Lauren Schwentker
Multimedia Journalist
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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.
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Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 9:03 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
The recent arctic blast burned a hole in some pocketbooks of boaters paying thousands in towing and repairs.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 9:58 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Flu cases are exploding. And a common medicine to make the symptoms less severe and speed recovery are hard to find.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 10:27 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Eighty-seven school shooting threats have been reported in 2022 to the Missouri State Highway Patrol through their “Courage2Report” app.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 8:39 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Greene County’s flu cases for this time of the year are the highest in 20 years.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 8:03 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
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.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 10:13 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
KY3′s Lauren Schwentker captured on camera the reunion of a missing python with its owner.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 4:06 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
Missouri hunters may apply for the upcoming black bear and elk hunting seasons.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 8:28 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
A Springfield family with Ukrainian roots is putting together a donation center to help Ukrainian refugees that are now living in Springfield.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2022 at 8:56 PM CST
|By Elizabeth VanMetre and Lauren Schwentker
Authorities arrested three people Sunday morning in Hollister after an hours-long standoff involving SWAT officers and at least two men wanted for felonies.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2022 at 9:21 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
January is National Human Trafficking prevention month as it marks the anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 10:02 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
The weekend of Oct. 29 marked the first round of youth hunting season in Missouri this year.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 3:01 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
Thousands of dollars worth of guns, jewelry and other items were stolen from vendors attending a local trade show at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 12:20 PM CDT
|By KY3 Staff and Lauren Schwentker
The “Slap a Teacher” challenge is making the rounds. And it put many school districts on high alert.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
A Marionville man is awaiting a court hearing after intentionally harming two dogs in Lawrence County while intoxicated.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2021 at 10:07 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
If you drive down the highway and see something unfamiliar on the side of the road you are not alone.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
Bow Hunting Season opens Wednesday September 15 and the Greene County Sheriff shared important reminders.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2021 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
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.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2021 at 5:32 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
With the ongoing pandemic, consumers are turning to other methods to treat or prevent COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2021 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
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.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2021 at 8:43 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
Columbia, Missouri, is the latest city to offer a helping hand as Springfield hospitals deal with an overflow of COVID-19 patients.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2021 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
Springfield’s Rick’s Automotive says they have seen 40-50 victims within the last three to four months just at their shop.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2021 at 6:27 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
CoxHealth in southwest Missouri is calling on recruiting respiratory therapist and traveling nurses who can bring more help.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2021 at 5:29 PM CDT
|By Lauren Schwentker
Unleaded gas is out at some Southwest Missouri gas stations, Triple A and residents speak out before holiday weekend
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