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Man stabbed in a parking lot in Springfield, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -A man is in critical but stable condition after police say he was stabbed in the parking lot of a business Sunday night. Police were called to the parking lot around 9:15 near the intersection of Sunshine and Fort. Police found blood in the parking lot, but they didn’t find the victim.
Springfield mother organizes GoFundMe after shooting death of 16-year-old son
A Springfield mother is grieving after the shooting death of her 16-year-old son. On June 21, Springfield police responded to a shooting at 2832 E. Linwood St. There, officers found Davondre Thompson-Baugher with a gunshot wound. Thompson-Baugher was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries on June 23, according to police.
Springfield man to serve six years for 2023 road rage incident
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield man accused of threatening a driver with a gun in 2023 has pleaded guilty and will spend six years in prison. According to online court documents, 25-year-old Tyrese Antuan Johnson entered a guilty plea on June 28 to three felony charges: Under a plea agreement, Johnson will serve six years […]
MSHP confirms missing elderly man found safe
UPDATE 8:05 A.M. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) has confirmed that Dennis Marty has been found and is safe. Original story: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield Police are asking for the public’s help to find an endangered missing person. According to a release from the Springfield Police Department (SPD), 75-year-old Dennis Marty was last […]
Court filings say plea change scheduled for Amber Waterman
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A plea change hearing has been set for Amber Waterman, a woman accused of kidnapping and murdering an Arkansas woman and her unborn baby. After multiple delays, Waterman was set to go on trial alongside her husband, Jamie, on Oct. 21 for their federal case. Now,...
BBB talks timeshare scams after local business owner indicted
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A trial date is set for a former Springfield business owner indicted for timeshare fraud. Brian Scroggs is facing three counts of wire fraud and three counts of failure to pay employment taxes. His trial is set for April 28, 2025. The Better Business Bureau says consumers faced many problems with Scroggs’s […]
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