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Mental health support is a major need in the Ozarks. These organizations are stepping up
Two Ozarks organizations are now offering mental health services to the community. Faith Community Health of Branson and Lutheran Family and Children's Services are both offering counseling and behavioral health support. Sufficient mental health support is an ongoing issue in the Ozarks, as underscored by multiple community health needs assessments. The Ozarks Health Commission, which examines needs in Bolivar, Branson, Joplin, Lebanon, Monett, Mountain View and Springfield, has identified increasing suicide rates over the past five years....
Missing Springfield man with dementia found
UPDATE 8:51 A.M. — The Springfield Police Department says a missing man with dementia, Michael Hanson, has been found. Original story: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield Police are searching for a man who went missing from the 2000 block of Mount Vernon St. late Tuesday night. According to a release from the Springfield Police Department (SPD), […]
Beard not bothered by with low preseason ranking
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–Missouri State football coach Ryan Beard will jump on a Valley zoom call Wednesday to talk about his Bears. The Valley’s preseason poll has Missouri State near the bottom of the conference, number nine out of 11. Beard feels his team can do better in his second season. The Bears are wrapping up their […]
City of Springfield, Mo., gets grant to expand multi-use trail
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—The Springfield city council was awarded a $355,200 grant from the Ozark Transportation Organization to expand the Fassnight Greenway Trail. According to the city’s public works department, the expansion is slated for Bennett Street between Glenstone Avenue and Enterprise Avenue. The department said the plan is...
Springfield Police rolls out new hiring incentive program
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Springfield Police Department is understaffed by at least a few dozen officers. That’s why new incentives for potential recruits have been rolled out. “I get to start impacting people in a positive way,” said Springfield Police recruit Greg Gilmore. He didn’t always have...
Man from Springfield Imprisoned for Murder Sentenced for Domestic Assault
A man from Springfield who is charged with murder will now spend several years in prison for domestic assault. Investigators say Jacob Dejong was arrested on December 1, 2023 after he allegedly assaulted his mother for hiding alcohol from him. Authorities say he was arrested again weeks later for kicking...
Teen dead, 5 injured after violent 2-vehicle crash near Kansas City
JACKSON COUNTY —One teen died and five others were injured in an accident just after 9p.m. Tuesday in Jackson County, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Honda HR-V driven by Preston A. McCarty, 18, Holden, Missouri, and a 2008 Chevy Cobalt driven by Nathanel J. Jankura, 19, Holden, Missouri, were both southbound on U.S. 50 at Milton Thompson Road.
Missouri's senior tax credit is now easier to access for St. Louis County residents
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — St. Louis County Council passed legislation this Tuesday removing barriers to the state's Senior Tax Credit program. That program gives seniors and disabled individuals a credit for a portion of the real estate taxes or rent they paid for the year. The credit is for up to $750 for renters and up to $1,100 for owners who owned and occupied their home.
Brittany Mahomes Makes Confession About Pregnancy as Patrick Mahomes Starts Training Camp
Brittany Mahomes is not having the easiest start to her third pregnancy. The wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took to Instagram to share one of the difficulties of her third pregnancy, saying it has been her hardest one yet. "Good morning just me and my skin that's ...
General Motors puts brakes on work at Wentzville plant
(Wentzville, MO) – Assembly line work has come to a screeching halt at the General Motors plant in Wentzville. KMOX Radio in St. Louis reports that there’s a strike at a Wentzville supplier, called Lear. The St. Louis area factory employs about 500 union members who make parts like seats for GM vehicles.
The Royals were absolutely livid after the D-backs hit Bobby Witt Jr. while a single shy of the cycle
The Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks couldn’t be further from rivals. They’ve only met 34 times in their history. But you’d never realize that after seeing how Monday night’s game went between the two teams. Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is having himself a breakout season, and he put on a show against the D-backs pitching staff in the series opener. Witt tripled, double and homered in his first three at-bats. So, when he came to the plate in the sixth inning a single away from the cycle, the entire crowd at Kauffman Stadium was on their feet. They wanted...
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