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| Inconvenience of detioration >> Community | staff |
| The Route 96 bridge over the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad tracks in northeast Carthage is closed until it can be replaced in 2017./small>
Carthage The Missouri Route 96 bridge over the ...more |
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| Springfield Public Works tries to lesson crashes >> Community | kmilam |
| Springfield Public Works is testing out the safety benefits of a new right-turn lane design with a pilot study at the intersection of Battlefield Road and Campbell Avenue. The design with a tighter ...more |
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| Cadet training is offered >> Community | lcox |
| The Springfield Police Department is now accepting applications for its cadet unit, which is a volunteer operational unit designed to prepare the cadets for a career in law enforcement while ...more |
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| Tree inventory guide is online >> Community | staff |
| My TreeKeeper is available online for anyone wanting to identify any of the 2,467 trees in Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic, Springfield, MO. Clicking on a particular tree shown ...more |
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| Nixa launches alternative sentencing court >> Community | mariwinn |
| Nixa Municiapal Court Judge Joel Harris takes the podium to speak at a Community Alternative Sentencing Court kickoff.
A ceremony took place at Nixa City Hall on June 10, 2016, to launch the new ...more |
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| New flashing yellow arrow is installed >> Community | tdancey |
| A flashing yellow left-turn arrow is now in place in the eastbound to northbound left-turn lane of the newly improved intersection at Campbell Avenue and Westview Street/Primrose Street in ...more |
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| Springfield career center gets EPA funding >> Community | cwhitley |
| The Missouri Career Center in Springfield has been selected to receive a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to recruit, train and place local unemployed and underemployed ...more |
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| Greene County Commission announces "Team Greene" >> Community | ehedlun |
| The Greene County Commission has announced a new volunteer program known as Team Greene. Its purpose is to develop a group of volunteers who will work in the information booths located in the ...more |
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| 15 drunk drivers are nailed >> Community | lcox |
| The Springfield Police Department, in conjunction with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, conducted a sobriety checkpoint last night at Jefferson Avenue and Harrison Street. A total of 590 motorists ...more |
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| Springfield Police Blotter: Officer injured >> Community | staff |
| Just before 8:30 p.m. on February 27, 2016, Officer Clinton Dave Laws was in the area of Glenstone and Division where he located a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Casey's General Store. The ...more |
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| Selling items online? Consider SPD's suggestion >> Community | staff |
| Have you hesitated selling an item locally on Craigslist or any other Internet website where you might have to meet a buyer in person? The Springfield Police Department may have a way to do that ...more |
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| Stats for flood damage in Greene County >> Community | staff |
| SPRINGFIELD - Greene County experienced record-breaking rainfall on December 26-28, 2015. A total of 120 water rescues took place during this event. Two fatalities occurred in Greene County. No other ...more |
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| MoDot reports highest road fatalities in 3 years >> Community | kjackson |
| As of Dec. 31, 2015, 853 lives were reported lost in Missouri traffic crashes. The statistics represent an 11.4 percent increase in fatalities or over 800 for the first time since 2012, according to ...more |
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| Eye witnesses needed in cop-involved shooting >> Community | l-cox |
| At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Nov. 4, Sgt. Ryan Russell of the Springfield Police Department was on patrol just west of Kearney and Glenstone when he discovered a vehicle crash near the ...more |
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| Springfield Police Blotter: Gunshot victim ID-ed >> Community | l-cox |
| At approximately 9:23 p.m. on October 26, 2015, Springfield police officers responded to 2148 N. East, Apt. #B, after the 911 caller discovered a male subject who was not breathing. When officers and ...more |
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| Ash Grove celebrates its heritage >> Community | mariwinn |
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Signs containing an arrow and the words "Nathan Boone Homestead" were encouragements to continue driving north on Route 160 out of Springfield to visit the site as part of "living history" day. ...more |
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| Arrests were made at recent sobriety checkpoint >> Community | l-cox |
