Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – On New Year’s Eve night, it wasn’t uncommon to hear gunshots ringing out across Springfield. The city says ...

Springfield cannot claim equity or public safety while survivors — especially women of color — are punished for demanding to be heard," said Charles Stokes, community activist.

SPRINGFIELD — On Friday morning, community activists will call for police accountability in front of the Springfield Police Department after what they say was a woman’s wrongful arrest earlier this ...