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Christopher Lindley, 28, of Thayer, Mo., faces a charge of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shootings.

Salvador Pérez had an RBI single in the sixth for his 1,000th hit and had the eighth four-hit game of his big league career.

Dr. Randall Williams, director of the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services, said in a news release that Missouri was taking the step out of “an abundance of caution.”

Ozarks Today celebrated a special anniversary Tuesday.

The impacted products were sold at select Walmart stores in Missouri and seven other states.

Yadier Molina hit his second homer of the season in the sixth.

A few rural parts of the Ozarks have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the state, but those numbers are slowly rising.

Restaurants have been operating at about half of their regular capacity for the last year and either laid off or lost most of their crews. With more customers allowed inside by the weekend that leaves servers, cooks and other workers spread thin.

Owner, Soren Dewey, says it’s a big misunderstanding, but he understands why people think the way they do.

HB563 passed the state house last week.

Gov. Mike Parson last month said he won’t require so-called vaccine passports in Missouri but is comfortable with private companies adopting them.

Arkansas is one of three states without a hate crimes law, along with South Carolina and Wyoming. Hate crimes legislation is also advancing in South Carolina’s Legislature.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday encouraged high school students to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

Hutchinson said the increase will especially help rural districts that have not been able to raise teacher pay in recent years.

Missouri lawmakers on Monday advanced a sweeping firearms bill that would allow concealed guns on public transportation and in churches.

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On Your Side discovered two supply companies filed lawsuits against Love Our Roof. Seeking a total of nearly $1.5 million dollars.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt obtained and executed a consent judgment against Missouri Fence Company Springfield, LLC and its owner Justin P. Schmidt.

Officers responded around 3:30 p.m. Monday in front of the Walmart at Glenstone and Kearney.

The OTC Board of Trustees met Monday.

The metropolitan area already has been on edge because of the ongoing trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death last May.

The Razorbacks, who will begin a six-game homestand having won 14 of their last 16, are tied for first nationally with 54 home runs and lead the SEC with 7.8 runs per game.

The Jackson County prosecutor’s office said Reid’s blood alcohol content shortly after the Feb. 4 crash was .113, above the legal limit of .08.

Ozarks Healthcare will host COVID-19 clinics on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Fire damages at least two rooms at a motel in Springfield.

Furniture makers are keeping busy this time of year, not only building custom pieces but looking for supplies.

The board will discuss repealing the city’s face covering ordinance on Tuesday.

Springfield Police department has a new system for reporting data on crimes

Two injury crashes Sunday afternoon near St. James, Mo. tied up traffic.

Truex won for the third time in the last four races on the 0.526-mile oval, and became the first repeat winner this season.