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Posted on: April 12, 2016

Springfield Police, Art Museum to host news conference at 3:30 p.m. at museum

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The Springfield Police Department and the Springfield Art Museum will host a news conference at 3:30 p.m. today in front of the museum's entrance at 1111 E. Brookside Drive.

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