| A recent sobriety checkpoint by the Springfield Police Department and the Greene County Sheriff's Office was held at Campbell Avenue and Bennett Street. Of the 481 motorists that were contacted, five ...more |
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| City of Ozark survey is open to all >> Community | staff |
| The city of Ozark is asking residents to complete a brief survey that will help elected officials and city staff who are working on establishing a 5-year Strategic Plan. They are looking for opinions ...more |
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| Pedestrian killed on James River Expressway >> Community | l-cox |
| At 11:32 p.m. on Aug. 15, Springfield officers were dispatched to a crash involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian near the Campbell Avenue exit on James River Freeway. Gregory Collins, 37, of ...more |
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| No-brainer for discouraging thieves >> Community | lcox |
| One common form of burglary during the summer months is entering open garage doors, and just as in past summers, the Springfield Police Department has been noticing an increase in this type of ...more |
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| Billings continues road safety campaigns >> Community | staff |
| The Billings Police Department has been participating in a year-long Hazardous Moving Vehicle enforcement and a Driving While Impaired enforcement through grants provided by the National Highway ...more |
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| Hughes is 13th fatality crash victim >> Community | staff |
| The life of Shirley M. Hughes, 80, of Springfield was taken on June 30, 2015, when the car she was driving was struck by a 2014 Ford F150 driven by Michael D. Pender, 28, of Springfield. The accident ...more |
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| Construction begins on Campbell at Primrose >> Community | staff |
| Construction is beginning for the intersection improvement project at Campbell Avenue and Primrose Street in Springfield.
The $2.3 million project funded by the 1/4-cent Capital Improvements ...more |
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| Busted in Billings >> Community | staff |
| Billings participation in the national Fourth of July Holiday Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over substance-impaired driving crackdown has been declared a major success.
The Billings Police Department ...more |
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| Homeless offenders sent to treatment court >> Community | staff |
| The path out of homelessness is a complicated one, often met with many obstacles. A program created by Springfield Municipal Court, the Springfield Police Department, the City Prosecutors Office, ...more |
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| Springfield Police Academy graduates 20 >> Community | l-cox |
| Eighteen college graduates, five of them with associate degrees were part of the graduating class of the 65th Springfield Police Academy. Ceremonies were held on June 26, 2015, at the Ridgecrest ...more |
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| Absentee ballots are available >> Community | staff |
| Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller announced absentee ballots are now available for those eligible voters who are unable to go to their regular polling place on Aug 4, 2015. In Greene County, there ...more |
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| Flooding impacts the Rivercut Golf Course >> Community | staff |
| Follow-up--
As of June 23, 2015, Erin Hedlun, public information officer for the Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management, reported that estimated losses from the flooding totaled ...more |
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| Billings again cracks down on violators >> Community | staff |
| Declaring Billings' participation in the national Youth Alcohol Enforcement Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over drunk driving crackdown a major success. Lt. Karl Cuschieri reported that one drunk driving ...more |
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| Honorees fill new Founder's Park >> Community | staff |
| Eleven people instrumental in starting the Friends of the Garden and who designed, built and maintained the first 20 gardens in Springfield's Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park were honored at the ...more |
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| Seat opens up on Nixa Council >> Community | staff |
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Nixa District 1 Council member Kyle Vogel, pictured, submitted his resignation effective June 15, 2015. Vogel served as councilman from 2009-2011, and from April 2014 until the present.
Nixa ...more |
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| Billings continues safe-driving crackdown >> Community | staff |
| Declaring Billings participation in the national St. Patricks Day Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over drunk driving crackdown a major success, the Billings Police Department reported that one drunk ...more |
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| Hillman Blevins, 84, dies in traffic accident >> Community | staff |
| At 8:03 a.m. on March 8, 2015, the Springfield Police Department was dispatched to an injury crash near Battlefield and Kansas Expressway.
