Parson Stresses Importance Of COVID-19 Testing
Governor Parson says the state’s goal is to increase testing to 7,500 tests per day. Here’s more from the governor’s office: During today’s COVID-19 briefing, Governor Mike Parson emphasized the importance of COVID-19 testing to economic recovery
Springfield Police Investigating After Shots Fired At Home
Police are looking for a shooter who fired shots into a home this afternoon in Springfield. Officers responded to a home west of Commercial and National where authorities say someone fired multiple shots at a home. A
City Utilities Warning Customers Of Scam
City Utilities of Springfield is telling its customers to be aware of a scam, telling people their service will be disconnect if they don’t make a payment. CU say service disconnections for non-payments will not happen until
Highway Patrol Identifies Man Killed In Hickory County Crash
A man from Pittsburg, Missouri died this morning in a crash in Hickory County on Highway 65 north of Preston. The Highway Patrol says the man swerved to avoid another vehicle which had entered the road and
Pilot Lands Plane On I-470 In Lee’s Summit
A pilot had to make an emergency landing on I-470 in Lee’s Summit. At approx. 2pm, a pilot was making his final approach to land at the Lee’s Summit airport when he experienced sudden engine failure in
Latest: Greene County COVID-19 Cases Linked To Travel
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department says there have been eight new cases of COVID-19 since Friday. Health director Clay Goddard is warning people to avoid travel because six of those cares are travel related. Goddard says one
Governor Parson Says Barton Execution Will Proceed As Scheduled
Governor Parson says Walter Barton will be executed early Tuesday evening for murdering the manager of a mobile home park in Ozark nearly 30 years ago. Barton is scheduled to die by lethal injection just after 6:00
Deadly Crash On Highway 65 North Of Preston
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that blocked all lanes of Highway 65 north of Preston Tuesday morning. We’re getting word one of the vehicles involved in the wreck in Hickory County is
WATCH LIVE: Springfield-Greene County Health Department Holds Briefing
Springfield-Greene County Health Department is holding a briefing this morning, discussing a recent increase in COVID-19 cases and an update on the COVID-19 dashboard. You can watch the briefing on the City of Spingfield’s or Health Department’s
Two Mercy Execs Plan To Retire Early
Two execs at Mercy will retire early as the health system goes through what it says is ‘difficult terrain ahead’. Jon Swope and Dr. Fred McQueary’s retirements start at the end of June. Mercy recently announced furloughs
