Springfield Police Clear Backlog Of Sexual Assault Kits
The Springfield Police Department has cleared a backlog of sexual assault kits, sending out the final 15 kits for testing. The department has spent nearly two years working with state and local partners to secure funding and
Springfield Taking Bids To Renovate Jefferson Avenue Footbridge
The city of Springfield is taking bids to renovate the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge on the city’s north side. Built in 1902, the 562-foot-long steel bridge allows pedestrians to cross 13 tracks of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
CDC Backs Booster Shots For Vulnerable, People With Risky Jobs
(AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans. The move opens a major new phase in the U.S vaccination drive against the coronavirus.
House January 6 Panel Subpoenas Trump Advisors, Associates
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed four advisers and associates to former President Donald Trump who were in contact with him as hundreds of his followers
Judge Rejects Motion To Delay Trial In Chinese Woman’s Death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Boone County prosecutor says vegetation on the boots of Columbia man place him at the site where his Chinese wife’s body was found in March. Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight said during a
Joplin Man Guilty In Woman’s Murder, Wife’s Shooting
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A Joplin man has been convicted of killing a woman and shooting his estranged wife six years ago. A Jasper County jury on Thursday found 60-year-old Stephen Thompson guilty of first-degree murder and
Court Rejects Missouri AG Requests In 1979 Case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court has denied the state attorney general’s request to recuse all Jackson County judges from presiding over an upcoming evidentiary hearing for a man who the county prosecutor says
New Stretch Of I-49 At Missouri-Arkansas Line Opens Next Week
Work is complete on the Bella Vista Bypass, a stretch of I-49 connecting Missouri with Arkansas. There’s a ribbon cutting ceremony next Thursday, September 30, to officially open the new I-49 lanes at the Missouri and Arkansas
Courtney Frerichs Returns To Nixa Tonight
Olympic silver-medalist Courtney Frerichs is coming back to Nixa tonight. Frerichs came in second at the 3000-meter steeplechase event in Tokyo this summer. She’ll be recognized between the JV and varsity games. She’ll be at the Nixa
Route 66 God Loves You Tour In Springfield Tonight
Evangelist Franklin Graham will be at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds tonight, September 23, as part of the Route 66 God Loves You Tour. Graham is the President and CEO of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse.
