2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (508+ words) Springfield Symphony Orchestra conductor and music director Peter Stafford Wilson is looking forward to six shows in the 2025-2026 season at the Clark State Performing Arts Center that will have themes as varied as Mozart to Bugs Bunny. CONTRIBUTED When one…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (127+ words) Multiple streets were blocked Monday, April 13 after a suspect fired at Springfield police while conducting a search warrant in the 800 block of East Main Street. The suspect opened fire at about 4: 15 a. m. , police said in a release. According to the release,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (355+ words) Springfield Fire Chief Jacob King speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the opening of Springfield Fire Station 6 on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, on South Charleston Pike. The division is currently experiencing staffing shortages and has eliminated mandatory overtime while implementing temporary stabilization…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1394+ words) Shelley Dillow with her husband, Dave. Dillow's surgeon has called Dave's calm, supporting, presence a great asset to her recovery from brain cancer. CONTRIBUTED When she left a Springfield doctor's office in October of 2016 having just been told that a…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (344+ words) Antonio Depriest was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years for a fatal stabbing on Halloween in Springfield last year. FILE A Springfield man pleaded guilty to an aggravated murder charge for a fatal stabbing…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (665+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Detours " though often frustratingly circuitous " can lead to the most rewarding, albeit unexpected, destinations. Such is the case in the rich life of Mike Davis, who never envisioned returning to his hometown of Springfield " let alone becoming a track…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (855+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A small-but-pesky rain cloud has decided to temporarily hover over historic Evans Stadium, dropping a substantial amount of precipitation that would have sent most high school student-athletes sprinting for cover. But nobody affiliated with the Springfield High School girls…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (12+ words) Springfield man accused of running over man in parking lot'Springfield News-Sun...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (644+ words) Springfield Civic Theatre's cast of the upcoming production of "Guys and Dolls Sr." rehearses a scene at Springfield Masonic Community. Around 35 performers ages 55-older will present the classic musical at the John Legend Theater from Thursday, April 9 through Saturday, April…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (274+ words) Jeff Warrington, of Lima, bought Mershon's World of Cars in Springfield in2025. JESSICA OROZCO/STAFF Mershon's World of Cars in Springfield has closed. New owner Jeff Warrington, who bought the business in2025, wrote in a Wednesday social media post that the business…...