Springfield News

Celebrate St. Peters, a two-day community festival this fall, will feature the "daredevil" signing of a prominent rock band.

Frazier Glenn Cross Jr., the man suspected of shooting and killing three people on Sunday, sits in jail, facing a capital murder charge and a premeditated first-degree murder charge.

Mountain Home opened the day with a 10-0 loss to Springfield Kickapoo, netting just two hits in the contest.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A longtime white supremacist from rural Missouri was arrested Sunday and held on a charge of premeditated first-degree murder in connection with a shooting spree in Kansas that killed three people at a Jewish community center and a Jewish retirement home.

John Chapman, of The Chapmans, and his wife Vickie are celebrating the birth of their first son, and third child.

<![CDATA[Brenna Douglas Michael Watson Mr. and Mrs. Ron Douglas of Springfield, MO are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brenna, to Michael Watson, son of Rev. and Mrs. Doug Watson, also of Springfield, MO. The couple met while working at Chick-fil-a in high school. The future bride teaches elementary special education in Republic, MO. The future groom works for Jimmy Johns while finishing his Bachelor of Science degree in English Education from Missouri State. A May 31st wedding is planned.

The Hickman boys track and field placed in both hurdle races at the 35-team Hillcrest Invitational in Springfield on Friday.

Brother Roberts brought the message from Acts 16:16-34, "How Do You Turn Around A Bad Day?- Prayer + Praise = Deliverance."

On Thursday, when CNN announced that Lisa Ling would join the network , I had a little high school flashback.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Strong storms, including some that might be severe, are forecast for Sunday, according to the National Weather Service forecast office at Springfield.

By guest blogger Nate Luke, photographer and video director Millsap Farms brings a lot to the table-literally.

Republicans and Democrats both claimed victory Wednesday after the Missouri House narrowly endorsed legislation that would prohibit labor contracts from requiring workers to pay union fees as a job condition.

Thanks to an enthusiastic distributor, Springfield, Mo.-based Askinosie Chocolate's products now will be available in Singapore.

Missouri Tiger wide receiver and former five-star recruit Dorial Green-Beckham has been suspended indefinitely by the program, the program announced Monday.

One of Granddad's self-imposed duties was to counsel his grandchildren on their futures.

Parents of the bride are John Paul and Mary Morrow of Lincoln, Nebraska. Parents of the groom are Kent and Jan Hyde of Springfield, Missouri.

Opinion, commentary and analysis on everything that makes the U.S. housing economy tick -- not to mention the ghosts in the machine, too.

More help is on the way for people battling addiction in Springfield. The Mercy Addiction Recovery Center is expanding its services to provide more convenient care for clients who work during the day.

A southwest Missouri sheriff says he will reopen an investigation into a 1997 Springfield girl's death that is linked to a man who was executed Thursday in Texas.

"My mother had a very pronounced Ozark accent, and I'm told I sound like her," says Allen.