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ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- The FAA will be on site later today where a powered parachute went down in Christian County.  Witnesses say the parachute clipped the top of a tree and fell about 30-feet to the ground near Rogersville on Christmas Day.  The pilot is reported to have a broken leg, his passenger had moderate injuries.  The pilot told authorities he lost power before the crash.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Authorities continued their search Saturday morning for a man following an overnight high-speed chase. The chase began in Webster County following what was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. The suspect then drove into Springfield crossing through the National and Battlefield intersection before he struck another car at Seminole and Glenstone. The driver was last seen near Highway U and Fenbrook Drive. Rogersville police tell KY3 News that the suspect was driving a dodge dually pick-up truck that now has significant damage to its front end. You are asked to call either Rogersville or Springfield police with any information.

MARSHFIELD, Mo. - The Webster County prosecuting attorney charged three men from the Rogersville area for the shooting death of a man from Springfield last month.  Investigators believe Alfred Clevenger, 47, Kevin Layton, 40, and Dewayne Layton, 43, were all present when Dewayne Layton shot Billy Harris at the home of all three men at 94 Corner Road south of Rogersville on Jan. 15. The Webster County Sheriff's Department started investigating Harris'...

MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- The Webster County prosecuting attorney dropped a murder charge against one of three men charged with killing a man from Springfield a year ago.  Alfred Clevenger of Rogersville is now charged with abandonment of a corpse and two counts of tampering with evidence but no longer is charged with second-degree murder. Someone shot Billy Harris and hid his body in a wooded area near Rogersville last January.  Investigators were told Dewayne Layton shot Harris in the face during a dispute over a truck.  They believe Clevenger and Kevin Layton were present, as well as a woman who was kept against her will and threatened to be shot, at the murder at the Laytons' home on Corner Road near Rogersville.

August 26 - Fair Grove 7:00 p.m. September 2 - Hollister 7:00 p.m. September 9 - at Central 7:00 p.m. September 16 - Marshfield 7:00 p.m. September 23 - Bolivar 7:00 p.m. September 30 - at Reeds Spring 7:00 p.m. October 7 - at Springfield Catholic 7:00 p.m. October 14 - at Ava 7:00 p.m. October 21 - Mountain Grove 7:00 p.m. October 27 - at Logan-Rogersville 7:00 p.m.      

FORSYTH, Mo. -- Taney County deputies are searching for a blue van after two people apparently tried to lure children to get in.   First, on Norman Road near Kirbyville, then near Taneyville on Hulls Ford Road.  The first happened Friday afternoon on Norman Road near Kirbyville.  The sheriff believes a woman and a man apparently asked two different children about a dog.  The van had "Rogersville" written above the rear license plate. Call the Taney County Sheriff's Department if you know anything about these cases.

AURORA, MO - The Aurora Houn Dawgs could take comfort in the fact that it took the eventual state champions in Class 3 last year, Logan-Rogersville, to knock them out of the playoffs.  And with their top offensive and defensive player, Everett Basham, returning for his senior season, Aurora is looking for another strong run this season. Head Coach - Rick Scholten, 5th season 2011 record: 6-5 (lost to Class 3 state champion Rogersville in first round) Returning starters: 11 Players to watch: RB-LB Everett Basham, QB Clayton Sumners, OL-DL Jed Ormsby   Basham was an all-state linebacker last year and as a runningback, rushed for over 1.500 yards.  He along with returning quarterback Clayton Sumners  and a pair of all-conference receivers give the Houn Dawgs a strong line-up at the skill positions, but fifth year head coach Rick Scholten has concerns about how effective they can be because of his offensive line.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS FIRE DISTRICTS CITIES AND TOWNS SCHOOL BOARDS NORWOOD R-I (Elect 2) Lee Davis Joe Sellars Chad Sullivan Rhonda Coatney MANSFIELD (Elect 2) John Michael Roberts Randall L. Roy Robert Thomas "Tommy" Kingery HARTVILLE R-II (Elect 2) Danita Larson Jeff Ward Daniel Pitts Faron Adamson Shall the Board of Education of the Hartville R-II School District of Wright County, Missouri, be authorized to increase the operating tax levy ceiling to $0.1046 to $3.025 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation in order to provide additional funds to retain qualified staff, maintain its facilities and meet the operating expenses of the District?

