Zoo Euthanizes Popular Giraffe

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(KTTS News) — Zookeepers at Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield euthanized a giraffe this morning. Gidget, the matriarch of the herd, had severe arthritis and was having trouble moving. She was euthanized just a few weeks shy

Mozeliak: Change Is Coming To Cardinals

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Change is coming to the St. Louis Cardinals, according to President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak, a sign the underperforming team may deal veterans for prospects ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline.

Blunt Joins Southwest Airlines Board Of Directors

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DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has added former U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri, to its board of directors. Blunt, 73, spent 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Senate

Flames, Explosions Reported In Southeast Springfield

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(KTTS News) — Evacuations were reported in southeast Springfield after a gas main explosion. It happened before noon Monday near Charleston and Briar Street. Crews were doing maintenance work when explosions sent flames into the air and

Fatal Motorcycle Crash North Of Springfield

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(KTTS News) — The Highway Patrol says a man from Springfield died in a motorcycle crash in Greene County. 38-year-old Kenneth Barker died when his motorcycle ran off the road and hit a fence near Farm Road

Semi Full Of Copper Wiring Burns On I-44

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(KTTS News) — Firefighters in Phelps County had to put out a tractor-trailer fire Sunday morning around the 173 mile marker. The Doolittle Rural Fire Department says the semi was hauling several big spools of copper wire.

Storms Kill One Person In Stone County

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(KTTS News) — Storms in Stone County Friday night left one person dead. The Stone County Sheriff says a woman died after a tree fell on her camper at the Old 86 Campground at Table Rock Lake.

Charges Filed After Fatal Crash Near Rogersville

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(KTTS News) — A Springfield man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash near Rogersville. The Highway Patrol says a car went off Route D and overturned early Sunday. A passenger, a 17-year-old boy, was