Springfield Local News

(Springfield, MO) -- The Tour of Missouri bike race will roll through the Ozarks again in just more than a week and volunteers are still needed to help with Stage 2 of the event.

(Springfield, MO) -- Area banks are gearing up for the start of a new program this fall, which is intended to better protect you from identity theft. It's a new state and federally mandated effort called Red Flag Identity.

(Springfield, MO) -- The search for the man known by authorities as the "Plaid Shirt Robber," is over. Joseph Young (37) of Rogersville is suspected of robbing twenty banks across the country.

Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 2:35 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, MO. (AP) -- A Rogersville man wanted in connection with 20 bank robberies in five states is arrested in southwest Missouri.

Associated Press - August 28, 2008 2:34 PM ET SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A Rogersville man wanted in connection with 20 bank robberies in five states is arrested in southwest Missouri.

Associated Press - August 28, 2008 1:14 PM ET SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Police are looking for suspects in the overnight death of a Kansas City man in Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The city council is considering fines and permits for people who try to sell or give away unwanted puppies and kittens born to their animals.

(Springfield, MO) -- Springfield police are searching for answers after a homicide early this morning. The murder happened at the Glenwood Apartments in the 2400 block of North Delaware.

The BNSF Railway Co. is making tracks out of St. Louis County. The Fort Worth, Texas-based railroad has moved its registered agent 210 miles southwest — to Springfield, Mo., in Greene County.

(Springfield, MO) -- Some changes will be taking place at the Springfield Nature Center later this week. The Boardwalk and Savanna Ridge trails at the center will be closed Thursday and Friday for asphalt repair and sealing.