Licking man sentenced to 12 years on child pornography charge
(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri)A Licking, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography.Wesley Warren Norris, 40, was...
View ArticleU. S. Bankruptcy Court Petitions- Springfield
Christian CountyDerek Lee JohnsonAustin Lee CooperCarlos Julian Fleities and Pamela Louise FleitiesKristina M. BeckhamGreene CountyRobert Clinton StaleyMelia Nicole DavidsonJames Anthony Ward, Jr., and...
View ArticleSpringfield PD makes three DWI arrests, two drug arrests during saturation...
(From the Springfield Police Department)On Friday, December 7th, Springfield Police Officers conducted a saturation patrol, looking for impaired drivers in the city. Extra officers were deployed to...
View ArticleSpringfield man airlifted to Cox South following rollover accident while...
A Springfield man was seriously injured and three other people in his vehicle injured following a one-vehicle accident 2:02 a.m. today while fleeing from authorities at MO 13 at the Bolivar city...
View ArticleCrane teens seriously injured crashing into tree near Nixa, driver airlifted...
Two Crane teens were injured in a one-vehicle crash 1:15 a.m. today on Old Stillhouse Hollow Road, 10 miles south of Nixa.According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1996 GMC 1500 pickup driven by Isaiah...
View ArticleStrafford man struck, killed by train east of Springfield
A Strafford man was struck and killed by a train 3:48 p.m. Saturday on Route DD, a half mile east of Springfield.According to the Highway Patrol report, a Burlington Northern General Electric...
View ArticleBennett Street bridge between South and Jefferson avenues to close
(From the City of Springfield)Public Works street division will close the Bennett Street bridge between South Avenue and Jefferson Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 11 and Wednesday, Dec. 12 beginning at 8:30...
View ArticleFormer Barry County man sentenced to 17 years in prison for having sex with...
(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri)A former Barry County, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for traveling from Missouri to Tennessee to engage in an illicit sexual...
View ArticleAgenda posted for Springfield/Greene County Park Board meeting
The Springfield-Greene County Park Board will meet in regular session on Friday, December 14, 2018, 8:30 a.m., at the Park Board Administrative Office, 1923 N. Weller, Springfield, Missouri.1. Roll...
View ArticleI-44 off ramps at Lawrence County Route O interchange to close during...
(From MODOT)Traffic AlertI-44 Off Ramps CLOSED at Lawrence County Route O (MM 57) During Nighttime Hours Dec. 12 & 15What: I-44 eastbound and westbound off ramps CLOSED during nighttime hours at...
View ArticleReward offered for information leading to arrest of persistent DWI offender
(From Springfield Crimestoppers)This week's featured fugitive is James David Singley.Singley has an active felony warrant for Failure to Appear- Driving while Under the Influence of Alcohol out of...
View ArticleOptions offered to Springfield residents for recycling artificial Christmas...
(From Springfield Environmental Services)Springfield Environmental Services wants residents to remember: When the holiday season is over, there may still be life left in your Christmas tree.The live...
View ArticleSpringfield Police Department meets with local Me Too chapter over questions...
(From the Springfield Police Department)On December 13, 2018, Police Chief Paul Williams and members of his staff met with members of Me Too Springfield to answer and discuss questions raised by the...
View ArticleEight graduate from Springfield Police Cadet Academy
(From the Springfield Police Department)On December 13, 2018, eight young men and women, ages 16-19, graduated from the Springfield Police Cadet Academy.In order to graduate, the cadets had to complete...
View ArticleRhonda Lewsader named Springfield city attorney
(From the City of Springfield)City Manager Jason Gage has named Rhonda Lewsader as City Attorney. Most recently the City’s Deputy City Attorney, Lewsader has been with the City of Springfield for 19...
View ArticleSpringfield Public Schools, MSU play host to Saudi Arabia teacher leaders
(From Springfield Public Schools)Sarah Alkhaldi has been a teacher for 16 years, and her favorite thing about Wilder Elementary School is the small libraries in each classroom. “I also noticed how the...
View ArticleSpringfield tutor sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting 10-year-old...
(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri)A Springfield, Mo., man who worked as a private tutor was sentenced in federal court today for sexually assaulting a former 10-year-old...
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