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Weekday Morning Newscast
Weekday Mornings

KSMU Morning Edition Host/Reporter Chris Drew brings you the latest local and regional news Monday through Friday.

  • 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.
  • Hear reporting on fallout from the special session of the Missouri legislature that wrapped up in the Senate last Friday. We'll also have reporting from last Friday's dedication of blunt hall on the MSU campus.
  • Hear updates on Missouri’s special legislative session this week, reporting from last night's public hearing on rezoning in the University Heights neighborhood in Springfield and a look at the Ozark School District's new strategic plan.
  • Hear reporting on the launch of a campaign to reshape the initiative petition process, news of a death in the Greene County Jail, a preview of MSU football's home opener Saturday and state reporting on protests at the capitol in Jefferson City.
  • Hear reporting on a corporate merger involving Springfield mental health nonprofit Brightli, the latest on the state's redistricting effort and a response to state plans to change the initiative petition process.
  • Hear reporting on initiative petition reform and redistricting being done in Jefferson City this week and we’ll have news of this year’s Ozzie awards and the Greene County Commissioners annual agriculture tour.
  • Hear reporting on the special session of the Missouri Legislature underway this week and reactions from the Missouri League of Women Voters. We have updates on Springfield’s ongoing storm cleanup and a feature on how to get tickets for the World Cup, which comes to Kansas City next year.
  • Hear updates on Missouri’s special legislative session this week, and reporting ahead of an event honoring those lost to suicide in Springfield this weekend and Springfield Sister Cities' Japanese Fall Festival.
  • Hear reporting on the special session on congressional redistricting happening in Jefferson City this week and a expedition to the Amazon being carried out by MSU archaeologists. We'll also learn about the Southern Missouri Arts connection and upcoming reuse and recycle events in Springfield.
  • Hear reporting on a new trial in Joplin and from a press briefing of a coalition opposed to redistricting in Missouri. We also have a profile of the Missouri Works Initiative and updates to a mental health resources webpage from the Springfield Greene County Health Department.