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 moms on ...

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 will ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Harry Potter fans of all ages will have an excuse to dress up and celebrate their favorite wizard at the Dickerson Park Zoo Saturday, Oct. 1. Special performances by Springfield ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- The Dickerson Park Zoo announced Tuesday morning that Emma the giraffe gave birth during the early morning hours. Emma’s pregnancy came as a surprise for many zoo staff. Crews ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Zookeepers at Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo mourn the loss of an elderly colobus monkey. Morgan, 30, died on June 10. He was the fourth-oldest colobus in an Association of ...

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 ...

The powerful jaws of Hugo the Asian elephant crushed an orange pumpkin a zookeeper rolled his way. The thick gourd cracked in mere seconds, and Hugo picked through the pieces to snack on — or rather, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Dickerson Park Zoo's nationally recognized breeding program was dealt a blow Wednesday when the first Asian elephant calf born by artificial insemination died of a mysterious ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield says its popular hippopotamus is being moved to a zoo in Cincinnati. The Springfield News-Leader reported zoo officials say Henry the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– An eagle has landed in ...

The patriarch of one of Dickerson Park Zoo's monkey troops has died at 30 years old, according to a news release from the Springfield zoo. The Dickerson Park Zoo animal care team euthanized Morgan, a ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. An Asian elephant searches for more hay at the St. Louis Zoo on Oct. 13, 2013. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com ...