by admin | Apr 17, 2006 | Uncategorized
A tree stump is believed to be the weapon used to beat a man to death this weekend in Springfield. The girlfriend of Clifton Clemons discovered his body in his home. An acquaintance of Newsom’s has been charged with second-degree murder. Police say they’re...
by admin | Mar 28, 2006 | Uncategorized
He wrote in his journal, “I begin my tour where other travellers have ended theirs, on the confines of the wilderness and at the last village of white inhabitants between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean….” He and another man began their...
by admin | Mar 21, 2006 | Uncategorized
The tornado and severe storms that ripped through southwest Missouri a week and a half ago did more extensive damage to the Springfield power plant than first thought. Officials with City Utilities of Springfield say damage to the coal-fired power plant could total as...
by admin | Jan 30, 2006 | Crime / Courts
More than three years after a malpractice lawsuit was filed against a Springfield doctor, it’s going to trial. Barry County resident Stephen Hemphill is suing an ear, nose, and throat specialist, Jon Snow. Hemphill says Snow botched an operation to correct a...
by admin | Dec 27, 2005 | Crime / Courts
Evangelist Larry Rice knows he’s violating a city ordinance in Springfield, but he says he doesn’t want people freezing to death. So, his free store is offering a back room with mattresses on the floor where people can sleep. Rice says that will turn his...