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Unclaimed Property: Joe in Rogersville

Unclaimed Property: Joe in Rogersville

As part of KSPR's attempt to reunite Missourians with their Unclaimed Property we knocked on "Joe's" door in Rogersville. Watch what happened. Read more »

Mediacom Buys Naming Rights to Two City Parks

Mediacom Buys Naming Rights to Two City Parks

The cable company will shell out $2 million over 10 years to rename an ice park and a tennis-complex stadium. Read more »

Watch West Virginia Presidential Primary Results

Watch West Virginia Presidential Primary Results

ABC News has declared Sen. Hillary Clinton the winner in the West Virginia presidential preference primary. Read more »

Family of Tornado Victim Recall Good Times

Family of Tornado Victim Recall Good Times

Saturday's tornado interrupted the lives of hundreds, if not thousands of Ozarkers. However the storm also ended the lives of 16 Missourians that night. Now the family of one of those killed shared the of Paul Gallemore. Read more »

Prosecutor Ponders Seeking Death Penalty for Gerald Carnahan

Prosecutor Ponders Seeking Death Penalty for Gerald Carnahan

Gerald Carnahan, the Springfield businessman charged with raping and murdering a Nixa beauty queen, will soon find out where he'll stand trial. Greene County Prosecutor Darrell Moore says a change of venue... Read more »

Trial set for teen driver accused of putting teen in coma

Trial set for teen driver accused of putting teen in coma

In Greene County trial is set for a teen driver who troopers say put another teen in a coma. Terrence Ondatje is charged with careless driving. He's accused of hitting and dragging Hayden Stanley underneath... Read more »

Man Accused of Hypnotizing and Molesting Girls Enters Guilty Plea

Man Accused of Hypnotizing and Molesting Girls Enters Guilty Plea

A Webster County man pleaded guilty today to sexually molesting girls. Thirty-year-old Scott Kleier played a hypnotism game with at least six girls. Kleier then asked them to perform sex acts he'd written... Read more »

LIVE! Storm Chasing with Kevin Lighty

LIVE! Storm Chasing with Kevin Lighty

KSPR Chief Meteorologist Kevin Lighty is travelling through Oklahoma and Missouri Tuesday night, chasing potential severe weather. Watch live from his vehicle. (Note: This is a Windows Media Player... Read more »

House Passes Bill Banning Red Light Tickets for Certain People

House Passes Bill Banning Red Light Tickets for Certain People

Missouri House members voted Monday to restrict use of red light cameras. Springfield traffic engineer Earl Newman said similar amendments like the ones proposed killed red light programs in North Carolina, and he says would probably do the same here. Read more »

Red Cross Closes Shelters, Opens Service Centers

Red Cross Closes Shelters, Opens Service Centers

The Red Cross closed the Seneca shelter because no one stayed there Monday night. This means there are no more shelters open. However, two service centers opened Tuesday. Read more »

TALK BACKS: TVs in the Bedroom

TALK BACKS: TVs in the Bedroom

In a KSPR Download segment we discussed televisions in the bedroom. A recent study found for teens a TV in bedroom could pose health risks outside the bedroom. Teen girls with one didn't get as much exercise in a week as those without one. As far as boys go, those with a bedroom television had a lower grade point average than the boys without one. Read more »

Gov. Tours Tornado Damage; Granby Residents Clean-Up

Gov. Tours Tornado Damage; Granby Residents Clean-Up

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt comes to Newton County to survey the damage for himself. We caught up with residents who have surveying since Saturday night, and the clean-up is just beginning. Read more »

Volunteer with the Red Cross

Volunteer with the Red Cross

Springfield, MO - Volunteer Orientation will be held at the American Red Cross Greater Ozarks Chapter office on Tuesday afternoon, May 13, at 4 P.M. Read more »

Kickapoo Names New Head Football Coach

Kickapoo Names New Head Football Coach

Kuper Kreul has been named the new head football coach at Kickapoo High School, district Athletic Director Mark Fisher announced today. Read more »

Tuesday Morning Headlines

Tuesday Morning Headlines

Deadly tornado caught on tape. Governor Blunt tours damage in Newton County. More severe weather possible today. Read more »

RAW VIDEO: Aerial Footage of Newton County Damage

RAW VIDEO: Aerial Footage of Newton County Damage

Sixteen people died in southwest Missouri as a result of powerful tornadoes that struck the area in Saturday. Read more »

Supernanny in the Ozarks

Supernanny in the Ozarks

You've seen her on TV, how real is the nanny profession? Read more »

Unclaimed Property: Private Investigator Finds Your Money

Unclaimed Property: Private Investigator Finds Your Money

In the first of a five part series, KSPR uses a private investigator to help the state of Missouri find people who have unclaimed property. Midwest Intelligence explains its techniques to find people. Read more »

Language Barrier Could Slow Barry County Cleanup

Like other areas of the Ozarks hit by this storm Saturday’s tornado left a huge path of destruction in Barry County. But, cleanup and recovery present a different set of challenges when a language barrier gets in the way. Read more »

Congressman Blunt Promises Help is Coming

Congressman Blunt Promises Help is Coming

Local lawmakers spent Monday surveying tornado damage across southwest Missouri. These tours have become all too common to Ozarkers this year. During one of these tours, Congressman Roy Blunt got a good look at tornado damage in Barry County this afternoon. And, he says it won't take long for other government officials to be down here too. Read more »

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