Rogersville, MO - A smoky fire Thursday evening damaged an auto deteailing shop.  Firefighters tell KY3 News the blaze started in a car inside MDP Motors on Dempsey Drive, just off Highway 60 in the heart of Rogersville.  Dozens of firefighters from several counties rushed to the fire, which broke out around 7:30 pm.  No one got hurt.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- The FAA will be on site later today where a powered parachute went down in Christian County.  Witnesses say the parachute clipped the top of a tree and fell about 30-feet to the ground near Rogersville on Christmas Day.  The pilot is reported to have a broken leg, his passenger had moderate injuries.  The pilot told authorities he lost power before the crash.

A Rogersville man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in a car accident that killed two people while he was at the wheel. Timmy Ray Maggard, 40, entered a guilty plea on Monday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of 39-year-old Melissa Mincks and her daughter, 17-year-old M'Kenzie Tindall.  The two Greene County women were killed while riding in Maggard's sport utility vehicle when he drove it off the road...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-- Police are trying to figure out why a woman from Rogersville made a sudden turn into the path of another car in the construction zone east of highway 65.  40-year-old Ranee Porter was killed in the crash just before 11:30pm Friday.   The other driver, a 53-year-old woman also from Rogersville is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.        The road was down to one lane for most of the overnight hours while police investigated the crash.

   No area high school had ever won a high school state soccer championship until the Springfield Catholic girls team captured consecutive state crowns over the past two seasons. Now, after years of frustration, the Catholic boys team has joined them, becoming the first male team from southwest Missouri to achieve that level of excellence.    At the Class 1 state championship at Blue Springs on Saturday, the Fightin' Irish boys squad completed a perfect 29-0-1 season with a 1-0 victory over Kansas City's Pembroke Hill as the only goal came on a spectacular header by Mitchell Moncada that caught Pembroke off guard in the 79th minute.  And while that state title will go down in history as the first-ever for a boys team from our area, it also marked the end of three seasons of the Irish knocking on the door but never getting in...until now. The Irish had made it to the final four in those three previous trips, finishing third once and second twice.  In each of the past two years, they'd lost in the state finals to Whitfield.  Whitfield didn't make it to the championship this year, and the third time proved to be the charm for Cathoic, who now can boast of being the first school from southwest Missouri to produce both a girls and boys soccer championship.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. - Water wells in the Rogersville area have been tested for a chemical known as TCE for several years. Now, the Environmental Protection Agency thinks a small cluster of wells in and around the Compass Plaza on the west side of town should be put on the Superfund National Priorities List. Many of the businesses in the area have not been effected because they're on city water. Being added to the Superfund list means further study and possible cleanup on the government's dime.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- A manufacturing company, UnderCover, showed off its 70,000-square-foot expansion and touted its 30 new jobs on Friday.  The company said at a news conference and tour for reporters that the expansion increases its "employee count by over 30 percent," meaning it now has about 120 employees.  In addition to the new jobs, the Rogersville community benefits from UnderCover's $5.3 million capital investment with the purchase of...

ROGERSVILLE, Mo -- Some good economic news for the city of Rogersville. The Missouri Department of Economic Development is giving the city a $200,000 grant to expand its water system. The move will help create 20 new jobs at Mid-Am Metal Forming. The plant will invest $560,000 to the project. The company will replace a well and eliminate concerns about contamination, according to a news release. Mid-Am specializes in bending and forming metal for architectural, aerospace and marine applications.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Economic Development approved a $200,000 grant for the city to make infrastructure improvements that will help a company expand.  A news release says the project will provide "a safe, reliable source of potable water" for Mid-Am Metal Forming, which specializes in bending and forming metals for the architectural, aerospace and marine industries. Mid-Am Metal Forming is a mile east of Rogersville along Business Route 60 next to other light industrial businesses on property not served by city water or sewer, the news release says.  Businesses in the area use individual wells and septic systems.  Last September, Mid-Am discovered its well tested positive for E.coli bacteria, and the state told it to install a disinfection system, drill a new well or find an alternative source of water.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- Less revenue is reaching school districts across Missouri, causing an uncertain future for many districts. The Logan-Rogersville district is one of many in the Ozarks that are dealing with those budget cuts. The district cut more than $1.3 million in spending from the last school year.  It's a sizeable number but, like many districts, they knew it was coming and took steps to make the cuts as painless as possible. "We started having conversations in our district about two years ago," said Logan-Rogersville Superintendent Jeremy Tucker.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- A man from Rogersville died in a motorcycle crash in northern Christian County on Friday.  Passersby found the body of William Click, 51, by the crashed bike about 1:45 p.m. in a ditch along Highway U south of Rogersville. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers are trying to figure out what caused him to crash and what time it happened.  They say he was eastbound, 4.5 miles southeast of Rogersville, and ran off the north side of the highway.