Walmart's attempt to build fifth Neighborhood Market in Springfield hits...
Proposal could go to city councilSPRINGFIELD, -- Walmart hits a roadblock when it comes to building its fifth Neighborhood Market in Springfield. Walmart representatives could bring the proposal to...
View ArticleRams win in the final minute; Chiefs lose for 11th time in 13 games
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Sam Bradford threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Gibson with 48 seconds left to lift the St. Louis Rams to a 15-12 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
View ArticleArkansas Lottery officials say more than $300 million now raised for college...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lottery officials say the lottery has surpassed $300 million in contributions to college scholarships.
View ArticleCommittee makes choices for panel to discuss Springfield discrimination...
The committee is charged with making a recommendation to the City Council by June 30.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The City Council’s Public Involvement Committee narrowed down a list of 48 applicants to a...
View ArticleFilm company holds auditions in Springfield on Saturday
The director plans to shoot 'Treehouse' in southwest Missouri in January and February.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A filmmaker and his crew are looking for actors for a movie being filmed next month in...
View ArticleMo. proposal would tie some funding for public colleges to meeting...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposal being considered by Missouri lawmakers would base 10 percent of funding for public colleges and universities on whether they meet performance goals.
View ArticleSmall tornado confirmed in southern Missouri
DONIPHAN, Mo. (AP) - The National Weather Service confirms a small tornado was responsible for destroying up to 200 trees and a few outbuildings in southeast Missouri over the weekend.
View ArticleMP company returns home to Missouri safe and sound
The group has been in Afghanistan for the past yearSPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Forty men and women returned home to Fort Leonard Wood from Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, just in time to spend Christmas with...
View ArticleOTC named fifth fastest-growing community college in the country
SPRINGFIELD, MO. -- A report released by Community College Week lists Ozarks Technical
View ArticleFinal show at Vandivort theatre in Springfield will pay tribute to past plays
The Springfield Contemporary Theatre is losing its home because the building will be converted to a hotel.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield Contemporary Theatre will close its 17-year run at the...
View ArticleNew officers start soon thanks to Greene County law enforcement tax
More than 70 positions will be filled in the Greene County public safety and justice system.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Greene County's public safety and justice system is about to get more than 70 new...
View ArticleMoms are crazy about new diapers, hope others put disposable diapers behind them
These are not the cloth diapers used by your parents.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The average family will spend just more than $3,000 on disposable diapers for one child from birth through the time he or she...
View ArticleArkansas tries to rework law to resume executions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Correction officials and the attorney general's office are trying to figure out how to rework Arkansas' lethal injection law after the state's top court threw the statute out...
View ArticleMissouri Democratic Party names new executive director
Jefferson City, MO - Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Mike Sanders announced today the appointment of Joe Duffy, a veteran of Missouri politics, as the new Executive Director of the Missouri...
View ArticleGov. Nixon names longtime aide to head state Department of Health & Senior...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon named a longtime aide as the acting director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
View ArticleLegislative leaders say Missouri unlikely to follow Michigan's lead on...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republican leaders say it would be difficult to follow Michigan's lead in passing a "right-to-work" law that prohibits union dues as a condition for employment.
View ArticleCeremony to rename U.S. 71 to I-49 is Wednesday at noon
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The director of a coalition pushing for creation of a nonstop highway from New Orleans to the Canada border says Missouri's completion of its portion of the project should build...
View ArticleFiscal cliff could spell trouble for your taxes, financial planning moving...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- Economic uncertainty is a large, dark cloud looming over Americans as we approach the end of the year. As the stalemate in Washington continues, the pending fiscal cliff could...
View ArticleGrant of $1.3 million aims to curb Greene Co. obesity problem
State leaders said Tuesday the program could also help the state's bottom line.Springfield, Mo. -- Missouri ranks 11th among states with the highest numbers of obese people. But now a $1.3 million...
View ArticleReported influenza cases in Greene County more than double in second week of...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- The Springfield-Greene County Health Department says there were 24 cases of reported influenza in week 2 of the flu season, Dec. 2-9. The number of cases was nine in the first week...
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