A Greene County judge has convicted a man from Springfield of two counts of second degree murder and one count of second degree domestic assault in the death of his pregnant girlfriend back in 2017. Circuit Judge Calvin Holden will sentence Derik Osborn October 8th. Osborn’s bond has been revoked. Osborn told police Valerie Williams […]

Authorities in McDonald County say three jail escapees are back behind bars after being captured Monday night in Noel. The sheriff’s office says Shun’tavion Ladarrias Thomas, 23, David Molina, 49, and Carmelo Miguel Burgos, 27, were found just before midnight. They were able to escape after attacking a detention officer Saturday afternoon. The officer had […]

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed suit to stop the re-imposition of a mask mandate in St. Louis County and St. Louis City. The suit was filed Tuesday in circuit court in St. Louis County and names St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, and the directors of the county […]

Dangerous heat has filtered into southwest Missouri, with our first Heat Advisory of the summer being issued by the National Weather Service in Springfield. The advisory is for areas along and north of I-44, including the Springfield area, and it is in effect each afternoon through Saturday. Heat index readings will range from 100 to […]

Leaders from the Springfield Greene County Health Department, CoxHealth, Mercy Springfield and Jordan Valley Community Health Center meet with the media Tuesday at 2 p.m. to provide an update on the adjustments being made in response to the rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. You can watch the news conference live here. CoxHealth reported […]