Several new state laws will take effect Jan. 1, including new age restrictions and taxes on hemp derived cannabis products.

The 114th Tennessee General Assembly will reconvene for the final year of its two-year session at noon Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 ...

New Springfield High boys basketball coach Kevin Causley is squarely focused on the future. The District 186 school board approved Causley at its Monday, June 16 meeting, and the 2000 Urbana graduate ...

The 73rd Annual Springfield Christmas Parade will be Saturday, Dec. 6. Springfield Development and Public Works staff will deploy over 400 traffic cones, 39 road closed signs, 57 no parking signs, and ...

Public Drunkenness: At 9:10 a.m. a 63 year-old male from Springfield was observed intoxicated inside Crowell Park. He will be charged with public drunkenness. Retail theft: At 11:10 a.m. Officers ...

The city of Springfield is hoping to have the final details of a new car port approved soon that would provide coverage to its four police cruisers, fire vehicles and other law enforcement vehicles.

Springfield is considering a payroll tax that would be collected from employees and employers within the city. Councilors at their Sept. 2 meeting directed staff members to move forward with this ...

State lawmakers left a large pile of major issues on their agenda for the waning hours of the 2025 spring session. Very few of them were addressed other than the must-pass budget for fiscal 2026.

Woodward Community Media is launching a series of frequency and format changes across its Springfield, IL, cluster in July, marking the first realignment since the company officially acquired four ...

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Hello everyone, I’m Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. This summer when you head out to Hammons Field, pay close attention to the scoreboard that is perched above the visitor’s bullpen.