Some Missouri schools facing staffing and student absences because of COVID-19 are facing difficult decisions because state law limits virtual instruction to 36 hours per school year.
The Springfield community will hold two major events, an MLK March and the Multicultural Festival, Monday to celebrate and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and his legacy.
The Springfield Art museum received $25,000 to bring a new interactive exhibit that the community can enjoy and is one of 19 Missouri Organizations to receive this grant.
The current surge in virus cases in Missouri driven by the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant is straining hospital capacity and making it difficult to transfer patients to larger hospitals.
A murder investigation is underway in Shannon County after authorities found a man deceased in a yard Thursday evening. A relative to the victim faces criminal charges in the investigation.
Driving conditions are rougher than usual with the snow on the ground, but Springfield’s snowplow drivers are the ones working around the clock to get the roads back into shape.
Crews have closed U.S. Route 65 in Searcy County, Arkansas until further notice after several vehicles ended up stalled in snowy weather Saturday afternoon.
Springfield Public Schools, the largest school district in Missouri, will return to a masking requirement for staff and visitors next week, but not for students.
Boone County officals closed the Old Federal Building in downtown Harrison, Friday after employees reported an odor in the building. The county has ran inspections inside the building, but no gas leak has been found.
A manhunt Friday leads to two arrests in Douglas County, including the arrest of one man wanted for armed robbery in Wright County nearly two weeks ago.
The Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management owes its state of the art public safety center in part to the 2007 ice storm. They've also revamped their entire operation plan because of lessons they learned 15 years ago.
Accumulating snow is forecast for much of Missouri Friday evening beginning in the northwestern part of the state and moving southeast overnight continuing through Saturday.
Camden County has closed its health department and government offices to the public for the rest of the week due to staffing shortages and COVID-19 exposures.