A 2014 International Pro Star towing a trailer, driven by ...more |
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| Springfield Public Works projects are outlined >> Community | cscott |
| The Springfield Public Works Department yesterday outlined road projects currently under construction and those planned for 2015 at a council lunch meeting. Included currently are: the Battlefield ...more |
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| Springfield Police Blotter: Robbery suspects >> Community | lcox |
| At approximately 5 a.m. on Dec. 12, 2014, the Springfield Police Department was dispatched to 1119 S. Gelven for subjects breaking into vehicles. The two subjects, now identified as Gage C. Scott ...more |
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| Batman lives! >> Community | cscott |
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Derek Smith, AKA Springfield Batman, pictured, will be presented with a key to the city by Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Seifried. The event sill take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. Smith will be ...more |
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| DWI crackdown in Billings >> Community | staff |
| Update: Declaring Billings participation in the nations annual Holiday DWI Crackdown substance-impair driving campaign a success. Billings Police Department reported that 4 speeding tickets; 1 seat ...more |
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| Unattended bags found safe >> Community | cerwin |
| The Springfield Fire Department Bomb Squad and the Federal Bureau of Investigations have determined the backpack found in front of U.S. Bank at 417 St. Louis Street did not contain any hazardous ...more |
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| Springfield residents may file for council seats >> Community | staff |
| Those interested in running for an open Springfield City Council seat or for Springfield Mayor may officially file an application with the City Clerks office, beginning at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2. ...more |
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| Mastering the Diverging Diamond Interchange >> Community | staff |
| The drawing represents the latest Diverging Diamond Interchange to be constructed in Springfield at Battlefield Road and US 65.
Work contracted with Hartman and Company of Springfield at a cost of ...more |
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| First step in creation of succulent garden is done >> Community | mariwinn |
| Grading and placement of rocks have been completed for the new succulent garden at the Springfield Botanical Center.
Thanks to volunteers the first step in creating a succulent garden outside of ...more |
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| Local artwork finally finds its permanent home >> Community | staff |
| Facilitated by the Springfield Art Museum, a painting by the late artist Robert E. Smith has been donated to the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The work depicts the outside of ...more |
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| Springfield PD blotter: Search warrant/ricin >> Community | gdorrell |
| On Aug. 28, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Springfield Police Department, with assistance from the Springfield Fire Department, FBI and the Missouri National Guard, executed a state search warrant ...more |
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| Prevent drinking and driving >> Community | staff |
| Know someone who drinks and drives? Take away the keys to his or her vehicle.
Billings, Missouri From mid-August through Labor Day, Billings Police will be out in force as part of the annual ...more |
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| Springfield Police Blotter: Early morning robbery >> Community | lcox |
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At 4:18 a.m. today, (July 26, 2014) the Springfield Police Department was dispatched to an armed robbery at Fast Trip, 1472 E. Kearney. The suspect entered the business, pointed a silver large ...more |
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| Springfield Police Blotter: Skateboard fatality >> Community | lcox |
| At 6:56 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 2014, Springfield police were dispatched to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash at the intersection of Kansas Expressway and Nichols Street.
Michelle S. Grant, 41, ...more |
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| Sobriety checkpoint catches 10 intoxicated >> Community | sgt.greg |
| The Springfield Police Department and The Greene County Sheriffs Office conducted a sobriety checkpoint last night, June 27, 2014, at National Avenue and Sunset Street. A total of 744 motorists were ...more |
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| Open garage doors say, "Steal me!" >> Community | lcox |
| One common form of burglary during the summer months is entering open garage doors, and the Springfield Police Department has been noticing an increase in this type of criminal behavior.
What weve ...more |
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| Road through Rogersville to become a freeway >> Community | staff |
| The project, converting Route 60 to a freeway between Greene County Farm Road 241 west of Rogersville and Chicory Road east of Rogersville, has been awarded to Ozarks Regional Road Constructor ...more |
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| Have you seen this woman? >> Community | lcox |
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The Springfield Police Department is investigating a report of a missing person and is asking for assistance from the public. The missing person is identified as Phoebe Bryant, pictured, a ...more |
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| Helmets still mandatory for motorcyclists >> Community | dhaskins |
| The Joplin Police Department wants to make sure that the public is aware that the state of Missouri requires motorcycle operators to wear their helmets when operating a motorcycle.
House Bill ...more |
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| SPD talks about crime >> Community | lcox |
| The Springfield Police Department has reported that crime in the first quarter of 2014 has decreased 19 percent overall. This is in comparison to the crime statistics of the first three months of ...more |
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| Billings P.D. says Click It or Ticket >> Community | staff |
| Law enforcement agencies throughout Missouri, including the Billings Police Department, participated in a statewide effort to get more motorists to buckle up and save more lives.
