Weekday Morning Newscast
Weekday Mornings
KSMU Morning Edition Host/Reporter Chris Drew brings you the latest local and regional news Monday through Friday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 SNAP payments being put on pause for November, the latest on a potential rental inspection program in Springfield, reporting on the sale of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame building and a look at the MSU Care Clinic on its tenth anniversary.
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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.