SPRINGFIELD — The year 2023 set records in Springfield for the most homicides, the most guns seized and the most shell casings recovered. It seemed violence had peaked. That was until June 5, when ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – This year the Springfield Police Department focused on reducing gun violence, as well as other organizations in the area. So far, the numbers are showing they are successful. At the ...

SPRINGFIELD — City police confiscated 11 guns over two days, including a machine gun, two untraceable ghost guns, a firearm equipped with a switch that makes it fully automatic and one stolen from ...

SPRINGFIELD — Ten years ago, Juanita Batchelor lost her son to gun violence. Her niece in 2020. Her son-in-law, the year after that. She’s held rallies, launched a nonprofit, and opened a community ...

Springfield residents at Tuesday’s city council meeting were looking for someone or something to blame for a recent surge of gun violence. Is it city officials and nonprofits creating a lack of ...