During ...more |
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| Where to find a recycling center in Springfield >> Community | mhaase |
| City-operated Recycling Centers and Yardwaste Recycling Center announce extended spring/summer schedule
The city of Springfield's recycling centers and yard waste recycling center will begin their ...more |
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| New DWI task force is formed >> Community | mariwinn |
| At the podium, Pam Holt, conducts the meeting announcing the launch of the Central Ozarks Regional DWI Task Force. With her (L-R) is Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott, Greene County Deputy ...more |
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| Home invasion suspects are rounded up >> Community | lcox |
| A three-month investigation of seven different incidents that include home invasions and residential burglaries of elderly persons led Springfield Police to serve four search warrants on the evening ...more |
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| Ah, the reminder of a greasy burger....and fries >> Community | staff |
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Thanks to a donation of $1,000 from Councilman Craig Fishel, the city of Springfield not only reached its first fund-raising goal of $15,000, it exceeded it. The $15,126 raised through local ...more |
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| Nixa Police seeks help in locating David Cloud >> Community | jfinney |
| The Nixa Police Department is seeking assistance from the public to locate a fugitive.
David Walter Cloud, 48, pictured, is wanted in Christian County to face charges of leaving the scene of an ...more |
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| Two arrested for Mexican Villa robbery >> Community | lcox |
| The Springfield Police Department is investigating the armed robbery that occurred January 18, 2014, at Mexican Villa, 1408 S. National. Donald B. Sethman, 26, and Jacob Aguilar, 19, both of ...more |
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| Offender can't resist repeating his crime >> Community | lcox |
| Nathaniel S. Jones, 38, of Springfield has been sentenced to six years in prison for a commercial burglary he committed on April 6, 2013. Springfield officers caught Jones on the scene shortly after ...more |
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| Expired tag stop reveals car full of pot >> Community | vholland |
| Springfield Police confirm the arrest of Dorial Green-Beckham (M/B, 4/12/93) and two other Springfield men, John W. McDaniel (M/B, 1/27/91) and Patrick W. Prouty (M/W, 3/1/93), in conjunction with a ...more |
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| Home attic damaged in arson attempt >> Community | c-erwin |
| A Springfield man faces three criminal charges, following an incident at his home on December 28, 2013. Doyle Huskey, 34, is charged with 2nd degree arson, 2nd degree assault on law enforcement and ...more |
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| Statue finally cries out, >> Community | cscott |
| The statue the "Tumbler" reflects lights from nearby Christmas decorations in Park Central Square, Springfield. (Photo by Vince Rosati)
Ever wondered about the large, brown steel structure on Park ...more |
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| Man arrested for tossing Molotov cocktail >> Community | cerwin |
| A Springfield man is charged with first degree arson, accused of throwing an incendiary device, commonly known as a Molotov cocktail, in a local attorney's office. On Tuesday morning, Springfield ...more |
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| Chestnut Expressway to get new overpass >> Community | staff |
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Springfield, Greene County - A computer animation showing how traffic will flow after a new railroad bridge is built in 2015-16 on East Chestnut Expressway in Springfield will be unveiled for ...more |
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| Newborns in Need seeks volunteers >> Community | staff |
| A volunteer at the Springfield Chapter of Newborns in Need shows a basketful of articles to be distributed while other volunteers sort and pack the baby clothing and bedding that is delivered to ...more |
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| Suspect is arrested in hit and run accident >> Community | vholland |
| The suspect, who left the scene of an accident that occurred Sunday morning, Nov. 17, 2013, resulting in the death of Zachary Gibson, 23, of Springfield, was arrested on November 19, 2013, by the ...more |
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| Christian County Library director retires >> Community | mariwinn |
| by Mari Winn Taylor
Retirement is bittersweet. While it affords leisure time to do what was too time-consuming before, it has shock value, for suddenly what was once routine is now ...more |
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| Springfield resident is scooter fatality >> Community | lcox |
| At 9:38 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, officers responded to a scooter accident near the intersection of Grant and Chestnut Expressway.
