Joey Schneider
Digital Content Producer
Springfield, Missouri
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Joey Schneider joined KY3 in January 2020. He serves as a digital content producer.
Joey is a St. Louis native who graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in May 2018. His passion for digital content has grown in recent years, building on experience from several social media roles. He has also worked with FOX Sports Midwest in St. Louis, WIFR-TV in Rockford, Illinois, and KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri.
Whether writing web stories or producing content for your social media feeds, Joey enjoys working with the KY3 news, weather and sports teams to build a strong digital platform for not only the Springfield community, but all around the Ozarks.
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The fourth and final season of “Ozark,” a Netflix series based on the Lake of the Ozarks, is set to premiere Friday.
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CoxHealth is calling for help from college and high school students amid a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations.
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Mountain Grove superintendent Jim Dickey played the piano to the tune of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” to confirm the district would close schools Friday.
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The St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild are set for the 2022 NHL Winter Classic. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. Saturday.
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The Kansas City Chiefs could become the first AFC team this season to clinch a playoff spot Sunday, but their first chance will come without one of their key players.
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As the year comes to a close, KY3 takes a look back at several stories around Springfield and the Ozarks region that had a major impact in 2021.
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Thousands lined up along the streets of Downtown Springfield for the city’s 2021 Christmas parade to celebrate the holiday season, just two weeks before Christmas Day.
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Severe storms rolled through southwest Missouri Friday evening, slamming the Ozarks region with heavy winds, rain, hail and other modes of severe weather.
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The Springfield Lasers have secured a spot in the 2021 World TeamTennis Finals and will play their championship match Sunday.
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The Missouri State Bears have clinched a second straight bid to the FCS Playoffs after closing out the regular season Saturday.
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Hundreds ran across the streets of Springfield to compete in the 15th annual Bass Pro Shops Marathon.
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The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is leading a months-long investigation into the disappearance of Cassidy Rainwater, an investigation that has taken multiple turns since September.
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The Osage Nation of Oklahoma announced plans Friday to build a casino and entertainment complex at Lake of the Ozarks.
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Dickerson Park Zoo is going the extra mile to help one of its own recover from an injury.
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The St. Louis Blues begin the 2021-22 season Saturday, Oct. 15 with a road matchup against the Colorado Avalanche.
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Nearly 1,500 students in Missouri’s largest school district could lose a ride to school in the upcoming weeks due to a transportation change announced Friday.
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Greene County Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon delivered the “State of the County” address Thursday morning at the Chamber of Commerce monthly breakfast.
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The St. Louis Cardinals are set to take on the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2021 National League Wild Card Game.
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If you’ve been driving around southwest Missouri the last few days, you may have noticed something unique.
The fourth and final season of “Ozark,” a Netflix series based on the Lake of the Ozarks, is in the works for next year.
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Carvana, an online-only used-car retailer, is setting a footprint in southwest Missouri.
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The Springfield City Council recently approved a budget adjustment of $655,000 to support a slate of improvement projects in the Commercial Street Historic District.
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Community Foundation of the Ozarks is pledging $600,000 for Restore SGF, a program that aims to restore several neighborhoods on the north side of Springfield.
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Missouri State University finished among the Show-Me State’s top leaders in Forbes’ latest list evaluating America’s best employers by state.
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After several weeks of rising COVID-19 hospitalizations over the summer, hospitals around Springfield and southwest Missouri are starting to see some relief near the end of August.
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Weeks after earning a silver medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Nixa native Courtney Frerichs reached another major milestone Saturday.
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Sunday marks two years since a Ride the Ducks boat on Table Rock Lake capsized during a storm, sinking and killing 17 people on board.
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Springfield mayor Ken McClure joined a national news broadcast Sunday morning to discuss the city’s COVID-19 response and the recent surge of hospitalizations in southwest Missouri.
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A new national report recognizes Springfield, Missouri among the top 100 places to live in the United States of America.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has issued COVID-19 hotspot advisories for eight counties in the southwest Missouri region over the past week.
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One of Union Pacific’s original steam engines returns to the rails next month for a cross-country tour, including stops in Missouri and Arkansas.
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The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has reported more than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases since the start of July, noting that cases and hospitalizations from the virus have not slowed down recently.
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Mercy Springfield will be requiring all current and future workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, paid a visit to Springfield for a special presentation Sunday afternoon.
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The Springfield Cardinals are offering free tickets to new COVID-19 vaccine recipients for a limited period of time.
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Nixa native Courtney Frerichs qualifies for the Summer Olympics for the second time in five years.
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Katie Towns, the Assistant Director of Health for the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, offered new insight on the community’s COVID-19 situation and response with a series of tweets Saturday.
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The National Weather Service took advantage of the weather Friday to bake chocolate chip cookies inside of a hot car.
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Nolan Gorman is heating up with the summer-like weather, slugging three home runs in the Springfield Cardinals home win Saturday over the Arkansas Travelers.
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Monday marks 29 years since the disappearance of three women from Springfield, a cold case known as “The Springfield Three.”
A new study shows Springfield has seen some of the fastest growth among Missouri’s metropolitan areas.
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For the second straight year, Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium takes the title of “America’s Best Aquarium” as part of a national poll conducted by USA TODAY.
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A black bear spent Thursday morning wandering around the Rogersville area, a sight that some drivers and homeowners had a chance to see up close.
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Ten years removed from tragedy, Joplin commemorates a period filled with pain, pride and progress. Saturday officially marks one decade since a devastating EF-5 tornado swept through Joplin, Missouri.
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The Springfield Cardinals welcomed fans back to Hammons Field for the first time since September 2019, but fall 2-0 in the 2021 season opener.
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Nolan Gorman worked two eight-pitch at bats and made a diving defensive play in the Springfield Cardinals' 2021 home opener.
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Happy Opening Day! The Springfield Cardinals return to Hammons Field for their first game action since Sept. 2019.
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With the new Springfield Cardinals season comes a new manager. Jose Leger takes over as the seventh manager in franchise history.
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Historic flooding devastated many communities in southwest Missouri four years ago.
Days away from 2021 Minor League Baseball season, the Springfield Cardinals warn fans of high parking prices for the upcoming season.