http://www.yourstreet.com/news/springfield-mo YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us A 10 foot alligator from the Texas Alligator Ranch in Spearman will be a main attraction at the Bass Pro Shops flagship store in Springfield, Missouri. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736668/alligator-from-spearman-to-star-at-bass-pro-shops-world-headquarters Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:57:08 -0700 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The future of southwest Missouri’s water supply will be the focus of a conference this week in Springfield. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748282/sw-mo-water-supply-subject-of-conference Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:41:08 -0700 Officials in Springfield, Missouri are expected to get rid of an ordinance that prohibits people from soliciting sex with someone of the same gender. The law dates to 1976. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697504/springfield,-mo-likely-to-repeal-same-gender-sex-law Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:35:08 -0700 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Missourians who participated in the federal "Cash for Clunkers" program could be in danger of state fines. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6695909/cash-for-clunkers-program-causing-fines Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:17:08 -0700 Four players tied for the lead Saturday in the first round of the California State Fair Men's Amateur Championship at Haggin Oaks' Alister MacKenzie course. Steven Chung of Sacramento, Michael Weaver of Fresno, Ryan Hallisey of Granite Bay and Chris Cunningham of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6686889/regional-digest-four-tied-for-lead-in-state-fair-golf Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri consumers who participated in the federal "Cash for Clunkers" program this summer could face state fines. The state Department of Revenue said some customers left dealers' parking lots without the paperwork needed to register and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6682813/cash-for-clunkers-car-buyers-could-be-fined-in-mo- Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:06:08 -0700 Sioux City-based Vantus Bank has been closed and is changing hands. All accounts are being transferred to Great Southern Bank, of Springfield, Missouri and will be available immediately. Saturday, former Vantus Bank locations will reopen as branches of Great Southern... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6680782/breaking-news-vantus-bank-to-re-open-under-new-name Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:18:08 -0700 David Yang ’11 of Hillsborough, N.J. was killed Sunday evening while riding with his girlfriend in a Suzuki Forenza that was struck broadside by a Ford F-150 pickup truck at approximately 5:30 p.m. Yang was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident several miles... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6621135/yang-11-dies-in-car-accident-in-missouri Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Duane and Dorothy Sorenson of Springfield, Missouri, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married June 6, 1959, in Key West, Florida, where Mr. Sorenson was attending sonar school with the U.S. Navy. read more http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6608545/sorenson-celebrate-50th-anniversary-with-family,-friends Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:26:08 -0700 A South Dakota-based company has purchased the landmark Holiday Inn City Centre in downtown Sioux Falls, the company announced. Sioux Falls City Centre purchased the state's largest hotel from John Q. Hammons Hotels and Resorts, a Springfield, Mo., company that owns... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6545309/holiday-inn-city-centre-sold Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:25:08 -0700 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Not everyone believes global warming is real, and many of those skeptics will be gathering in Missouri later this week. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6530872/springfield-meeting-questions-climate-change Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:43:08 -0700 Springfield, Missouri man pleads not guilty to murdering his wife http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6530029/springfield,-missouri-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-murdering-his-wife Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:19:08 -0700 In the recession, Sport Supply Group has positioned itself as resilient on the playing field, a status that is exemplified in the company’s Thursday announcement that it will purchase certain assets of sports team product supplier Har-Bell Athletic Goods of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6452217/guess-who-s-growing-sport-supply-group Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:44:08 -0700 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Squibb Cemetery west of Springfield holds the family histories of the Roses, Redfearns, Mobleys, Leepers, Squibbs and more. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6399902/s-w-mo-residents-learn-to-restore-gravestones Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:52:08 -0700 Gretchen Wilson has strong ties to both Illinois and Missouri. She grew up in the tiny interstate-side village of Pocahontas, Illinois, and before departing for Nashville, she played six nights a week at Springfield, Missouri, honky-tonks. Wilson is on the downslope... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6392371/gretchen-wilson Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:42:07 -0700 Upstate drivers are the beneficiaries of the third lowest average gasoline price in the nation — behind only Kansas City and Springfield in Missouri, according to AAA Carolinas. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6386008/greenville-area-gas-among-the-cheapest-in-the-nation Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:55:08 -0700 Master Gardeners of Greene County will host a special workshop gearing toward fall gardening from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 8 in the second floor community room of the St. John's Cancer Center at 2055 S. Fremont, Springfield, Mo. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6331736/learn-about-fall-gardening-at-aug-8-workshop Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:30:08 -0700 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man with ties to white supremacists who have been charged in an Arizona bombing will be held in prison without bond. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6309151/mcdonald-county-man-tied-to-supremacists-held-without-bond Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:21:08 -0700 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A 61-year-old Fayetteville man who faked his suicide in 1980 is heading to prison on federal weapons charges in Missouri. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6306947/fayetteville-man-sentenced-for-buying-machine-gun Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:23:08 -0700 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. | A 61-year-old Arkansas man who faked his suicide in 1980 is heading to prison on federal weapons charges in Missouri. Robert Thomas pleaded guilty in February to illegally buying a machine gun from an undercover officer in southwest... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6295268/arkansas-man-who-faked-suicide-sentenced-in-missouri Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:37:08 -0700