Ozark

OZARK, Mo. -- One person died after a crash near Ozark.  Troopers say Jordan Jones, 23, was speeding on Riverdale Road on Saturday afternoon when he lost control and crashed into a parked car.      Jones was thrown from the vehicle as it overturned.

OZARK, Mo. -- The Finley River Art Gallery and the DREAM Planning Committee host an Arts fest on the historic downtown square on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.   This free event showcases the artistic abilities of local artists. Farmers Market vendors will also have booths. For more information, call (417) 693-2763 or visit the City of Ozark's website.  

OZARK, Mo. -- Canines N Cats Adoption Station in Ozark held an open house Sunday, celebrating its one-year anniversary. In a year, the center has found homes for 400-pets. A great job, but the center admits, there's no way to meet the need. Canines N Cats Adoption Station is on West Garton Road in Ozark. It's open every afternoon but Thursday. You can reach them at 417-581-5008.

OZARK, Mo. -- Police Chief Lyle Hodges says a fake kidnapping of a child by some juveniles on Tuesday could have cost law enforcement officers a lot of money and time.  Hodges says the kidnapping was staged for a movie in a parking lot near Missouri 14 at U.S. 65. After other people became alarmed about the apparent kidnapping and called 911, law enforcement officers in Ozark and Nixa scrambled to try to intercept a vehicle as it drove west...

An Ozark man is recovering after being stabbed several times - the suspect, a minor, is behind bars. It happened at a home on 16th Street around 9:30 Friday night.  Once Christian County deputies arrived, they found the victim lying in a pool of blood on the front porch. According to the sheriff's department, witnesses say a fight began in the home.  Authorities say the victim was stabbed in the legs, arms and torso.   The stabbing victim is the boyfriend of the suspect's mother.  Since this case involves a juvenile, Christian County Sheriff's Department is not releasing his name.

OZARK, Mo. -- Fire burned a house to the ground on Thursday morning. The fire started just before 5 a.m. in the 6800 block of North 26th Street.  At least two people safely escaped.  Firefighters say it appears the flames started in the living room and spread to the kitchen.  There's no word yet on an exact cause. The Red Cross is helping the family find a place to stay.

OZARK, Mo. -- A wild turkey that refused to leave a busy intersection attracted quite a bit of attention and commotion.  It even got its own Facebook site , increasing its notoriety. The video has people's reaction to the turkey. The Missouri Department of Conservation says its agents were able to catch the turkey last Friday evening.  Now he's got a new home along the banks of the Finley River.

OZARK, Mo. -- Anti-gun control rallies were held on Saturday across the country as part of National Day of Resistance. In Ozark, hundreds of people gathered at the "Sound of Freedom" gun range.      The protesters say President Obama violated the Constitution when he issued 23 executive orders on gun control. "And we want to be able to protect ourselves, no differently than the police, no differently than the military. We want to be able to have the tools to afford our self-protection.

OZARK, Mo. - A water leak that may have caused problems in an Ozark neighborhood has been patched, according to the City of Ozark. Residents on West Frosty Drive were affected by the leak. Crews were hard at work Wednesday to repair the leak. Water service has resumed as normal.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A wreck south of the city killed a woman from Ozark.  Troopers say Wilma Tines drove off Farm Road 163 (South National Avenue) and hit an utility pole on Wednesday afternoon. An ambulance took Tines, 72, to a hospital, but doctors could not save her.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Former KY3 video journalist Ed Fillmer is collaborating with Drury and KY3 to bring an added dimension to video storytelling in the Ozarks. He will be Drury's Ozarks Correspondent, again producing video stories about people in the Ozarks. Fillmer became well known for his stories on KY3 News in the 1980s and '90s. His special reports, called “KY3's Ozark Life” focused on people, culture and issues in the area. He covered people who aren't usually found in the headlines, roaming not only the small towns and back roads of the Ozarks, but the nation and the world to report on people who call the Ozarks home.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for much of southwest and central Missouri. The counties include, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Henry, Hickory, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, Maries, McDonald, Miller, Morgan, Newton (MO), Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, St. Clair, Stone, Vernon, Webster and Wright.  The Watch lasts through 10 p.m. Monday might.   

      TODAY Upper 80s Warm, muggy, windy afternoon. Severe t-storms late, especially in western and northwestern Ozarks. TONIGHT Upper 60s Chance for severe storms, especially western half. MONDAY Low 80s Scattered storms. Heavy t-storms late. 12-hour forecast 24-hour forecast Satellite & Radar Feels Like Allergy Index Almanac   WEATHER BECOMING ACTIVE We are going to experience a period of active weather from this evening through Tuesday.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Leaders of the Ozark Empire Fair announced one of the concerts for this year's fair and also said it will start on Thursday this year instead of the traditional last Friday of July.  The theme for the 2013 is “Sweet Summertime.” The concert that was announced at the news conference is Collective Soul , a band from Atlanta.   That group has a number hit, “Shine.”  It first became famous 20 years ago for its...

SPRINGFIELD --  A lot families in Missouri who struggle to put food on their tables will be getting a little help thanks to your generous donations. Thousands of people in the Ozarks stepped up to help feed those in need through a food drive by the Salvation Army and the Post Office. They collected about 22,000 pounds of food for the program. Volunteers were busy on Sunday sorting and packing it to delivery to families. More volunteers are needed at the Salvation Army Headquarters on 1707 W. Chestnut Expressway beginning at 10 Monday morning.

MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- The shocking numbers released this week of sexual assaults in U.S. military services come as no surprise to one woman here.  She is one of the thousands of sexual assult victims. It happened to Carrie Watkins 30 years ago, but she lives with the emotional scars every day.  She hopes bringing attention to the persistent problem of military sexual assaults will help. It was her dream, a tradition in her family, and Watkins has many honors and awards to show for her years in the Air Force.

LEBANON, Mo. -- Ozarks Technical Community College - Lebanon got a big boost on Thursday -- a $500,000 boost.  Fifty acres of land next to the existing OTC Lebanon Center were donated by the owner, Reuben Casey. Reuben and his late wife, Mary Lou, originally donated the land and buildings that OTC Lebanon calls home a few years back.   There are big plans for the new land.  In addition to the two buildings already in place, OTC hopes to add buildings for the college's health programs and general education programs.

ADVANCE, Ark. -- Searchers found an 18-year-old man who was missing in the Ozark National Forest in southern Baxter County.  A crew from the U.S. Forestry Service found Jay Greer Jr. of Little Rock about 7 p.m. Friday.  He was in a heavily wooded and rugged area about 2.5 miles from where his abandoned vehicle was found on Friday morning on Brush Creek Road near the rural community of Advance.  It took eight hours to get him out of the woods....

Gayla Crisp found a photo of her grandmother that she believes was taken the last time it snowed in the Ozarks in May.  The photo shows Rosa May Florence Woods in the Dry Valley community, a rural area in Lawrence County northwest of Pierce City. Crisp remembers her parents talking about the snowstorm in May when they were teenagers.   The National Weather Service in Springfield says the last time there was measurable snow in the Ozarks this late in the spring was on May 2, 1929.