Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Friday Night In Springfield

(KTTS News) — One man is dead after a crash Friday night at Battlefield and Kimbrough in Springfield. Police say 23-year-old Benjamin Turner from Springfield was riding his motorcycle when a pickup pulled out of a Kum
Silver Dollar City Named #1 Theme Park By USA Today

(KTTS News) — USA Today has named Silver Dollar City in Branson as the number one theme park in America. The rating comes from a nationwide poll of USA Today readers for the 10 Best Readers’ Choice
Two Charged In Springfield Homicide

(KTTS News) — Two men from Springfield are charged in connection with a deadly shooting this week at a home near National and Turner. 42-year-old Jimmie Johnson, III, from Springfield, was found early Wednesday morning in the
Band Of Rain Dumps 2-3 Inches In Some Places

(KTTS News) — It was hit and miss for rain across much of the Ozarks last night and this morning, except for a narrow band from Springfield into southeast Kansas. Rainfall totals from yesterday into this morning
ACLU Sues Over Abortion Petition

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri ACLU on Thursday sued statewide officials for stonewalling a constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights as the attorney general pushes for a price tag on the proposal that is 1
Judge Extends Suspension Of Missouri AG’s Transgender Rule

(AP) — A judge has extended her order barring the enforcement of a unique rule pushed by Missouri’s Republican attorney general that would require adults and children to undergo more than a year of therapy and fulfill
St. Louis Prosecutor Kim Gardner Resigns

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, the city’s first Black prosecutor and a Democrat, announced Thursday that she will resign, following allegations of negligence and calls for her ouster by Republican leaders.
WHO Downgrades COVID Pandemic, Says No Longer Emergency

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at
Second Man Wanted For Deadly Springfield Shooting

(KTTS News) — Springfield Police are looking for a second man wanted for the shooting death of a teenager last month. Xavier Moore from Sedalia is wanted for first-degree murder for shooting 18-year-old Lavelle Rose, III, from
Health Department Will Soon End COVID Testing

(KTTS News) — The federal government is expected to end the public health emergency for COVID-19 on May 11, and federal funding for COVID testing will end. Beginning May 12, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department will no