Hear reporting on a state public service commission response to a Liberty Utilities request to raise rates, a follow up on the City of Springfield’s rejection of a hotel/motel tax increase at the ballot box this week and a report on local Starbucks union workers ahead of a potential nationwide strike at Starbucks stores.

Hear results from elections in Springfield and Christian County and a look at how City Utilities in Springfield can help customers facing financial troubles.

Hear reporting from Springfield’s City Council meeting last night, where they decided on a pilot rental inspection program for the city and voted on rezoning a significant development project on East Division. We’ll also hear updates about Greene County’s process for the senior property tax freeze credit.

Hear reporting on an uptick in bird flu in Missouri wildlife, news of new accessible playgrounds in the Ozark School District and a quick rundown of a few items on the ballot in the Springfield metro area tomorrow.

Hear the latest on the community and State's response to an expected halt in SNAP benefits, a look at Springfield’s Crisis Cold Weather Shelter program as we enter the cold season and reporting on news from MoDOT of a potential spike in traffic deaths this year.

Hear reporting on the City of Springfield's first community meeting on remapping the city’s zoning districts, news of the latest ruling in a major lawsuit involving Branson and news of the impact of a recent grant to the History Museum on the Square.

Hear about Springfield Public School board seats up for election next April, City of Springfield outreach to citizens on the planned remapping of the city's planning and zoning districts, a special look at NPR's college podcast challenge and news of the nonprofit OACAC’s response to the upcoming halt in SNAP benefits.

Hear reporting on local impacts of the federal shutdown, Missouri farmer responses to Trump Administration policy in the cattle market and a look at some of the work of Habitat for Humanity in Springfield.

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.

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.