the tornados that battered the region over Memorial Day weekend. In total, the state saw 25 tornadoes last month – including a deadly EF-3 twister in Boone County. For many people in the small town of Olvey and the surrounding area, their […]
Joseph Elledge files motion for new trial, cites ineffective counsel
A man who was convicted of second-degree murder in November 2022 filed a motion for a new trial on Monday. Joseph Elledge, 28, was sentenced to 28 years in prison following a 10-day trial for killing his wife, Mengqi Ji. Hikers found Ji's remains in Rock Bridge State Park in March 2021, nearly 15 months after she was reported missing.
Mothers of Famous Dave’s murder victims sue restaurant
The mothers of two Famous Dave’s employees who were murdered on May 29, 2021 in Branson are suing the restaurant and the suspected killer for wrongful death. A lawsuit filed in Taney County court by Krystal Buhl’s mother Debbra Keener and Charlotte Cordova, mother of Richard McMahan, claim Jones Restaurants Missouri LLC, who operate Famous Dave’s, did not provide adequate safety for their workers for a restaurant located in a dangerous location.
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