According to the latest Housing and Urban Development data that came out at the beginning of this year, homelessness is up by 18 percent in America.

Homelessness is up by 18 percent across America, according to the latest government data. KSMU's Gregory Holman speaks with Springfield pastor Ashley Quinn about the cold-weather crisis shelter system, maintained by a handful of churches and community centers, and the system's need for space and volunteers.

Recently, Midwest Newsroom has been working on a multi-part series called Unhoused/Unschooled. KSMU's Gregory Holman interviewed Midwest Newsroom reporter Kavahn Mansouri on how the taxpayer-funded system struggles to care for vulnerable kids, especially in rural communities.

Chemist Dr. Cyren Rico explains how they got here and how we can learn to live with them.

How practicing gratitude can transform your mind and body.

A Missouri State University professor provides strategies to stay grounded amidst often polarizing campaigning.

Missouri’s third-largest city had 128 traffic deaths from 2019 through 2023. Now, Springfield city leaders are looking at an approach called Vision Zero in hopes of eliminating car crash fatalities by 2040.

Faith Community Health was opened in 2010 as a reduced-cost primary care clinic for uninsured or underinsured patients. Now, they’re changing their name to Hope Counseling center and shifting their focus to mental health.

The CBCO, which serves as the sole supplier for 45 healthcare facilities around the area, is facing a critical blood shortage.

Announced last year, a southwest Missouri educational partnership intends to boost the number of nurses and other healthcare workers. Now, a key Christian university based in the area is joining the effort and expects to attract more students.