Top State Lawmaker Unveils $2.8B Plan to Expand I-70

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A powerful Missouri state senator has unveiled a $2.8 billion plan to widen Interstate 70 to at least three lanes across the state. The Senate Appropriations Committee chairman on Tuesday proposed paying for
Southwest Flights Resume After Technical Problems

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines planes were stopped from taking off nationwide for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, causing more than 1,500 flight delays Tuesday just four months after the carrier suffered a meltdown
House Votes To Limit Transgender Student Athletes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Transgender girls and women would no longer be allowed to play on the same team as other girls and women under a bill passed Monday in Missouri’s Republican-led House. Lawmakers voted 104-46 to
Wainwright Makes Rehab Start In Springfield

(KTTS News) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is scheduled to make a rehab start Wednesday at Hammons Field in Springfield. Wednesday’s game against Midland starts at 12:05 p.m. The gates open at 11:05 a.m. You
Deadly Shooting In West Springfield

(KTTS News) — Springfield Police have released more information about a deadly shooting Monday night near Calhoun and Forest. Police were called to a report of someone who’d been shot in a vehicle. 18-year-old Lavelle C. Rose,
Springfield Man’s Body Found In Iowa

(KTTS News) – Human remains that were found last month in Iowa have been identified as a man from Springfield. 30-year-old Salvador Fonseca was last seen in February in Springfield. He left without telling anyone where he was
Springfield Man Charged With Weekend Shooting

(KTTS News) – A man from Springfield is charged with shooting his roommate Saturday at a home in the 1400-block of North West Avenue. Police found 30-year-old Eric Browning’s roommate with a gunshot wound. Browning is also
Charges Filed In Shooting Of Black K.C. Teenager

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, has been charged with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers.
Willard Fire Department Ready To Use Bond Money

(KTTS News) — Firefighters in Willard are about to make some much needed upgrades, thanks to a $10-million dollar bond issue passed by voters on April 4. 67-percent of voters said yes to the bond issue. The
Branson Receives Grant To Protect Sewage Plant From Flooding

(KTTS News) — The city of Branson has received a $13 million grant to upgrade the Compton Drive Wastewater Treatment Facility. The money will build a 7 to 9-foot tall wall that will protect the treatment plant