James River Freeway

PLANO, Mo. -- The Missouri Highway Patrol says a medical condition apparently caused a man to crash his car into a guardrail west of Springfield on Interstate 44 on Tuesday afternoon.  The man did not survive the wreck. The crash happened around the 62 Mile Marker.  That's east of Halltown and west of Missouri 360 (James River Freeway), north of Republic. The car has license plates from Alabama.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Six people are hospitalized after an accident on James River Freeway. The chain reaction crash happened last night in the eastbound lane near the Glenstone exit.  Construction caused traffic to slow, when a distracted driver rear-ended the car in front of it.  Authorities say that's when another driver slowed down to look at that crash and slammed into the back of a fourth vehicle. None of the injuries are life-threatening.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo--KY3 viewers told us about thousands of snow geese that had landed in the lake in front of Lakeshore Apartments Thanksgiving morning. Our photo-journalist caught the geese as they made a stop on their migration toward the south.  The apartment complex is located on Kansas Expressway, north of James River Freeway. Hundreds of geese were also spotted on south Glenstone Avenue.

A memorial service will be held Sunday for a Springfield woman killed during a crash on James River Freeway this week. Crystal Gentry, 29, died Wednesday when her SUV slid off the road and hit a sign; her two young children suffered minor injuries. Sunday's visitation is from 4pm to 6pm at the Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home near Seminole and Glenstone. Gentry's funeral will be held Monday at 12:30pm at Campbell United Methodist Church on east Republic Road. A memorial fund for the family has been set up with Empire Bank.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A chase that snaked across Springfield on Thursday afternoon ended when law enforcement officers arrested the driver at a hotel.  The sheriff says the chase reached speeds as high as 70mph. Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott says the chase began when his deputies tried to serve a felony arrest warrant in the 2500 block of North Ramsey Avenue.  Michael Riemer, 25, took off after the attempted traffic stop and led deputies throughout the city.  Arnott said Riemer is also wanted for questioning about a homicide in Greene County, which he wouldn't identify.

SPRINGFIELD -- Firefighters are still on the scene of an apartment fire in Springfield, although the blaze is under control. The apartment complex is located off of Kansas Expressway just north of James River Freeway. The flames broke out around 6 o'clock Sunday night on the third floor. Two firefighter were treated for what's believed to be minor injuries, according to Cora Scott, Springfield's Director of Public Information.  The firefighters were taken to Mercy Hospital.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A series of collisions on a stretch of Interstate 44 through Springfield injured at least one person and tied up traffic on side roads for hours Tuesday evening. Two woman were hurt when a car was hit by a semi truck that was changing lanes near the Kansas Expressway overpass. Another crash involving three tractor-trailers was reported near the 71 mile marker around the same time frame. Police were also called to a crash near the Glenstone Avenue interchange.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Emergency crews are tending to several reported crashes this morning in the area of James River Freeway and U.S. 65 in southeast Springfield. First responders were called to an injury crash on U.S. 65 near Evans Road, just north of the Greene-Christian county line. There is no immediate word on how many vehicles have been involved, but traffic has been diverted from one direction onto the Evans Road exit. Several non-injury crashes were reported before sunrise, likely caused by slick conditions on the 60/65 flyover ramps.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The barricades are gone and runners, walkers and cyclists can now take advantage of the entire Galloway Creek Greenway .  Part of the trail was closed during the reconstruction of the U.S. 60 - U.S. 65 interchange. It's one of Springfield's most popular trails.  The construction blocked the use of a scenic section next to the Springfield Conservation Nature Center and Lake Springfield for three years for trail users who started north of the James River Freeway (U.S.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Academy Sports and Outdoors opened its newest location on Friday.  It's one of the bigger stores in the company at 87,000 square feet.  The company's first store in the Springfield area and second in Missouri is just west of Campbell Avenue (U.S. 160/Missouri 13) and just south of James River Freeway (U.S. 60).  Academy is rebuilding its store in Joplin after the tornado last spring.  That store is scheduled to re-open early next year. Some of the features of the new store include: a digital golf simulator that customers can use for free to help them choose the right club for their swing, hunting and fishing licenses, scope mounting, bore sighting, line winding/spooling, propane exchange and racquet stringing.