88.3 The Wind Blogs

Maybe you heard the terrible news about what happened at a church in Knoxville, TN yesterday.  One of the two people who lost their lives is being called a hero.
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A big “thank you” to the volunteers from North Point Church who gave York Elementary a much-needed makeover on Saturday.
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Ever been to a townhall meeting? Barack Obama will hold one in Springfield on Wednesday.
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Also, later today, you’ll be able to read Springfield Public Schools proposals for re-aligning school boundaries. One of those proposals are to close 4 district schools.
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The Ozarks chapter of the American Red Cross has sent a few more volunteers to South Texas to help families recover from Hurricane Dolly.
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Are you able to help someone in need of life today? The supply of blood to area hospitals is critically low right now.
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Out for a nice, leisurely Sunday drive on your motorcycle – enjoying the fresh air whipping around you, and the shot in the back?
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They were women… and they ruined the lives of a bunch of people, including women and children, making their way to a religious ceremony in Iraq.
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Maybe you’ve noticed the gas prices the last few days… yeah, nice, huh? The national price of unleaded gas has dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time since mid-May.
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What are they putting in the food at the fair? What’s that - chocolate spaghetti?
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Good to know our government is ready and able to save us from ourselves. President Bush says he’ll sign the mortgage bailout bill passed by the Senate Saturday.
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Commercial Street closes today. Between Boonville and Campbell, Commercial Street will be closed until November.
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The Nissan Xterra Springfield Police was looking for has been found near Texas – along with two men who told an Oklahoma trooper they killed their friend.
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There were some very scary moments for passengers on a flight from London to Australia. The plane made an emergency landing after a big hole blasted out the side.
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National will be closed at Elm Street beginning tonight at 7 through Monday morning to put in a stormwater drain.
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Fedex is delivering more jobs to Springfield with new distribution facility in the Partnership Industrial Center.
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Free movies for the family… Friday nights at Founder’s Park are "Family Night". Tickets are free, but if you show up without a ticket, it’ll cost 5 bucks.
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BTW, gates open at 1 this afternoon for the Ozark Empire Fair!!

