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Neighbors to the re-expanded Thunder Ridge Arena express thoughts on venue

Updated: moments ago
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By Liam Garrity
The newly expanded Thunder Ridge is set to reopen in September, holding up to 50,000 people for events like bull riding and large music acts.

News

New era in agricultural learning about to begin at Springfield Public Schools

Updated: 9 minutes ago
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By Joe Hickman
Springfield Public Schools had a ribbon-cutting for its new AgAcademy that will offer the district's first magnet school that teaches about one of the state's most vital industries.

Weather

FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Get Set for Pretty Weather

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Ron Hearst
Below average temps continue

Local

Speech pathologist retention growing concern for Arkansas Schools

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Noah Tucker
Public school districts in the state of Arkansas have observed a growing issue in the retention of speech-language pathologists year-to-year.

News

Branson Police Department reminds parents about back-to-school picture safety

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Madison Horner
Back-to-school boards are a classic and fun way to kick off the school year.

Local

Sinkhole opens up in Sunrise Beach, Mo.

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
The sinkhole opened up around 10 a.m. on Wednesday in Sunrise Beach.

Local

City of Fordland, Mo. issues Boil Water Advisory

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
Customers are asked to boil their water before using it for cooking, drinking, or making ice.

News

Child Care Connect launches to help Greene County parents find child care

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Elizabeth VanMetre
More than 50 business leaders addressed the child care crisis and discuss solutions.

Sports

Mahle exits early; Twins beat Royals for 3-game sweep

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Minnesota outscored Kansas City 17-2 in the series, bouncing back nicely from an ugly 1-4 road trip.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Missouri adds 9,800+ cases in its weekly report; Arkansas adds 1,050+ new cases

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
Here's a breakdown of cases in Arkansas, Missouri and the Ozarks.
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Local

Garth Brooks opening Bass Pro’s new Thunder Ridge Nature Arena near Branson, Mo.

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
Garth Brooks will open the newly expanded Thunder Ridge Nature Arena at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge in the Ozarks of Missouri.

Sports

Chiefs’ Jones, Hardman leave practice early with injuries

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
The Chiefs have their final training camp practice at Missouri Western State University on Thursday, then play their second preseason game against Washington on Saturday.

Garden Spot

Garden Spot: How to grow a flower patch

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
Fassnight Creek Farms' Dan Bigbee shares advice in the flower patch.

Route66

Birthplace of Route 66 Festival announces winning car show entries

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
The Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in Springfield featured hundreds of classic cars lining the streets of downtown Springfield.

Local

Feds charge Ozark County, Mo. man with making threat to Arizona election

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
An Ozark County, Mo. man faces federal charges accused of leaving a voicemail containing a threat on the personal cell phone of an election official in Maricopa County, Arizona.

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PICTURES: Share your back-to-school images; see KY3 personalities back then

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
Share your First Day of School pictures with us.

News

Acts of Praise Church in Springfield tagged by vandals

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Lauren Schwentker
Acts of Praise church in North Springfield tagged by vandals

Moms & Money

Moms and Money: Humane Society of Southwest Missouri

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Jackie Garrity
Families can volunteer together at the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri.

Local

Kansas City mayor sues Missouri over police funding

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Joseph Hennessy and Shain Bergan
The state is trying to force the city to increase police funding, but without extra money from Missouri.

News

CoxHealth and Ozark Public Schools partner to provide health care training program

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Kaitlyn Schumacher
Cox Health has partnered with Ozark Public Schools to create a Health Sciences Academy that gives students hands-on experience and training in health care.

News

Kennett boy finalist in USA Mullet competition

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Marsha Heller
Zander Trainer is one of 25 finalists in the Kids Division of the USA Mullet Championships.

News

Investigation continues into cause of deadly house explosion in Wyatt, Mo.

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Marsha Heller
According to the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office, a man was killed and 9 others, including children, were injured in a house explosion in Wyatt, Mo. on Monday morning.

News

Propane leak likely caused Wyatt, Mo. home explosion, investigators say

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Nicki Clark
According to the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office, investigators believe the cause of a house explosion in Wyatt on Monday was from propane gas that filled the home.

News

CRIME STOPPERS: Springfield police warn of dangerous fugitive

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Maria Neider
46-year-old Clarence Leroy Parks Jr. faces charges of statutory sodomy and child molestation in two counties.

Sports

O’Neill’s game-ending HBP lifts Cards over Rockies

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
José Quintana pitched no-hit ball with two walks for five innings before allowing two runs on four consecutive hits to lead off the sixth, ending his night.

Sports

Gray fans 10, Urshela 4 hits as Twins blank Royals

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Zack Greinke (4-8) gave up three runs, only one them earned, in six innings.

Local

Springfield attorneys aim to help people expunge their criminal records

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Frances Watson
The Springfield Metro Bar Association hosts clinics to help people erase their criminal records.

