• Tamba Hali chosen for Chiefs Hall of Fame

    A Kansas City Chiefs legend has been chosen as their 2024 Hall of Fame inductee.

  • Water rescue underway near Fordland in Webster County

    FORDLAND, Mo. - The Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Lafferty confirmed that a water rescue is underway south of Fordland Friday night in Webster County. According to the Assistant Fire Chief, the Webster County Sheriff's Office, MSHP Troop D, and the Battlefield Fire Protection District are also responding. The fire protection district and []

  • Chiefs trade up to take OT BYU Kingsley Suamataia in second round

    The Kansas City Chiefs took BYU offensive tackle Kingsley Suamataia at the 63rd pick with the last pick in the second round.

  • Tornado warning issued for Appleton City, Lindale, and Montrose

    ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mo. - A tornado warning has been issued for northwest St. Clair County along Highway 52 near Appleton City Friday evening. The tornado threat is expected to be in that area within the next 15-20 minutes, or around 7 p.m. The tornado is expected to be near Lindale at about 6:56 p.m. []

  • Vehicle fire causes lane closures on Southbound 65

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A vehicle fire has caused traffic to slow down substantially as crews try to clean up the scene. According to the Springfield Fire Department, at 5:20 p.m., a fire crew was dispatched to a vehicle on fire on southbound US-65 near Evans Rd. No injuries have been reported. Lanes have been reduced []

  • Severe storm shelters in the Ozarks open to the public

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - As this weekend promises to be an active weather pattern, OzarksFirst has compiled a list of tornado shelters in the Ozarks that are open to the public in case of tornados. Check with the county office or emergency management to see if the shelters are open. Greene County: Christian County: Dallas County: []

  • Farmers enjoying rain, but not this much rain

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Farmers are rejoicing in the rainfall in recent days throughout the Ozarks. “Right now it's been really beneficial,” Dan Bigbee, owner of Fassnight Farms said. “Rain is really important in southwest Missouri and really many places across the Midwest,” said Nathan Isakson, a cattle producer in Dade County. “The joke is we're []

  • Baby seriously injured after crash in Highlandville

    OZARK, Mo. - Three people are seriously injured following a crash about a mile east of Highlandville on Route EE on Friday, April 26 at 11:50 a.m. A 70-year-old man from Spokane, a 24-year-old man from Ozark, and a one-year-old baby girl from Ozark were seriously injured after the car the 24-year-old was driving lost []

  • Two women and baby rescued from creek in Goodhope

    GOODHOPE, Mo. - The Goodhope community is rejoicing Friday night after a successful rescue of two women and a baby from the rushing waters of a creek where their vehicle was swept away during a flood. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office worked the water rescue on County Road Y-521 Friday afternoon. According to the Douglas []

  • Pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Kearney Street

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An injury crash has closed lanes on Kearney Street near North Broadway Avenue Friday afternoon in Springfield. According to OzarksTraffic, the crash occurred around 3:20 p.m. The crash occurred as a pedestrian was crossing Keaney Street near the Intersection of Broadway Avenue and Kearney Street, but not using a crosswalk. A vehicle []

  • Weather Blog: Watching for storms to fire up this afternoon

    The threat of severe weather has thankfully closed over the Ozarks for tonight. 2 soggy and thunderous days down, with 2 more to go. Saturday will get off to a pleasant start as we are expecting a mix of sun and clouds with spotty rain chances. The highest chances to see any rainfall will be []

  • Thursday, April 25: Soggy at times with the possibility of severe through the weekend

    10 PM UPDATE The threat of heavy rainfall has faded late this evening with pockets of heavier rain slowly exiting off to the northeast. The break will be short-lived with scattered showers and thunderstorms returning by morning, continuing on and off through Friday afternoon. This will have an impact on temperatures, keeping highs in the []