Lauren Schwentker
Multimedia Journalist
:no_upscale()/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/gray/4e0eb7e8-b629-427f-87bc-613fd14ac20c.jpg)
Lauren shoots, writes, and edits stories for the evening KY3 newscasts.
Lauren is a Missouri native. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism where she studied Broadcast Journalism with an emphasis in reporting and anchoring.
Education
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 1:52 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
More women are graduating into the Springfield Police force after Friday night’s academy graduation.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 9:32 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
“The Finley,” a popular restaurant in downtown Ozark, is closing its doors on March 31.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
Voters will decide on a $3 million bond issue for the Billings Fire Protection District in April.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 10:58 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
Missouri is on track to set a record for marijuana sales in the United States.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 10:40 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
Police say an argument led to a shooting in Springfield on Tuesday.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 9:21 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
Thousands of Missourians are struggling to find quality and affordable child care.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 2:12 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Many eyes are on Springfield’s Planning and Zoning Committee after the group approved two significant projects Thursday night.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 9:44 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
After a three-year-long hiatus, the Springfield St. Patrick’s Day Parade is back.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 10:08 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
If you drive State Highway 13, you will see lots of trash near Springfield’s landfill.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 10:25 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Springfield Restaurants are getting a visit from some secret guests through Empower Abilities, a non-profit in Springfield.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 10:09 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
The district offers tours of schools slated for improvements if voters approve a $220 million bond issue next month.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 7:29 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
The city of Springfield is partnering with Walker Consultants to conduct a study of parking options in downtown Springfield.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 9:50 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
One of the busiest intersections in Springfield is getting a makeover.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 9:24 PM CST
|By KY3 Staff and Lauren Schwentker
Beginning Wednesday, March 1, Springfield-Greene County Health will offer $50 gift cards to anyone receiving a COVID-19 vaccine or booster.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 9:51 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Hundreds of athletes and families are coming to Springfield this weekend for the Midwest Plains Volleyball Crossover event.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 9:41 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
The Springfield Police Department is down dozens of officers. The Springfield-Greene County 911 call center also needs workers.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 10:35 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Springfield’s number one problem is gun violence. The 2022 crime report shows the number of shooting calls at an all-time high.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 10:17 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Council voted 9-0 tonight to classify Hotel of Terror as eminent domain and the Police Chief announced the annual crime report.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 9:42 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Missouri voters can cast an absentee ballot in Missouri’s April election Tuesday at 8 a.m.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 10:01 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Thousands of Foster families across the Ozarks will no longer have to change healthcare systems.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 9:51 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
The state’s program director expects this to happen when eligibility renewals resume on April 1 after a three-year-long hiatus due to the pandemic.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 9:47 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Grief support groups are now free to Missouri State Students at the Plaster Student Union counseling center.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 10:19 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
The Ozarks is short by thousands of health care workers.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2023 at 8:15 AM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Some neighbors in north Springfield are trying to stop a proposed development next door.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 9:20 PM CST
|By KY3 Staff and Lauren Schwentker
An internal investigation began in late 2022 regarding misconduct complaints involving Chief Nathan Lewis.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 9:02 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
For the second time, the El Dorado Springs school board voted against a four-day school week despite two surveys sent out over the past year with more people in favor of it.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 9:30 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
An Amendment Three leader says now it’s legal to buy marijuana in Missouri. We should see fewer illegal sales on the street. He says a significant advantage is users can be sure exactly what they’re getting.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 9:31 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Taco Habitat closed its doors after an a eviction notice for non-payment of rent was issued by Greene County.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 9:50 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
We took a deeper look into mental health crisis training Springfield Police undergo following a deadly officer-involved shooting.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 9:35 AM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Fellow city council members voted to remove the mayor of Waynesville during an impeachment trial Thursday night.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:47 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
So far, Greene County has only two expungement cases completed. Other Missouri counties have already finished hundreds or even a thousand cases.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:21 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
The icy conditions are keeping tow truck drivers in Springfield busy.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 8:10 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Neighbors in a north Springfield neighborhood say “enough is enough” after a vacant home caught fire early this morning.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 10:19 PM CST
|By Chris Six and Lauren Schwentker
Federal court documents show that Springfield multi-restaurant owner, John Michael Felts, is accused of using various companies to fraudulently apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans and Economic Injury Disaster loans.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 8:59 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
An Ozark couple is rebuilding their lives after their apartment collapsed along with a coffee shop on the historic Ozark square.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 9:55 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
As the winter storm rolls in Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, safe driving is top of mind in conditions like these.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 8:36 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Branson Public Works crews spent all of Monday loading up 13 trucks with salt ahead of Tuesday night’s snowstorm.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 9:52 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
A West Plains man lost thousands of dollars after trying to buy a puppy from an online business that goes by the name “Royal City Paw.”
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 9:52 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Teacher pay in Missouri ranks among the lowest in the country. Governor Parson proposes to change that.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 10:24 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Since the start of the pandemic, Missouri businesses have struggled to keep workers in part because it’s hard to find child care.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 9:38 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
After the incident, KY3 News looked into the building inspection requirements in the city of Ozark and asked about safety moving forward.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 8:46 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Armed commercial robberies and robberies of individuals are on the rise in Springfield.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 9:32 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Springfield’s Planning and Zoning Committee created new rules on where new marijuana facilities can be located. The debate follows November’s statewide vote allowing recreational marijuana.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 10:27 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
For the first time, a grieving family saw dashcam video of an officer-involved shooting in Ozark that killed their daughter.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:41 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
A traffic stop in September turned into a police chase and ended in the deaths of two people.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 6:15 PM CST
|By KY3 Staff and Lauren Schwentker
The SUV hit the glass panel at a tattoo shop and knocked over a fire hydrant.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 9:12 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Sgt. Ed Fox served our country for almost 27 years.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 9:01 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Springfield emergency rooms doctors are reporting more cases of kids suffering from cannabis poisoning.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 8:47 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Thousands of foster and adoptive families across the Ozarks are now forced to start from square one for health insurance.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:48 PM CST
|By KY3 Staff and Lauren Schwentker
Police confiscated several vehicles and campers in a stolen property investigation in Springfield.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ONXAFSR7TJD5TGDBM7QJBURHBY.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ERTJOABBWJDTVHLYK3ETTCXX5M.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/73FGX5TTOJBP5PKZTHJKSWS76I.JPG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/2NO64ANLE5CFLJ7WOHTK4MNMWE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/XMR34TPQERBVRGARCL6UNCUAYE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/N7C6E5P6K5B7TIRWOQX4KWWTC4.PNG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6JYHBJ4EFJDMXO3K7TFXYAJW7I.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/B277SS25PZCW5FNDSAOLBZSIO4.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/UPTHDXMWHBDIXMUIEBINSKFFCE.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/E63WSY4FKZHQTEEHUNKO2XMDVM.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FVEI3G6VAJE6FJJEXPHUF6WLWA.png)