Lauren Schwentker
Multimedia Journalist
Lauren shoots, writes, and edits stories for the evening KY3 newscasts.
Lauren is a Missouri native. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism where she studied Broadcast Journalism with an emphasis in reporting and anchoring.
A Clever Elementary School student is out of the hospital after a bullying incident.
Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Missouri, law enforcement is looking for the right way to look for impairment behind the wheel.
The pair saw the war break out in Israel.
The Department of Justice urges law enforcement to limit high-speed police chases.
Temu seems to offer customers almost anything from clothing to electronics at prices that could be too good to be true.
Some consumers are saying to think twice before you shop at a popular online retail marketplace called “Temu”.
Owners of a Springfield restaurant say two men drained thousands of dollars of grease from a Springfield restaurant.
Monday night people living in Pleasant Hope voiced their concerns about waste being dumped into Pomme De Terre river.
A third inmate in the last three weeks has died at the state prison in Licking.
Missourians can apply for a license to run a marijuana micro-business starting Thursday.
A Douglas County, Mo. couple faces charges after a dangerous ending to what the sheriff calls an ongoing feud between neighbors.
Westbound traffic is reduced to one lane near the 176-mile marker, between the Doolittle and Sugartree exits. That’s just west of Rolla.
The city of Branson may restrict drag shows. The move would keep the shows off the main drag through town.
A Fourth of July celebration for multiple families north of Branson ended in flames.
Missouri is working to get more teachers into the classroom, and a critical test they must take to qualify to teach specific courses will be free.
A new policy taking effect on Tuesday bans libraries in Missouri from buying materials that some could consider obscene.
Matthew Fleetwood faces four counts of terrorist threats and one count of making a false bomb threat.
Two people are recovering from injuries after an SUV crashed into a Panera restaurant in Springfield nearly a week ago.
The recent arctic blast burned a hole in some pocketbooks of boaters paying thousands in towing and repairs.
Flu cases are exploding. And a common medicine to make the symptoms less severe and speed recovery are hard to find.
Eighty-seven school shooting threats have been reported in 2022 to the Missouri State Highway Patrol through their “Courage2Report” app.
Greene County’s flu cases for this time of the year are the highest in 20 years.
A new law requires Missouri voters to show a photo ID to vote. The law also removes mail-in ballots while allowing certain absentee ballots.
KY3′s Lauren Schwentker captured on camera the reunion of a missing python with its owner.
Missouri hunters may apply for the upcoming black bear and elk hunting seasons.
A Springfield family with Ukrainian roots is putting together a donation center to help Ukrainian refugees that are now living in Springfield.
Authorities arrested three people Sunday morning in Hollister after an hours-long standoff involving SWAT officers and at least two men wanted for felonies.
January is National Human Trafficking prevention month as it marks the anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
The weekend of Oct. 29 marked the first round of youth hunting season in Missouri this year.
Thousands of dollars worth of guns, jewelry and other items were stolen from vendors attending a local trade show at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds.
The “Slap a Teacher” challenge is making the rounds. And it put many school districts on high alert.
A Marionville man is awaiting a court hearing after intentionally harming two dogs in Lawrence County while intoxicated.
If you drive down the highway and see something unfamiliar on the side of the road you are not alone.
Bow Hunting Season opens Wednesday September 15 and the Greene County Sheriff shared important reminders.
A bomb squad from the Springfield Fire Department recovered a suspected explosive, possibly a grenade, that was found by two fishermen Sunday morning in McDaniel Lake.
With the ongoing pandemic, consumers are turning to other methods to treat or prevent COVID-19.
In a matter of weeks, hospital numbers in Greene County have gone from low to near record-breaking as the Delta variant continues to take over southwest Missouri.
Columbia, Missouri, is the latest city to offer a helping hand as Springfield hospitals deal with an overflow of COVID-19 patients.
Springfield’s Rick’s Automotive says they have seen 40-50 victims within the last three to four months just at their shop.
CoxHealth in southwest Missouri is calling on recruiting respiratory therapist and traveling nurses who can bring more help.
Unleaded gas is out at some Southwest Missouri gas stations, Triple A and residents speak out before holiday weekend
