Two days after the Springfield Police Officers Association (SPOA) made a social media post questioning a sign taped near the door of Druff’s Diner in downtown Springfield, the association made another post on Friday, July 24, asking the public to not boyc... See more
No one disputed who pulled the trigger in the fatal shooting last summer that took the life of 19-year-old Lavontae Bennett. Bodee Wyatt Melton shot Bennett eight times just after 4 a.m. June 22, 2025 at Melton’s home in northwest Springfield where he had... See more
A Springfield man is facing felony charges after he allegedly used a gun to rob someone who was trying to buy tools listed for sale on Facebook. Liam Thomas Vitale, 22, is charged with two counts of the Class A felony of first-degree robbery for incidents... See more
Miles Young (Photo from Department of Homeland Security press release) A teenage girl will be prosecuted as an adult after admitting she lured 15-year-old Miles Young to a neighborhood just southwest of Springfield city limits earlier this year where Youn... See more
A 17-year-old who had previously been charged as a juvenile for his alleged role in a New Year’s Day burglary that left an elderly woman seriously injured with a gunshot wound has been certified to stand trial as an adult. Ryder D. Lindemann, 17, of Repub... See more
