gun crime

Overall crime is pretty much flat in Springfield, according to the latest annual data presented to City Council this week. Police Chief Paul Williams says the city has seen notable drops in reported homicides, gun crime and motor vehicle theft.

The letter was signed by the mayors of Missouri's four largest cities: Springfield, Columbia, Kansas City and St. Louis.

Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams said crime in Missouri’s third-largest city continues to trend downwards.

Springfield Mayor Ken McClure was elected to the office back in 2017 following a stint as a council member. On Thursday morning, he delivered an emotional speech for his final State of the City address.

Under Missouri law, local governments can’t legislate so-called gun control. So communities like Springfield are considering new strategies to curb deaths and injuries by firearm. To learn more, Ozarks Public Radio interviewed a leader with the Gun Safety and Violence Collaborative.

At the city council meeting on Monday night, Springfield’s police chief presented data showing positive trends with some types of Springfield crime incidents, despite what he characterized as a significant gun violence problem.

A 34-year-old Springfield man was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday for illegally possessing two pistols as a convicted felon, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams presented a report at Monday night’s City Council meeting, telling city leaders overall crime is down but gun violence remains a serious problem.

CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — A Springfield man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in a shooting that left one man dead and another wounded.KOAM reports that…

The Springfield Police Department has released its annual report showing the past year's crime data.The number of violent crimes and property crimes both…