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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Police are investigating a death in east Springfield as a homicide. Police responded around 10 a.m. on Wednesday in the Glenstone Avenue and Bennett Street area. Officers found the body along Bennett Street. Police have not released how the person died or the identity. Crime investigators...

REPUBLIC, Mo. — A Republic man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and illegally owning guns. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri, 35-year-old Tonikko Fewell will not be eligible for parole. Fewell pleaded guilty in April 2024 to two counts of […]

(KOAM) - Fifteen more defendants have been indicted in a federal drug-trafficking conspiracy after law enforcement seized 100 pounds of methamphetamine and a kilogram of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle transported from San Bernardino, CA, to Springfield, MO.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — One of two homeless men charged in connection with a 2023 home invasion has been sentenced to prison time under a plea agreement. Online court documents show William Roy Rush was scheduled to appear for trial on Oct. 7, but changed his plea to guilty before the trial began. Under a plea […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield man has been charged with animal abuse after allegedly killing a dog using a garden hoe. Online court documents show Andrew Langley has been charged with one count of animal abuse for the alleged incident. According to a probable cause statement, animal control officers with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department […]

A former Missouri pastor posted a $30,000 surety bond on Tuesday and is under house arrest awaiting trial for a 2022 murder.

Fifteen defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their involvement in a methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Missouri man was behind bars Wednesday morning in the Shawnee County Jail following his arrest this week in connection with methamphetamine possession and racing a vehicle following a traffic stop in south Topeka, authorities said. The arrested man was identified as Brandon L. Bowers, 41,...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - When should you freeze your credit? On Your Side’s Ashley Reynolds discusses why freezing your credit is so important with Arvest Bank’s Andrea Westerhold. To report a correction or typo, please email digitalnews@ky3.com. Please include the article info in the subject line of the...

Another quiet day locally is a stark contrast to dangerous weather moving across the state of Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall early Wednesday evening at Siesta Key (close to Sarasota). The storm came ashore as a Category 3 hurricane with winds close to 120 mph. The path of the eye may have alleviated some of […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Greater Springfield Area Crime Stoppers hopes you’ll help them catch Jeramy Stewart Roberts. Roberts, 47, entered a guilty plea in May to a felony charge of DWI-persistent. A judge suspended Roberts’ sentence and placed him on probation for five years. Investigators say a...

A second suspect wanted in connection to a burglary in Camden County which ended with the other suspect shot to death by the resident has been taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder. Sergeant Scott Hines says the joint investigation involving several other law enforcement agencies took detectives to...

Fair Grove put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Branson Pirates by a score of 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2018.

HICKORY COUNTY, Mo. — A man from Flemington, Missouri, has died after running into a deer on the road one mile north of Elkton Tuesday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash report, 65-year-old Clarence E. Garver was traveling north on Highway 83 on a 1999 Honda Shadow motorcycle at around 9 […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Yesterday, OzarksFirst brought you the story of how former Missouri State Lady Bear Coach Cheryl Burnett took to social media to raise money for Kinga Kiss-Johnson, her former player from the famous 2001 Final Four team, after Hurricane Helene impacted her home in South Carolina. Today, OzarksFirst is speaking to Kiss-Johnson. “This […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A Springfield charity is preparing the homeless for winter. On Tuesday, workers at the New Life Veterans Coming Home Center gave clients tents, sleeping bags, sweatpants, and socks. The pastor at the center says these items will help, but he says much more needs to be done for the homeless community.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State Lady Bears legend Cheryl Burnett says she still remembers the moment she saw Kinga Kiss-Johnson. “I’ll never forget being at the Missouri State games and in walks a 6’7″ player playing on a Missouri junior college team that I did not know. Kinga had just come into the country as […]

A KY3 viewer asked why an open pit was near a south Springfield Church. The work site is near South Charleston and Republic Road.

Springfield, MO – Residents of Springfield should brace for a warm end to the week, with temperatures expected to reach nearly 90 degrees on Saturday. The National Weather Service forecasts a significant warming trend through Saturday, followed by a dramatic drop in temperatures as a cold front moves through the region on Sunday. This shift will bring much cooler air, with Sunday’s highs dropping into the low 70s, and overnight lows dipping into the 40s.

Stephanie Brown and Kezia Price are in charge of Fair Grove’s Art Department. Brown and Price work together to teach both Middle School and High School Art Classes. Brown is the head of Fair Grove’s Art Department. Along with this, Brown teaches all of the High School Art Classes including Advanced Art, Drawing and Painting, Ceramics, and Mixed Media. Price is in charge of all Middle School Art Classes and one of the High School ceramics classes. According to Brown, her goal for the Art Department is to prepare students in High School for the next step.