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.
That program, known as the Autism Support Can Empower New Directions (ASCEND) Program, will now be known as the TJ Swift House ASCEND Program.
Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Missouri, law enforcement is looking for the right way to look for impairment behind the wheel.
Temu seems to offer customers almost anything from clothing to electronics at prices that could be too good to be true.
Missourians can apply for a license to run a marijuana micro-business starting Thursday.
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.
The report shows a slight decline in the high vacancy and turnover rates experienced in 2021 but were still higher than historical rates.
Missouri is on track to set a record for marijuana sales in the United States.
The state’s program director expects this to happen when eligibility renewals resume on April 1 after a three-year-long hiatus due to the pandemic.
A West Plains man lost thousands of dollars after trying to buy a puppy from an online business that goes by the name “Royal City Paw.”
Teacher pay in Missouri ranks among the lowest in the country. Governor Parson proposes to change that.
The recent arctic blast burned a hole in some pocketbooks of boaters paying thousands in towing and repairs.
Below zero temperatures are headed our way so local plumbers say now is a good time to prepare your pipes before the arctic blast.
Eighty-seven school shooting threats have been reported in 2022 to the Missouri State Highway Patrol through their “Courage2Report” app.
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.
Missouri is changing its teaching requirements to combat a widespread shortage.
Storms Saturday knocked out power to thousands in the Ozarks.
City leaders and Evergy held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning.
Law enforcement officers and first responders around southwest Missouri paid respects to fallen Joplin officer Ben Cooper on Friday morning as he was escorted to Republic.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed a supplemental budget giving the go-ahead for the distribution of the money.
January is National Human Trafficking prevention month as it marks the anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
One family from the Southern Hills Neighborhood is shocked after porch pirates targeted their home Thursday morning, stealing a pair of Christmas angels off of their front porch.
Family and friends are searching for answers in the death of Tim Blackburn as authorities continue a manhunt for two suspects wanted in the investigation.
The “Slap a Teacher” challenge is making the rounds. And it put many school districts on high alert.
If you drive down the highway and see something unfamiliar on the side of the road you are not alone.
The Missouri pediatricians and the Missouri Foundation for Health recently teamed up to create a campaign that aims to protect kids from COVID-19 by increasing adult vaccinations throughout the state.
Mercy Springfield is treating more than 100 patients for COVID-19, and the hospital is running short on ventilators.
