Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- It took electric crews from City Utilities of Springfield about an hour to restore power to about 200 customers after a utility pole was destroyed by a motor vehicle accident on Friday.  Power was interrupted to a portion of the Missouri State University campus and several areas surrounding MSU until about 11:50 a.m. Grand Street between Kimbrough and Holland avenues was closed for a time and police directed traffic after...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Local producers are hosting a gardening expo on Saturday in Springfield. Producers will be at the Howard Johnson Conference Center, located at 3333 South Glenstone, next to Friendly Ford. They will offer advice on gardening, and answer any questions you may have. The event runs from 8:00 until 3:00 Saturday afternoon. Tickets are five dollars, but you can get in for free if you bring three canned food items.

A Springfield movie theater is expanding in more ways than one.  The Springfield 8 on East Montclair will soon have an Imax theater added to the eight screen complex. The theater will also expand to 11 screens that can hold a total of 2,400 movie-goers.  A new lobby and an expanded parking lot are also in the works. The project started last month and should be completed by November.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A bicyclist is dead following a crash in east Springfield on Tuesday night. The crash happened around 10 o'clock near the intersection of Glenstone and Cherry Street. Police say a man in his early twenties failed to stop at a red light and drove his bike into the path of a tractor trailer. Investigators say the truck driver told them he did not have enough time to stop before hitting the cyclist. The truck driver was not hurt. Police say they do not expect him to face charges.

A police chase through Springfield ends with a crash and the suspect ends up in the hospital. Police say they received two calls about strong-arm robberies on the south side of town; one of the victims gave a good description of the suspect's vehicle. When police saw it at a gas station, he led them on a chase through town.  The pursuit ended at Cherry and National, when the suspect crashed into two other cars at the intersection. The suspect was thrown from his vehicle; the other drivers weren't injured.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Graffiti is often an indication that street gangs are in the city.  The fact that it plasters a lot of walls, concrete and buildings throughout Springfield has some concerned. "Drive by everyday bridges and stuff that have been tagged. I'm hoping to learn today what's the difference between just a regular tag and a gang tag," said Springfield resident Pepi Wallace. "I did see one I think blood is the name of one of the gangs and I did see that on a wall not to long ago," said Roy Staas, another Springfield resident.

Springfield, MO - The Springfield Cardinals scored four in the fifth inning and took a no-hitter into the sixth to beat the San Antonio Missions 6-1 in the series opener at Hammons Field. After having the first seven batters retired, the Cardinals got on the board first as Adam Melker launched a solo homer in the 3rd to give Springfield a 1-0 lead. The Redbirds plated another in the 4th as Xavier Scruggs delivered a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. In the 5th, Springfield broke the game open scoring four runs with two outs on a bases loaded walk to Jamie Romak, a two-run single by Scruggs and an RBI single by Greg Garcia to grab a 6-0 lead.

Celebrating the end of slavery in Springfield, many gathered for the Juneteenth celebration at Silver Springs Park. The event showcased the impact slavery had on the region, and what it meant for African Americans to be set free by President Abraham Lincoln. People could watch a documentary on the effects of slavery, and organizers say it's a great way to remember the past. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A motorcycle rider suffered at least a broken leg, and possibly some head injuries, when he collided with a car just west of Battlefield Road at Kansas Expressway over the noon hour on Friday. The biker was westbound on Battlefield.  Witnesses told police that he was driving a a high rate speed and maybe even doing wheelies.  A woman pulling out into his path from a side street.  An ambulance took the motorcycle rider to a hospital.

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.