PICTURES: Birthplace of Route 66 Festival kicks off in downtown Springfield

The Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in downtown Springfield kicked off Friday. KY3/KSPR broadcasted our newscasts live from Park Central Square. Check out the sights below.

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Gillioz Theatre asks for support to help ‘Save Our Stages’

Updated: 16 hours ago

Theaters struggle to make ends meet during the pandemic.

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Route 66 Festival organizers announce 2020 entertainment as festival celebrates 10th year

Updated: Mar. 3, 2020 at 3:12 PM CST

The 2019 Birthplace of Route 66 Festival drew some 65,000 visitors in 2019.

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Congress goes on recess without Route 66 preservation funds

Updated: Dec. 24, 2019 at 9:18 AM CST

Congress has recessed for the holidays, and it has gone another year without passing legislation that would boost funding for Route 66.

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Celebrate the Ozarks: The international mystery on Route 66

Updated: Aug. 9, 2019 at 8:32 AM CDT

The Birthplace of Route 66 Festival sent us in search of some numbers. How many international travelers motor down The Mother Road through Springfield?

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ROUTE 66 FESTIVAL: List of road closures around downtown Springfield

Updated: Aug. 7, 2019 at 3:49 PM CDT

The Birthplace of Route 66 Festival begins Friday. It runs through Saturday morning.

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REGISTER NOW: Route 66 Festival 6.6 K run/walk in downtown Springfield

Updated: Jul. 30, 2019 at 2:17 PM CDT

You can experience the historic Mother Road on foot in historic downtown Springfield with the annual 6.6 K run on August 10.

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Group fights to keep historic Route 66 bridge from demolition in Laclede County

Updated: Jul. 2, 2019 at 7:27 PM CDT

By Joe Hickman

By state law, before MoDOT can demolish the bridge they have to offer it to the general public for anyone to refurbish or move it...for free!

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2 from the Ozarks appointed to Route 66 Centennial Commission

Updated: Jul. 2, 2019 at 9:35 AM CDT

Springfield is considered the birthplace of the naming of Route 66.

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PICTURES: See pictures from Celebrate the Ozarks in Lebanon, Mo.

Updated: Jun. 14, 2019 at 5:54 PM CDT

We celebrated the history behind Route 66 in Lebanon, Mo. Friday. See the sights from our latest Celebrate the Ozarks.

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CELEBRATE THE OZARKS: Go inside Lebanon, Mo,'s Route 66 museum

Updated: Jun. 14, 2019 at 5:45 PM CDT

Route 66 history is alive in Lebanon, Mo. Joe Hickman takes us inside the Route 66 Museum.