The 77,000-square-foot addition includes new labs and equipment as well as offices.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra opens its 91st season, Western swing in the Ozarks and beyond, Grateful Dead music comes to downtown, and an Emmy Award winning actor brings Mark Twain to the stage of Hammons Hall.

Gentle Care Animal Hospital in Nixa has the same name as a clinic in Edmond, OK whose owner made a post on social media regarding Kirk's death, but there is no affiliation between the two businesses.

Missouri senators are expected to debate and then vote Friday on redistricting that seeks to oust Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver as well as a plan to make it harder to pass citizen-led constitutional amendments.

Republicans used a procedural maneuver to cut off debate over the rules of the special session.

Once a dominant sound in popular music, western swing is finding new listeners. Reporter Jimmy Rea talks with bandleader Seth Darby about the genre’s roots and its influence on country music and the Ozarks.

SSO Conductor and Music Director Kyle Wiley Pickett talks to KSMU Arts Producer Jimmy Rea about this year’s programs, including Saturday’s opening concert, “Don Juan," part of a season focused on storytelling.

The measure would protect the state's initiative petition process.

Rocky Worlds program uses JWST and HST to study earth-like exoplanets.

The Missouri State Bears play their home opener Saturday, against SMU.W. Paul Bohlen, student Sports Reporter for the Missouri State University Standard shares his thoughts on the season so far, the symbolism behind Saturday's game and what joining Conference USA means for MSU sports.