Springfield Public Schools Requiring Face Masks For Students, Staff Through July 30
Students and staff in Springfield Public Schools will be required to wear face masks again. The move was decided by the district after many factors including a low number of vaccinations, an anticipated surge of cases following
Springfield-Greene County Health Department Reporting 17 Deaths In Two Week Span
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is reporting 17 deaths from COVID-19 in a two week span. The people who died ranged in ages from those in their 40s to those in their 90s. The last time the
Chiefs’ Mahomes Joins USA Football In Youth Football Support
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is teaming with USA Football to host three youth football coaching clinics across Missouri this summer while his 15 and the Mahomies Foundation has provided grants to 15
Nixa Mayor Who Required Masks Faces Recall Vote
NIXA, Mo. (AP) — As the coronavirus surges in Missouri, a mayor who imposed a mask requirement and other public safety measures is facing a recall vote, even though the requirements have long since expired. Nixa voters
Murder Charges Filed In Ash Grove Shooting
Murder charges have been filed after a deadly weekend shooting in Ash Grove. Greene County deputies arrived at a home on North Farm Road 43 and found 47-year-old Cory Estey from Walnut Grove. He’d been shot. Lakota
Homicide Investigation Underway In Bolivar
An autopsy is scheduled for today on a man found dead in a field in Bolivar. 26-year-old Charles Zornes was found Friday near West Aldrich Road and Boston Street. KY3 reports that the homicide investigation is being
7 Dead In 4th of July Crashes
The Highway Patrol says seven people died in traffic crashes over the 4th of July weekend in Missouri. One person died in a boating crash. A 15-year-old girl from Norwood died when the car she was in
Mercy Out Of Ventilators As COVID Cases Soar
Greene County is dealing with a big jump in new COVID-19 cases. The Springfield-Greene County Health department is reporting more than 500 new cases so far this month. 122 COVID+ @MercySGF. 28 ICU with 24 on vents.
Missouri Considering Incentives To Boost Vaccinations
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A newspaper is reporting that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s administration floated the idea of a statewide COVID-19 vaccination incentive program and the possibility of a “substantial grand prize” during a meeting of
One Man Dead, One Arrested In Ash Grove
The Greene County Sheriff says one man is dead and one person is in custody after an incident at a home in Ash Grove. Press Release On 7/4/2021, at 7:44pm, Greene County Deputies were called out to
