Springfield News

Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the former sheriff of St. Clair County, Mo., was indicted by a federal grand jury today for stealing property recovered in criminal cases and for selling a stolen firearm.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A heat advisory has been issued today for the Joplin area with a chance of thunderstorms early Wednesday.

Thomas Berger, the witty and eclectic novelist who reimagined the American West in the historical yarn "Little Big Man" and mastered genres ranging By DAVE SKRETTA - One year ago, the Kansas City Chiefs were coming off a two-win season that led to the ouster of the general manager - Vice President Joe Biden told veterans gathered in St. Louis on ... (more)

Springfield utility getting energy from solar farm City Utilities in Springfield has begun receiving some power from a solar farm in Greene County.

Texas A&M Aggies defensive back Victor Davis attempts to tackle a Missouri player during the first half of a game at Faurot Field in Springfield, Missouri on November 30, 2013.

Timothy Ryan Sparks, 18 years and 7 days old, passed to heaven on July 4, 2014 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Mo.

Patricia Bergemann, 73, passed from this life June 27, 2014, at Cox Hospital South, Springfield, Mo.

Black bears normally are shy and elusive, but the Missouri Department of Conservation urges those few Missourians lucky enough to see bears to keep them at arm's length.

The Springfield News-Leader reported Timothy Wayne Polodna is charged with bank robbery in a holdup July 9 at a Bank of America in Springfield.

Joni D. from Hy-Vee Delivery Service was just at my door. Some times companies go all out to please the customer and this was a time when it was least expected.

St. Louis County, Mo. The St. Louis County Police Department issued an endangered person advisory after a man left his home threatening to harm himself.

A Missouri man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for taking a developmentally delayed girl from Massachusetts to a motel in Rhode Island, where he sold her for sex.

Defense lawyers are seeking a 10-year prison sentence for a Missouri man who pleaded guilty to taking a teen from Massachusetts to a motel in Rhode Island to sell her for sex.

The first-ever hay show to be held at the Texas County Fair, Houston, MO, is a joint effort of the fair board and Texas County Extension.

Evangel University has announced the addition of men's and women's soccer to its intercollegiate athletic offerings, beginning in the 2015-16 school year.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Joplin, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today for fraudulently receiving federal disaster benefits following the tornado ...

The Browns were in for some shockers when they finally met up with the Richards, a polygamous family in Springfield, Missouri.

They were married in Ponca, Arkansas on June 17, 2014. Attendants were sister of the bride, Anna, and brother of the groom, Catlin.

Jazz legend Charlie Haden has died. Polio damaged Haden's voice when he was young, but as a bassist and composer, Haden helped shape the sound of jazz while still spanning country and gospel.

He turned to the bass after losing his singing voice to polio as a teenager when he was performing with the Haden Family country band .