The operator of the scooter, Sarah A. Cook, 52, of ...more |
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| Family tragedy reported by 7-year-old >> Community | lcox |
| At approximately 5:37 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, Springfield Police responded to 2100 E. Norshire to check the well-being of two individuals after receiving a 911 call from a child in the home. ...more |
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| Museum asks for donations to reunite the Crenshaws >> Community | staff |
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The Springfield Art Museum is hoping to raise another $15,000 in order to reunite husband and wife portraits of early residents Lewis Allen Dickens (L.A.D.) Crenshaw and Fanny Crenshaw that ...more |
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| Man inside exploded car meth lab is later caught >> Community | lcox |
| Just before 9 p.m. on November 7, 2013, the Springfield Police Department was dispatched to a duplex at 1720 N. Clay by request of the Springfield Fire Department in reference to a vehicle catching ...more |
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| Lieutenant is named interim Nixa Police Chief >> Community | jfinney |
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Lt. Jimmy Liles, pictured, will serve as Nixas interim police chief beginning immediately.
During an executive session of the Nixa City Council yesterday (Nov. 4, 2013), the council appointed ...more |
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| Detour needed on National >> Community | mhaase |
| Motorists should be aware that a section of National Avenue in Springfield is slated to close at 6 a.m. on October 30, 2013. Storm sewer improvements beginning with utility relocations have ...more |
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| Twenty-two are arrested at Springfield checkpoints >> Community | sparton |
| The Springfield Police Department, in conjunction with, the Greene Co. Sheriffs Office, conducted two sobriety checkpoints October 26-27, 2013. The first checkpoint was conducted at the intersection ...more |
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| Dickerson Park zookeeper dies after accident >> Community | mhaase |
| John Phillips Bradford, 62, senior zookeeper and elephant manager for the Dickerson Park Zoo died early this morning (Oct. 11, 2013) as a result of an accident at the zoo, according to a joint ...more |
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| Dustin Leer is arrested >> Community | lcox |
| Dustin Leer, 35, has been arrested for making a terroristic threat. Prior to the Springfield Police Department's involvement in this incident, Leer made a call to a Social Security Administration ...more |
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| Smoke alarms for hearing impaired are offered >> Community | cerwin |
| The Springfield Fire Department has received an $8,500 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to purchase 100 smoke alarms for the hearing-impaired.
"Hearing loss is one of the most ...more |
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| Neighborhood tree planting project is underway >> Community | mhaase |
| Springfield is celebrating 10 years of the NeighborWoods program, a partnership between the city, the Springfield Tree City USA Citizens Advisory Committee, City Utilities and recognized neighborhood ...more |
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| Motorcycle death is reported >> Community | lcox |
| John C. Erven, 21, was traveling eastbound on Sunshine on his motorcycle at a high rate of speed when Nikolas Racz, 18, was making a left turn into McDonalds in his 4-door passenger car. The ...more |
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| Felony warrant round-up takes place >> Community | lcox |
| Members of the Springfield Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on September 18, 2013, joined together to conduct an operation ...more |
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| Reminder to be vigilant of cyclists >> Community | sparton |
| Members of the Springfield Police Department, assisted by the Missouri State Highway Patrols Air and Patrol Units, conducted an Operation Safe Ride enforcement effort Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. ...more |
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| Fatality at Kearney and National >> Community | lcox |
| At 11:47 a.m. on Sunday, September 1, 2013, police were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of National and Kearney.
A 99 Pontiac Grand Prix was northbound, turning west ...more |
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| Smoking safety gone awry >> Community | cerwin |
| The Springfield Fire Department is warning residents who smoke to use extra caution, following two close calls over the weekend. The first fire on Sunday started in an apartment complex on Ingram ...more |
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| Springfield area citizens march in unity >> Community | mariwinn |
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Joining the thousands who marched during the city of Springfield's tribute to Martin Luther King on August 28, 2013, were (L-R) event organizer David Knox and Springfield's Chief of Police, Paul F. ...more |
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| No break in sight for higher electric rates >> Community | mariwinn |
| by Mari Winn Taylor
The proposed rate hike by the Springfield City Utilities (CU) was the hot topic at the Springfield City Council meeting on August 26, 2013. Pitted against nearly half dozen ...more |
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| Got a clunker you want removed? >> Community | staff |
| The Greene County Extension Council in Springfield, Missouri is hoping to generate money for educational programs and office operations thanks to a partnership with AutoWranglers, a national vehicle ...more |
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