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Police Respond to Shooting in Washington Park

Police Respond to Shooting in Washington Park

Springfield Police say a man was shot in the neck in Washington Park. Read more »

Springfield Man Remembers Billy Mays

Springfield Man Remembers Billy Mays

Springfield's Scott Opfer produced a number of infomercials with Billy Mays. Just before attending Mays burial Opfer spoke with KSPR about the man behind that booming voice. Read more »

Arkansas Neighbors Frustrated with Mysterious Debris Falling from the Sky

Arkansas Neighbors Frustrated with Mysterious Debris Falling from the Sky

Many people expect some firework debris to land during the 4th of July weekend but one Rogers, AR neighborhood has been barraged with mysterious debris for more than a month. Neighbors say they feel like they're living in a war zone. Police are stumped, searching for whom or what may be responsible. Read more »

Independence Day & Weekend Forecast

Independence Day & Weekend Forecast

Storms remain in the forecast Saturday. Read more »

Baseball Fans Are Warned About Hot Dog Consumption

Baseball Fans Are Warned About Hot Dog Consumption

St. Louis Cardinals' games will now be complete with giant warning labels at hot dog concession stands. Read more »

Thousands Exposed to Hepatitis-C in Hospital

Thousands Exposed to Hepatitis-C in Hospital

About 6,000 patients at a Denver hospital were exposed to the disease thanks to an employee's actions; she's been fired. Read more »

Do Record Crowds "Love America"?

Do Record Crowds "Love America"?

James River Assembly's "I Love America" is expected to draw record crowds. Read more »

Jail Escapees Nabbed in Branson

Jail Escapees Nabbed in Branson

Police catch four escapees from a Newkirk, Okla., jail. One man breaks his legs while fleeing cops; the other tries to hang himself in jail. The other two are arrested late Friday at a Branson motel. Read more »

Friday 8:00am- Rain Chances Continue

Friday 8:00am- Rain Chances Continue

The chance of rain continues throughout the weekend. Timing and intsensity will vary throughout the viewing area. Read more »

Your Utility Rate May Be Spiking

Your Utility Rate May Be Spiking

A new federal bill aimed at protecting the environment could cause utility rate increases of epic proportions. Read more »

Mo Governor Vetoes Helmet Law Repeal

Mo Governor Vetoes Helmet Law Repeal

The new change ended up being the same. Read more »

Big Flat Man Arrested in Burglaries

Big Flat Man Arrested in Burglaries

Jack McCoy is charged with three burglaries and an attempted burglary in Big Flat, Arkansas. Read more »

Marionville City Clerk Fired, Investigated for Stealing

Marionville City Clerk Fired, Investigated for Stealing

Marionville Mayor Doris Rapp called an emergency board of alderman meeting monday evening. There, the board voted unanimously to fire its city clerk of 16 years, Claudia White.

"She was three... Read more »

Bull Shoals Woman Facing Drug Charges

Bull Shoals Woman Facing Drug Charges

A Bull Shoals woman has surrendered herself to the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office on an outstanding warrant of arrest for the offense of Delivery of a Controlled Substance. Read more »

Table Rock Fireburst Floatilla Cancelled

Table Rock Fireburst Floatilla Cancelled

The Flotilla scheduled for July 4, 2009 during "Fireburst 09" - Biggest Celebration on the Lake has been cancelled due to lack of participation. Read more »

National Girls' World Series Coming to Branson

National Girls' World Series Coming to Branson

The United States Sports Specialty Association (USSSA) has announced it will be holding its 2009 girls ages 10 and under World Series Fast Pitch Softball Championship in Branson July 20-26. Read more »

Thursday 8:00pm - A Stormy 4th of July

Thursday 8:00pm - A Stormy 4th of July

Hello and welcome back to the KSPR weather blog. Well we sure have our work cut out for us trying to forecast this complicated weather scenario for the next several days.... Read more »

Camp Barnabas 4 years after Extreme Makeover

Camp Barnabas 4 years after Extreme Makeover

The camp near Purdy welcomed the Extreme Makeover Home Edition crew back in 2005, so what's life like 4 years later. Read more »

Two Texas County Teens Spend Moments with Murder Suspect, Before True Identity Revealed

Two Texas County Teens Spend Moments with Murder Suspect, Before True Identity Revealed

A man suspected of stabbing another man to death in New Mexico wanders to a Texas County, Mo., home. Texas County Sheriff Carl Watson says Andrew R. Newman roamed the county without identification for four days because he wanted to hide. Read more »

467,000 jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5%

467,000 jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5%

Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be a bumpy one. Read more »

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