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This week on Arts News, we meet Kate Francis, the new executive director of the Friends of the Springfield Art Museum, and talk with local singer-songwriter Cyndi Edwards following her second consecutive nomination for a Josie Music Award. We also look at Springfield Little Theatre’s recent success at an international competition and preview a new photography exhibition, “The Great American West,” now on view in West Plains. The program features music from Coolcumber and Eric Howell.

Hear coverage of the City of Springfield's plan to pursue another vote on a hotel/motel license tax to fund a new convention center in the city, we'll also have updates in a case over Missouri’s abortion law that is in progress this week and coverage of a bomb threat on the Missouri Southern State University campus Monday.

A Missouri State University professor discusses what stream life can tell us about our environment.

Floating Ozarks rivers became commercialized in the Missouri Ozarks in the late 1800s, and it has remained a popular tourist draw.

Hear about Springfield’s plans to develop master plans for some of its biggest parks, we’ll also have news about federal childcare subsidies that are flowing to Missouri providers again this week, reporting on recent issue with the use of Flock license plate readers in Joplin and coverage of the recent super flu.

Hear about a trial over Missouri abortion law that begins today, reporting on the new Hatch Auditorium opening at the Library Center in Springfield, news of progress on a new pediatric hospital from Cox Health and reporting on a budget and new public survey from the Greene County Commission.

The executive director of the Springfield Regional Arts Council said arts are vital to a community.

What astronomical events await us in 2026?

Nichole Busdieker-Jesse is senior instructor with Missouri State University's Darr School of Agriculture.

Hear a profile of Ozarks Tech’s wingspan initiative, a look at two MSU researchers uncovering history in the Amazon and potential plans for campaign finance oversight for the City of Springfield.