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In July, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office announced that it had joined Prosecutors for Prosecutors to help save the lives of prosecutors and their families who remain in Afghanistan.

Nelson Velázquez provided half of the Royals offense with his three-run shot in the first.

Students in the Springfield area who are in middle school can try out for a TV hosting job with a statewide syndicated educational program that will be recording shows in Springfield soon. The TV host chosen for the Springfield shows will also receive a $5,000 college scholarship.

Consumer Reports uses state of the art science and testing to rate and recommend the safest seats for any budget.

The report examines each state’s laws and policies governing corporal punishment in schools, child marriage, child labor, and juvenile prison sentencing.

Authorities arrested a man wanted in an armed robbery of a Springfield Dollar Tree.

An attorney with firms throughout southwest Missouri announced she will run for the Republican nomination for Missouri treasurer.

Authorities in Greene County canceled a boil water advisory for residents of the Rivercut subdivision in Greene County.

As campaigns and candidates prepare for the 2024 election cycle, election officials are addressing assistance available for seniors and those with disabilities at polling places.

Arborists and tree care professionals gathered at the Springfield National Cemetery to honor the service of the men and women in the military.

The Greene County Commission has been working with the residents in the area for several years to achieve success in placing sirens around the lake.

This chicken recipe is so simple and delicious. It’s the perfect quick and easy dinner that is full of flavor.

Patrick Mahomes was trying to walk a tightrope, taking him in three different directions while negotiating his revised contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, which effectively makes him the league’s highest-paid player over the next four years.

The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common yet controversial procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists, parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Wednesday.

Fassnight Creek Farms' Dan Bigbee shares a look at cornstalk decorations for fall.

About 2,000 workers at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Fairfax, Kansas, have ceased operations until further notice.

A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday, and the judge scheduled his trial for next year.

The Kansas City Royals are pushing back their self-imposed deadline of the end of September for deciding on a location for their new ballpark, though they remain confident that their final proposal will be put before voters on an April ballot.

After 15 years at the helm of the Springfield-Greene County Library District, Executive Director Regina Greer Cooper announced her retirement at the year’s end.

In recent years, the term “school choice” has been making waves, and in Missouri, it’s more than just a buzzword – it’s now a reality.

Traffic crashes involving farm equipment increase when harvest season starts.

A Willard Fire Protection District firefighter was electrocuted while responding to a trailer fire in rural Greene County.

Detectives believe 37-year-old Caitlin Paige Bolton is in the Springfield area.

Several former tenants of Elevate Student Living reached out to us asking for help.

MJ Melendez homered and drove in three runs.

Arkansas tourism continues to show gains in the first half of 2023.

The city is working on a $300 million dollar project over the next 15 years.

Riverbluff Cave is now an official Greene County historic site, and the history of the underground treasure chest of history is amazing!

According to investigators, Danyon Noble committed two additional firearm offenses prior to his arrest in this case.

A Kansas City Chiefs legend is one of nine players nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2024 class in his first year of eligibility.