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Queen City Shakespeare mixes beer and the Bard with “Shakespeare on Tap,” a unique take on theater at Mother’s Brewing. Italian guitar virtuoso Beppe Gambetta performs at the Shoe Tree Listening Room. Springfield Little Theatre opens “Noises Off,” and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra celebrates the music of John Williams.

Hear the latest in an attempt to rezone and develop a corner of Sunshine and National in Springfield, a report on child abuse and neglect in Greene County and a preview of the Republic’s 2026 budget.

Hear reporting on state regulator plans to look at programs helping citizens pay their energy bills, potential new state rules allowing curbside service at marijuana dispensaries and a program by the Missouri Department of Conservation teaching the public about bats.

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Hear reporting on an IT company expanding to West Plains, a new nonprofit from Chappel Roan that will support the Glo Center in Springfield, an update on chronic wasting disease in Missouri deer and a report on potential impacts to Head Start programs in the Kansas City area due to the federal shutdown.

This month, Kelly speaks with the Backyard Naturalist, Loring Bullard, about how plant and maintain a yard for attracting pollinators and reducing water and pesticide use.

Hear reporting from the ribbon cutting on new classrooms at Field elementary in Springfield yesterday and a look at how Springfield’s City Council reached a compromise after recent disagreements over business licenses and property taxes. We will also have reporting on recent drought conditions in Missouri and a Missouri House Ethics investigation into local Representative Jeremy Dean.

The mural festival, Oct. 3 and 4, celebrates the integration of art, music, tech and culture..

Hear reporting on haunted history tours in Springfield and the MSU public affairs conference, news from Columbia, Missouri where a Palestinian student group is moving forward with a lawsuit against Mizzou and reporting on Sen. Josh Hawley's proposal that ICE agents train at Ft. Leonard Wood.

Dr. Grenita Lathan