Springfield News

A former Springfield school administrator has been appointed to co-chair a committee that will help the state compete for federal education money, according to a news release from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Authorities in southwest Missouri say a man who was killed by officers during a Springfield traffic stop had been suspected of opening fire on police in a nearby town.

If you walk by Best Buy, and look hard enough, you'll find a 17-year-old who's spending his Thanksgiving break assuring people he's not homeless.

Cookie decorating artist Jane Elliston, 2nd grade. The Springfield Regional Arts Council will present its 6th Annual Festival of Art featuring free hands-on holiday art activities on Friday, December 4 from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. and Saturday, December 5 from 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. at The Creamery Arts Center.

A record number of more than 6,000 runners and walkers continued a tradition by participating in the 15th annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk in downtown.

The largest Thanksgiving Day run/walk in Missouri is Thursday morning. Participants and motorists should proceed with caution through the downtown area from 8 - " 9 a.m., Thursday.

In an effort to reduce the booming deer population, the Springfield City Council has approved a measure for controlled deer hunts on public property.

Springfield Police Maj. Ron Hartman has been named interim police chief by Springfield City Manager Greg Burris.

A Springfield man has been charged in connection with a rash of church burglaries, according to the Springfield Police Department.

Greene County Sheriff's Office news release: On 24 Nov. 2009, detectives with the Greene County Sheriffa s Office and the U.S. Marshala s Fugitive Task Force received information as to the whereabouts of a fugitive felon wanted in the investigation of the attempted shooting of a Bolivar Police Officer on 23 Nov.

A large group of law officers surrounded an area along East Division Street near Frisco Avenue north of Drury University about 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Springfield Public Schools will hold vaccination clinics at the following locations for students wanting the H1N1 vaccine: -Nov. 20 at Watkins Elementary School -Nov. 23 at Bissett and York elementary schools -Nov. 24 at Reed Middle School and Williams Elementary School -Dec. 3 at Pittman and Bingham elementary schools -Dec. 4 at Field and Sequiota ...

The Springfield Fire Department will implement an action plan in the next 60 days to maintain its current ISO rating of 2, after receiving notice from the rating agency that the rating will drop to 3 if improvements are not made.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated $6.8 million to charity last year. According to The Hollywood Reporter - which has received a copy of the 2008 tax return for the charity - the Jolie-Pitt Foundation banked $13 million in 2008 and over half was given back to good causes.

It won't be just the balloons, marching bands and floats on display in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Fire officials say an early morning fire could be the third in a string of Springfield arson fires.

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The Springfield Police Department will host a graduation ceremony Friday for the 59th Springfield Police Academy, according to a news release.

A Springfield man was hit in the head with a handgun in an early-morning break-in in which the suspects asked specifically for another resident, Springfield police said.

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