6-Year-Old Drowns In Elk River
A 6-year-old boy is the third person to drown in McDonald County in the last 2 weeks. The Highway Patrol says the boy waded out into the Elk River near Noel and couldn’t get back to shore.
Triple Digit Heat Index Readings Possible This Week
It’s going to be a hot and humid week. Hot and humid conditions will prevail through much of this week. Afternoon heat indices of around 105 will be common from today through at least Thursday. pic.twitter.com/mffBKIp7KL —
More Than Half of Vaccine-Eligible in Greene County Now At Least “Partially Vaccinated”
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department reports that more than half of people in Greene County who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine are now partially vaccinated. In addition, they report that 43% of eligible people are fully
Man From Springfield Sentenced to Life Plus 100 years For Stabbing
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A 33-year-old Springfield man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 100 years over the December 2019 fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old woman in an isolated field. Missouri law required
Missouri Sends More Ambulances To Transport COVID-19 Cases
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has deployed more mutual aid ambulances and health care workers to transport COVID-19 patients to other regions from hospitals that are already too full. Parson says 30 ambulances and
Missouri GOP Congressional Candidate Ed Emery Dies At 71
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former state Sen. and Republican congressional candidate Ed Emery has died at 71. Gov. Mike Parson announced Emery’s death Saturday in a tweet. Emery collapsed following a speech Tuesday evening from what his
Man Dies After Springfield Motorcycle Crash
A motorcycle rider has died after a crash Sunday night. Springfield Police say Noel Dedios, 58, from Springfield died Tuesday. Police say two motorcycles were headed northbound when a vehicle tried to make a left turn at
State Rep. Walsh, Husband Have COVID-19
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state Rep. Sara Walsh says she and her husband have contracted COVID-19, and her husband is hospitalized on a ventilator. Walsh, a Republican from Ashland, is seeking the 4th congressional district seat
Apartment Fire Kills 5 Kids Left Home Alone
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Officials say five children all younger than 10 who were left home without an adult died in a fire at an apartment building in southwestern Illinois. Fire crews were called to
Police Still Investigating Shooting In Springfield
The search continues for a shooter who left two men hurt in Springfield. It happened Thursday afternoon near Campbell and Grand. The men crashed the vehicle they were in at Campbell and Sunshine a short time later.
