Steve Pokin

Whatever happened to the Pensmore Mansion — or castle — in Highlandville?

Darren Williams Jr., of Springfield, will be on a panel with two or three other drummers who havve faced different physical challenges.

Eugene E. Gilbreath, of Springfield, a World War II paratrooper, died Friday morning. He was 94. I met Gilbreath in 2015 and wrote about him for a story that ran on Veterans Day that year. In fact,…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Answer Man: For many years the dining area at Mercy (St. John’s) Hospital was graced by a large painting of “The Last Supper” that I believe was painted by one …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Answer Man: I’m curious about the house at the southwest corner of the intersection of National and Sunshine. It’s owned by B.J. Marsh, a former state …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The stories I heard on Tuesday — two days before Thanksgiving — were bittersweet.

Steve Pokin from the Springfield News-Leader joins us this morning. You’re the Answer Man – what question will you be answering today?

Answer Man: I seem to recall an accident that occurred about 40 years ago when a worker fell inside the water tower on South Glenstone Avenue and died. Am I remembering this incident correctl…

In May of last year my son Luke asked me an Answer Man question as he helped me lug containers of wet, cut grass while at the city’s recycling center on Lone Pine Avenue. He asked what the pu…

The Springfield News-Leader’s Steve Pokin share a story about a recent conversation with a convicted Ozarks murderer. Bret Arbuckle murdered 17 year old Angela Fortner in 1989.