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 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.
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Saturday marks 417 Day! It’s the fourth consecutive year that the Springfield community has celebrated the day on April 17.
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Local leaders gathered Thursday to celebrate the first day of boat rental season at Lake Springfield, which kicks off with a big donation.
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More than 4,000 people were vaccinated Friday in the second day of Springfield’s mass vaccination event.
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Two of the more prominent races in the April 6 include the ones for Springfield and Branson mayor.
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A new app allowing Missouri retailers to verify the authenticity of IDs and detect fake IDs with a phone or tablet launched Thursday.
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StepNpull, a manufacturer based in the Springfield, Missouri area, will be featured on an upcoming episode of ABC’s hit reality show, “Shark Tank.”
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We've made it to Opening Day for the St. Louis Cardinals! Here’s a closer look at the upcoming schedule, roster and projections for the 2021 season.
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The Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals released its 27th annual Missouri Scholars 100 list.
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To mask or unmask? That’s a key question many communities in southwest Missouri could address in the upcoming weeks.
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BigShots Golf, an ultimate golf and gaming experience in the works for Springfield’s north side, is one step closer to full swing.
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The Zebra, an independent organization that analyzes car insurance data, released its “2021: The State of Auto Insurance” report last month. A research team compiled data from all 50 U.S. states
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The Kansas City Chiefs are working to restructure the contract of Patrick Mahomes, a move expected to offer millions of dollars in salary cap relief.
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Silver Dollar City has announced a 10-year collaboration with Arvest Bank, one which may open the door for more ticket discounts this upcoming season.
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One year has passed since the state’s first reported COVID-19 case. A closer look at key dates in Missouri's pandemic response.
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State Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) has sponsored a bill that proposes the largest income tax cut in Missouri’s history.
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Longtime St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday paid a visit to Springfield on Tuesday as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma State’s baseball team.
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In a one-on-one interview with KY3, Clay Goddard reflects on his time with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department and the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Monday marks nine years since an EF-2 tornado hit Branson on Leap Day.
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The American Lung Association gave Missouri a failing grade for its tobacco prevention and cessation efforts in its latest “State of Tobacco Control” report.
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How well do you know the St. Louis Cardinals’ corner infielders? Test your knowledge with 20 questions of trivia.
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The winter blast hitting a huge chunk of the country is putting a strain on natural gas.