OZARK, Mo. -- Ozark South Elementary has found an interactive way to teach their second-graders about economics. From around 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, second-grade students at South Elementary held a grand opening for their one-day-only Economics Restaurant, inviting visitors to dine on hot dogs, chips and cookies. The Economics Restaurant aims to teach []
SALEM, Mo, — The Dent-Phelps R-3 School District and Varsity Tutors have announced a partnership through June 2030 to provide online tutoring, at no cost to the students in Salem, Missouri. "The tutoring is done virtually, so you're engaging with a browser, a phone, etc.," Anthony Salcito with Varsity Tutors said. "You can ask questions []
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Students and Staff at Evangel University are mourning the loss of 34-year-old Renee Griffith Grantham who died in bicycle crash on Monday near Springfield. The crash happened in the afternoon on East Division Street near Marlowe Avenue. Grantham was rushed to the hospital but did not survive. "It's been difficult here today," []
The Ozarks dodged a bullet when it came to severe weather on Tuesday. While a warning or two was issued, the majority of storm reports began in Kansas and tracked north and east into Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa. As the dryline quickly pushes through the Ozarks, we will be left with a dry night. With []
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A current Springfield resident and former federally contracted employee was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday. According to the Department of Justice, Walker, who formerly lived in Lenexa, Kansas, worked as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy in Kansas City as a contractor for the U.S. Department []
An 8-year-old was found driving a car in St. Louis on Monday while his mother slept in the backseat with a younger child, authorities said.
EL DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. - A man from El Dorado Springs has been charged after he admitted to committing a string of arsons in the town. Kenneth Wayne Johnson Jr. admitted to setting fire to three different buildings between February 21, 2024, and March 27, 2024. Johnson told authorities with the El Dorado Springs Police []
WEBSTER COUNTY, Mo. -- A woman in Webster County won one of seven $50,000 top prizes from a Scratchers game in early April this year. The Missouri Lottery says that on April 3, the player purchased a winning ticket from the "Treasure Hunt" Scratchers game at Murphy Oil USA on Highway 38 in Marshfield and []
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely this morning and again early this afternoon along the dryline. Lightning and small hail are possible with spotty storms this morning. Storms this afte
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was driving 119 mph ahead of a massive crash in Texas last month, according to arrest documents
OZARK, Mo. - Christian County firefighters are fighting a fire in Ozark Friday night. The fire is burning at a townhome on the 6500 block of North 23rd Street in north Ozark. According to the Ozark Fire Protection District, the fire was caused by an electrical short but was quickly put out by firefighters. No []
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - One of the 17-year-olds arrested for the November 2023 shooting of Chaviz Nguyen and his pregnant girlfriend is being tried as an adult in court. Court Documents show that Timothy S. Hester has been charged with four counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. one count []