The high court also rejected lawsuits contending that the new lines passed in 2025 were not compact as required by law.

Springfield City Council will hear the proposed changes to Chapter 18 of the city code Monday night.

Two local charities benefited from the program through SPS, the Hatch Foundation and The Giving Square.

Joe White's pending retirement from Kanakuk Kamps is called a 'copout' by the sister of Trey Carlock, who died by suicide after being abused there as a boy.

The four-time Olympian will be an assistant coach for the men's and women's swim teams.

MU Health Care unveils new building with capacity to double patients served.

Other legislation that could be considered in the last week of the 2026 session includes a wide-reaching education bill and measures to limit vehicle inspections and raise the rural highway speed limit.

Renew Missouri received funding from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks for the new program.

Federal prosecutors said the teenager was driven in handcuffs from California to a Christian reform school in southwest Missouri. Agape Boarding School later closed amid an abuse scandal.

Ozarks Lyric Opera teams up with a local author and musician to create “Dream Big,” a story about Ella Kate Ewing, aka “The Missouri Giantess,” Live From Downtown returns for its second season, Episode 6 of “The Life and Times of Curtis Lee,” Central Springfield Community Choir’s upcoming pops concert, Western swing music at The Shrine, and Soundcheck with Little Jones.