Springfield News

The new office is located at 1615 E. Primrose St., Suite C. This location will be managed by Angel Inmon, who has 11 years of title industry experience.

Toward the end of the inaugural meeting of the News-Leader Economic Forum -- one discussing talent attraction, wages and the area's poverty rate, among other things -- City Utilities General Manager Scott Miller went to the front of the room and pitched something he feels could solve many of those problems.

The wedding was officiated by the Baptist minister Rev. Cunningham. Stan served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre and Shanghai, China in World War II.

I grew up in Springfield. When I return home to visit and read about the imminent destruction of historic Timmons Temple it saddens me.

Linsey is a graduate of University of Central Missouri earning her master's degree from Texas Tech.

The percentage of people in Springfield living in poverty more than doubled over 10 years, with 2010 U.S. Census data reporting 21.8 percent of the city lives in poverty.

Kmart announced Wednesday that it will close its 3700 S. Campbell Ave. location in late June.

The Springfield school board devoted the first hour of last week's study session to early childhood education.

Victor Peralta poses for a picture during the 10th annual Buenos Aires Tattoo Show in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday.

Details of John Jungmann's new superintendent contract were released Friday by Springfield Public Schools.

Lambert's Cafe in Ozark has celebrated 20 years of "throwed rolls" today. Nowadays, the intersection of U.S. 65 and state Route CC just south of Springfield bustles with commerce, but when Norman Lambert purchased land on the east side of that intersection with plans to build a 300-plus-seat restaurant, a lot of folks thought he was crazy.

An east Springfield group home that has been the listed address of as many as eight sex offenders at once has drawn the attention of City Council.

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old boy taken from his mother's arms in Bolivar, Mo.

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

The cold and blustery conditions outside this morning as I write this post remind me of one of the most memorable and precious times I've had as a father.

Like any networking group, Women Who Rock Springfield pools like-minded talents to strengthen the whole.

Hello! Not much left of February. It's still winter in my little piece of the globe.

For those of you keeping track at home, there is now exactly one abortion clinic in the entire state of Missouri: Reproductive Health Services, in St. Louis.

Those are the figures Sen. Roy Blunt suggested would result from proposed cuts to the Army National Guard in Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's budget request.

A Springfield man was convicted Wednesday of shooting a man he had just met at a convenience store.