Springfield Police responded to an assault on a woman and shot the suspect.
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Yesterday’s storm knocked out power to about 2500 CU customers.
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Dolly is no longer a hurricane. That’s the good news. The bad news is that she’s still a storm packing a punch.
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You might want to avoid driving north National Avenue this weekend.
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The fight was on last night… The Republican candidates for governor faced off in a televised debate on KY3.
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Well, Hello Dolly… Hurricane Dolly makes landfall this morning along the south Texas/north Mexico coast.
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The Ozarks chapter of the American Red Cross is sending a couple of volunteers to South Texas.
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You might be able to help the Springfield Police today. They are looking for a 2000 Nissan X-terra that belonged to Jason Isenbletter.
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Some city workers got time off after the storm hit Springfield yesterday afternoon.
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The only televised debate between the two Republican candidates for governor will be tonight here in Springfield.
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The City Council may agree to changes in the agreement with the developer of the Heer’s building that could postpone work until next year.
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Don’t eat the jalapenos. The FDA believes it has tracked down an important clue in finding the source of the salmonella outbreak.
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Delta has fired the first shot of what could be several more at air travel out of Springfield-Branson National Airport.
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There’s a meet-the-candidate forum tonight at the Library Center.
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Dolly is making waves. She’s a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico right now, but could become a hurricane by the time she hits the Texas coast tomorrow.
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Eastgate Ave just north of Catalpa will be closed beginning today.
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It was a record opening weekend for the new Batman movie.
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Greene, Stone, Taney and Webster Counties are a few of the 10 counties in Missouri affected by recent flooding that qualify for federal assistance.
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Convoy of Hope’s supplies are dwindling… can you help?
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The real winners of the Price Cutter Charity Championship.
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The movie opening this weekend that is getting all the buzz is “The Dark Night”. It’s expected to break all kinds of records for an opening weekend. But how does it rate on the family-friendliness scale? Check out the PluggedIn Movie Review today at 12:50 or 5:50 for Focus on the Family’s take on the new Batman movie.
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Those interested in what the new Park Central Square will look like got their first peak last night at an open house meeting.
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One of the candidates for attorney general says he will work with lawmakers to ban automated political phone calls.
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The Sunshine Run, which will raise money for St. John’s Burn Center and a few other organizations in the Ozarks, will get a little extra help from a former Olympian.
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Colt Knost leads after the first round of the Price Cutter Charity Championship at Highland Springs.
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Low-fat, or low-carb? A new, well-researched study says low-carb is the way to go.
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For the first time in 30 years, the US will establish a diplomatic office in Iran.
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With Iraq being a calmer place in the last few months, the push is on to move more troops to Afghanistan.
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The advisory council to the Greene County Children’s Division is expanding – looking for more people to help them in the mission of protecting kids.
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The Price Cutter Charity Championship begins today at Highland Springs. Admission is free today!
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Do you know something about the history of Landers Theatre that may not be common knowledge? Springfield Little Theatre would like to interview you.
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The son of the helicopter pilot that crashed near Norfork Dam in Arkansas yesterday says that “Flying was all he ever wanted to do”.
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For a family facing the loss of their home, there is now help through Catholic Charities.
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Money and politics go hand in hand. A candidate can’t get his or her message to you without money, and Kenny Hulshof is raising more of it than Sarah Steelman.
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Springfield Public Schools is looking at carving up the district a little differently.
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The baseball All-Star game ended last night (or was it this morning?)
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Greene County Circuit Clerk Steve Helms says he’s taking down his 10 Commandments poster rather than fight a lawsuit.
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An attempted burglary in south Springfield. Springfield police would like to know who tried to break into the Family Pharmacy on south Campbell last night.
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Tough times for US automakers. General Motors is putting thousands of people out of work.
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St. Louis-area workers are concerned about their jobs now that Anheuser-Busch has agreed to a buyout by foreign company InBev. Here, Tracker Marine and Executive Coach Builders are 2 companies making cutbacks – at least for the summer.
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Who vandalized Willard South Elementary over the weekend? They were caught on security cameras spray-painting profanities.
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If you know something about the break-in at the power substation in Buffalo over the 4th of July weekend, it could net you a little gas money. Empire Electric is offering a $10,000 reward.
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It’s not just a summertime health concern… Since 1980, dangerous skin cancer in young women has increased 50 percent.
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Greene County could lose access to a state database of criminal records.
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Another government employee is in legal trouble. Julia Keithley is the former clerk of Clever. She pled guilty yesterday to stealing money for herself and now faces up to 15 years in prison.
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Where is the cheap gas today? According to our gas buddy, your 4 bucks will go farther at a couple of Casey’s General Stores in Nixa.
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Are you in line today waiting for an iPhone? If you’re not, you may miss out for a while. There have been reports of supply running out in some stores selling the new faster, smarter phone.
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Toyota has decided to start building the Prius hybrid here in the US. For the past 10 years, Prius’s have been built overseas, but starting in 2010, American workers will put them together at a plant in Missisippi.
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Springfield Schools wants to make sure you know if there’s a problem.
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Salmonella is still making people sick. It’s still a mystery as to why, in most cases…
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No more movies for you… US Airways says it’s taking movie systems out of its airplanes to save about $10 million a year on fuel.
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Wouldn’t you like the power to erase part of your history? A Greene County jailer tried that – and lost his job.
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Do you know this guy? The Greene County Sheriff and the FBI would like to talk to him… seeing as how he robbed the People’s Bank on west Republic yesterday afternoon.
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A family from Willard is homeless after their home burned to the ground last night. Thousands of people in northern California have been forced from their homes because of wildfires.
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Iran has test-fired a long-range missile – one that has the ability to reach Israel and US bases.
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What do you think of lowering the speed limit back to 55? A senator from Virginia has suggested a return to the double nickel to help save gas.
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Would you like to have a say on which candidates we’ll be voting for in the fall? Today is the last day to register to vote in the August primaries.
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Gared Crabtree is thankful to be alive today. While riding his bike yesterday afternoon, a power line came loose from a pole and hit him on the head.
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Do you drink well water? The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is putting out the reminder to have your wells tested.
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Kitty Lipscomb has recommended the Springfield City Council rename part of Brower Street near Drury University after Bob Barker, the former Price Is Right host and Drury grad.
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The US Treasury Secretary says that despite the efforts of the government, there’s just not much that can be done to help many homeowners facing foreclosure.
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The New York Times building has become quite popular – for climbers. A 29-year-old college dropout hung an Osama bin Laden banner on the side of the building.
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A new immigration reform law will take effect at the end of August.
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Your tax dollars may be about to bail out a bunch of homeowners.
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Wanna vote in the August 5th primary? Tomorrow is the deadline to register.
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How’s this for a punch in the nose? A Northwest Airlines plane landed in Tampa with a crushed-in nose cone.
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The Group of Eight industrialized nations has committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by the year 2050.
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Cholesterol screening for your kids?
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If she can do it… what about you? Dara Torres will be the oldest woman to ever compete in Olympic swimming.
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Most of us are staying home for the holiday…
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The day before we celebrate our nation’s independence, 3 Americans are celebrating their personal independence.
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John McCain is making changes to help him compete better against Barack Obama.
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The number of passengers flying from Springfield-Branson National Airport took its biggest drop since right after 9/11.
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The former Doctor’s Hospital will NOT become a not-for-profit hospital.
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A babysitter may be in a little trouble after leaving a 1-year-old and 6-month-old in a hot car.
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Starbucks is a business that has doubled since 2004, and is about to shrink now.
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A man on a motorcycle tried to outrun police this morning. That was a bad move.
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7 of the 9 fatal accidents in Springfield this year have involved motorcyclists.
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More than 800 people have gotten sick from the salmonella outbreak that FDA investigators now say may not’ve been from tomatoes.
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Last week, 88.3 The Wind was invited to participate in the Media Day activities for the Outdoor Fitness Festival put on by Bass Pro and the Springfield-Greene County Parks Board .

Ben Birdsong and I represented the station in the Media Canoe Challenge. We went into it thinking "just have fun" and… Read the rest of this entry »

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If you heard Jeremy & Jenn talk about something today and didn’t catch it all, or just want more info about stuff, check out the news from around the Ozarks… today, Monday, June 9, 2008

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