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The Springfield Police Department reports an increase in sexual assault cases.

Michael A. Wright Jr. is wanted for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, resulting in injury.

Response times are down to an average of about 14 minutes in rural Barry County.

Voters will go to the polls on April 4. One big topic we’re watching is city and county taxes on marijuana.

Last summer’s drought across the Ozarks had a definite impact on farmers and their crops.

The state of Arkansas sued TikTok and Facebook parent Meta on Tuesday, claiming the social media companies were misleading consumers about the safety of children on their platforms and protections of users’ private data.

A company announced Tuesday that it is recalling a packaged pasta dish sold in HyVee grocery stores in eight Midwestern states.

After the March 2020 tornado in Jonesboro, many businesses were forced to restart, while some at the Mall at Turtle Creek were gone for good, but that didn’t hurt the city’s revenues.

The John Q. Hammons Charitable Trust formerly owned the stadium.

The election is on April 4. KY3 News interviewed candidates for Springfield mayor. The race features Ken McClure and Melanie Bach.

Law enforcement agencies across Missouri are still trying to figure out who made dozens of fake 911 calls about school shootings Monday.

The Ozarks are known for natural beauty and, namely, the beauty of the waterways.

Springfield-Greene County Health Department is expanding their free sexually-transmitted infection testing to combat an increase of STIs in the area.

The chief of police for the Buffalo Police Department resigned.

James C. Mark, of Lake Ozark, Mo., is wanted for questioning in a shooting in Horseshoe Bend on Monday.

Police say Phillip Todd was stabbed repeatedly Saturday night in what police are calling a random attack.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday called for setting aside $470 million for new prison beds and imposing sentencing changes to keep violent offenders incarcerated longer as part of a public safety package lawmakers expect to take up starting this week.

Amy Eagan spent the past three seasons as head coach at Drury University.

Police identified a driver who died from injuries in a four-vehicle crash in Springfield.

Birthplace of Route 66 Festival organizers the City of Springfield, Aaron Sachs & Associates, KY3/KSPR/CW, Downtown Springfield Association, and West Central Neighborhood Alliance announced the lineup for the 2023 festival in a news conference Tuesday.

The Smashing Pumpkins’ North American “The World is a Vampire Tour” will make a stop later this year in the Natural State.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the vehicles don’t comply with the necessary rear visibility requirements.

Robinson was arrested in February for stabbing his pregnant girlfriend.

The agency says it has two complaints from Tesla owners that the front belts weren’t sufficiently connected at the factory.

Spring is here, and as the weather gets nicer, it can be fun to go outside and get some exercise.

The wife of a Missouri sheriff accused of gang activity spoke to News 4 about a recent incident tied to her husband.

The incidents happened at Springfield’s Kickapoo High School, Ozark High School, Carthage High School, and Branson High School.

A man from Florida has been charged after he got into an argument with members of the Hells Angles motorcycle club and pointed a gun at them Sunday evening.

The city of Springfield is putting together marijuana-use restrictions allowed by Amendment 3 that will be considered by the city council starting next week (April 3). They would not allow recreational pot use in public places or moving cars and address odor issues.

A major hotel chain is coming to the Lake of the Ozarks as part of a new development.