The pickup will start with the area north of South Grand Avenue and Old Jacksonville Road. West of Walnut Street/J David Jones Parkway

Springfield Plastics presented Simmons Cancer Institute with a check for $143,550.31 and donated $8,250 to HSHS St. John's Cancer Center from their 2025 Drain for the Cure fundraiser.

The 1.7 Billion dollar jackpot will be the 4th largest in US lottery history.

An amazing trip back to your childhood is available at stacker. Just click on the link and take a look-see. It is crazy to see the price range on some of these. For example, back in 1986 it was the Nintendo Entertainment System. The console was sold for $199.99. No wonder kids had to have parties/gatherings to actu...

The Springfield Area Arts Council has announced plans for the 39th annual First Night Springfield celebration on New Year's Eve. The event is a family-friendly, alcohol-free celebration of the arts based in downtown Springfield. Children's programs will be held from noon to 5 p.m at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Lib...

The "New York Post" matched the vibes of various Christmas songs and zodiac signs . . . to show the song that "sings to your spirit". . . through your sign. It's unclear what all went into these, so let's just roll with it: Aries (March 21st to April 19th) . . . "Father Christmas" by The K...

This is the 2nd Annual Breakfast with Santa to benefit St. Pats School with the help of the Knights of Columbus, this Saturday. Kris Cavanaugh and Terry Farmer share all the info on when doors open to when breakfast is served and find out when the live entertainment begins along with Santa's special arrival!

There are many great Christmas movie characters. We see them every year on decorations, clothes, and on our screens. But they all can't be #1. Collider.com put together a ranking of the 20 Most Iconic Christmas Movie Characters. Here they are: 1. The Grinch (Jim Carrey), "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (20...

What's your technique for opening a gift? Do you just rip into it? Or are you that person who thinks they'll RE-USE the wrapping paper next year? It turns out a surprising number of us ARE that person. Someone polled 30,000 Americans. And a full THIRD admitted they save wrapping paper. 18% said they keep it and re-...

People are obsessed with checking out nudes online: CHRISTMAS TREE NUDES. There's a "naked Christmas tree" trend going viral on social media, which is basically what it sounds like: A tree, without any ornaments . . . decorations . . . tinsel . . . and sometimes without even lights. A common look is a bare ...