Local

Republic’s Amazon facility evacuated

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
Workers waited outside while fire department conducted a safety inspection.

Local

Mizzou debuts new way for students to make fast cash

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 7:17 PM CDT
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By Dan Greenwald
As Mizzou students return to campus for the fall semester, there is a new opportunity for them to make some fast cash.

News

New “Celebrate Springfield” website helps connect you to area activities and events including September specials

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 7:08 PM CDT
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By Joe Hickman
Celebrate Springfield is a new website that will have all the activities and events in Springfield going on and offer its celebration events and discounts on events during the month of September.

News

Springfield businesses discuss child care crisis, solutions

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 5:02 PM CDT
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By Elizabeth VanMetre
The event, hosted by KY3, The Daily Citizen, and Community Partnership of the Ozarks, took place at the E Factory.

Local

Bass Pro’s Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Hollister, Mo. reopening in September

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:56 PM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
The breathtaking, nature-based outdoor venue is a pet project of noted conservationist Johnny Morris, the founder of Bass Pro Shops and Big Cedar Lodge, and is a natural amphitheater that overlooks Table Rock Lake and the Boston Mountains of Arkansas.

Local

Harrison, Ark. organization aids families in school assistance

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:49 PM CDT
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By Noah Tucker
According to the Harrison Public Schools human services division, the district has 187 families classified as homeless going into the coming year.

News

Arkansas in SEC mix, stacked on rushing, defensive backfield

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:33 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Arkansas was last in this position — coming off a season of nine wins or more — 10 years ago.

Sports

Chiefs’ JuJu Smith-Schuster misses practice with sore knee

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:05 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Smith-Schuster is being counted upon to help the Chiefs overcome the trade of wide receiver Tyreek Hill to Miami.

Local

Missouri halts solar tax break as federal incentives expand

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:02 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
As the U.S. government expands incentives for renewable energy, a decision by the Missouri Supreme Court is moving the state in the opposite direction by halting a solar energy tax break that has been on the books for nearly a decade.

Local

State testing reveals Missouri students stay behind pre-pandemic achievement

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 3:51 PM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
Preliminary results show some improvement over the prior year, but state totals have not yet reached pre-pandemic levels.

Sports

Mizzou full of optimism with new QB, defensive coordinator

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 3:41 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz is on his third defensive coordinator in three years at Missouri, and the Tigers are about to start their fifth different quarterback in the season opener in the last five years.

Local

Staff at West Plains, Mo. State School face charges in assault of student

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 3:37 PM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
Investigators say it happened at the Ozarks Horizon State School in West Plains.

News

Missouri Senate’s Conservative Caucus disbanding

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 3:13 PM CDT
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By Marina Silva
State senators announced the decision Monday evening.

News

Kimberling City Mo. Police Department debuts new body cameras

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 3:04 PM CDT
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By Madison Horner
The Kimberling City Police Department has new body cameras.

Local

Court upholds Arkansas’ use of sedative in executions

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 2:04 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Arkansas’ use of the sedative midazolam in its lethal injections.

Local

Final defendant in Ozarks multi-million dollar stolen catalytic converter business pleads guilty

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 12:49 PM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
Danielle Ice is the last of seven defendants indicted in this case to plead guilty.

Local

Authorities say woman accused in shooting death of husband in McDonald County reported missing

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:15 AM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
Dawn Renee Wynn faces second-degree murder in the death of Harold Wynn in November of 2021.

News

Honor or cultural appropriation? St. Louis hospital name spurs debate

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 9:50 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
While segregation was still casting its ugly shadow over the U.S., the Homer G. Phillips Hospital was providing top-notch medical care to a predominantly African American part of St. Louis and training some of the world’s best Black doctors and nurses.

Local

Greene County Commission awards second group of ARPA funds for small businesses

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 9:38 AM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
The Greene County Commission approved 29 awards on Tuesday to small businesses that applied for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) COVID-19 relief funds.

Local

Crash ties up traffic on U.S. 63 in Sharp County, Ark.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 9:00 AM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
A multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning shut down parts of U.S. Highway 63 in Sharp County.

Local

Nixa, Mo. city leaders discussing possible sales tax initiative for a new police station

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 8:26 AM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
City leaders in Nixa began discussions for a possible one-cent sales tax to pay for a new police department building and parks projects.

Local

MISSING: Police ask for your help to locate 2 missing Branson, Mo. teenagers

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 8:07 AM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
Autumn Barton, 16, and Amiee Averill, 15, disappeared from the Evergreen and State Highway BB area on Saturday morning.

On Your Side

Walmart tops Q2 expectations as Americans continue spending

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 7:53 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Walmart reported better-than-expected second-quarter results as more Americans looked to cut costs on groceries at the nation’s largest retailer in the face of surging inflation.
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