Chris Drew

Joplin's city council narrowly approved new data center regulations at their Monday meeting. The ordinance went largely unamended after public comments calling for additional regulation and oversight.

Hear about a vote on data center regulations in Joplin, news of items moving from the History Museum on the Square in Springfield to the Missouri State University Archives and reporting on a change in Sheriff for Greene County as former Sheriff Jim Arnott moves into a federal post.

Hear analysis on what the vote on our August Primary ballot measures could mean for November's election, reporting from the birthday of Greene County's namesake and information on public meetings set to discuss data center policy in Springfield.

The decision by Nixa's City Council came after over an hour of public input.

Hear news of a new student union on the Ozarks Tech's Springfield campus, a brief on how communities across the Ozarks are responding to concerns about Flock cameras, an update on a lawsuit over congressional redistricting in Missouri and a look at the latest album from the Creek Rocks.

The city's Board of Aldermen recently voted to end their contract with Flock. They voted Tuesday to give the company 48 hours to respond to a request to cover the cameras in Bolivar, until they can be removed.

Hear reporting on a new housing development in Springfield and a remembrance of the Whittlin' Fiddler Violet Hensley, as well as news of a lawsuit over a ballot measure on redistricting in Missouri, news of the city of Bolivar's plans to move forward with ending its Flock Camera contract and reporting on concerns from some who say the Greene county jail is becoming overcrowded with ICE detainees.

On a call Monday night, Missouri Democratic Party leaders solidified their message for November and shared that the national party will be spotlighting four Missouri Senate races.

Presiding Circuit Judge Laura Johnson met with the Christian County Commission this week to discuss county justice system spending. Commissioners are facing another tight budget year.

Hear about a ceremony honoring the Battle of Wilson's Creek yesterday, a report on four Missouri Senate races the Democratic Party says its spending its money on and reporting as Christian County begins budget planning for 2027.