SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Mother’s Day is here, and Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield wants to give everyone a chance to celebrate Mom. That’s why the zoo is offering free admission for all ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Dickerson Park Zoo will reopen on Saturday as crews work to clear many downed trees. The zoo lost power on Tuesday during the storms, and the damage has forced it to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — After severe storms hit Springfield, Dickerson Park Zoo closed its doors for a few days to clean up storm damage. Today, the zoo announced its reopening. Dickerson Park Zoo ...

A 9-year-old Malayan tiger is joining Dickerson Park Zoo, according to a press release. Cinta, who was born in California in 2015, came to the Springfield zoo based on the recommendations of the ...

Dickerson Park Zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. November-February and daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March-October. Sara Karnes is an Outdoors Reporter with the Springfield News-Leader.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Dickerson Park Zoo wants to give dads a gift: free admission on Sunday, June 16, 2024. This is a yearly tradition in honor of Father’s Day. “It’s just a way to say ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — The bears at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield received a Thanksgiving treat. The zoo hosted its ‘Beary Happy Thanksgiving’ on Tuesday. Instead of total ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Christmas deliveries are taking on a whole new meaning at Dickerson Park Zoo this year. Zookeepers reported the birth of a new giraffe in the early ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Dickerson Park Zoo released a bald eagle Friday afternoon that had a miraculous recovery from lead poisoning. When the eagle, named Patriot, arrived at Dickerson Park Zoo ...

Dickerson Park Zoo and Friends of the Zoo have announced the addition of two special habitats at the zoo. Thanks to a partnership with Mercy Hospital Springfield, there are now two new nursing ...

It's been a century since it started, and Dickerson Park Zoo is ... "The way that the zoo was so many years ago to where it is now, it's just a real jewel that Springfield can be proud of, not ...