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1 arrested, 1 injured in Springfield nightclub incident
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - One man has been arrested, and another person is in the hospital after a fight in the parking lot of a Springfield nightclub. The Springfield Police Department says the call came from Midnight Rodeo on South Glenstone Avenue just before 11 p.m. During that altercation, the...
Bolivar police searching for missing and endangered woman
BOLIVAR, Mo. (KY3) - Bolivar police are searching for a missing and endangered 35-year-old woman. According to police, Tiffany Ritchie of Noel, Missouri, was last seen at the Bolivar’s Casey’s General Store at 328 E. Broadway Street at around 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 27. Ritchie is described as...
Springfield rape trial ends with hung jury
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield man accused of assaulting a woman and keeping her trapped in a shed has been charged with rape. He is in court today on the charge. Micah Robinson, 42, was arrested by Springfield police on Dec. 21, 2023, after an investigation of the attack was reported on Dec. 10.
Law enforcement searching for missing Springfield teen
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Springfield Police Department (SPD) and the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) are searching for a Springfield teen who has been missing for nearly a week. According to MSHP, Annelle Wilmoth was last seen on Aug. 24. She is 17 years old, has black hair, blue eyes, is about five feet, four […]
Springfield man allegedly threatens crowd outside MSU frat house
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield man has been charged after allegedly threatening to shoot a crowd of people outside a Missouri State University fraternity house. According to online court documents, Raevon D’Martel Townsend is charged with unlawful use of a weapon, fourth-degree assault and two counts of third-degree assault. A probable cause statement from the […]
Springfield business owner indicted for illegal firearms
A Springfield, Mo., business owner was indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing eight firearms and for lying about his criminal record when he purchased two of those firearms. Marco Lorimer Denis, 49, was charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield. The...
'It's a poison': After daughter's death in Springfield, woman speaks out about fentanyl
Christina Maliszewski has paid to put up billboards across America in the past year, with her 100th billboard on Campbell Avenue in Springfield. Its location has special significance: Two years ago, Maliszewski's 21-year-old daughter, Leona Swinney, died from ingesting fentanyl in Springfield, and Maliszewski has been trying to raise awareness since then with her organization, Leona's Legacy of Love. ...
Torch Electronics sues city of Springfield (again) over seized machines
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Torch Electronics filed another lawsuit this week against the city of Springfield, this time accusing Springfield police of unlawfully seizing nine of the company’s slot-machine-style gaming devices from businesses across the city. Torch, Missouri’s largest vendor of these gaming machines, is set to go to trial...
Texas men indicted for stealing from ATMs at Springfield and Ozark Banks
A third Texas man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his involvement in bank burglary and bank theft conspiracies following thefts from two automated teller machines (ATMs) at banks in Ozark, Mo., and Springfield, Mo. Nigel Dwane Luchin, 27, and Leo Smith, 21, both from Houston, Texas,...
Fact Finders: Taking a closer look at TikTok “legal” advice
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — Videos are floating around TikTok, showing people how to react during a traffic stop. That prompted this question to a local police department. I’ve been seeing videos of people pulled over refusing to roll the window down and not giving their ID. They say by state law, they don’t have to comply.
The BBB Strongly Suggests Using Two-Factor Authentication to Prevent Hacks
Every day were hear stories of companies large and small hacked largely due to inadequate internet safety protections such as weak passwords. However, there is an easy-to-use and inexpensive way to protect yourself. KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more. Six-digit verification codes are a form of two-factor authentication, a process...
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