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Carriage House to serve as Ash Grove’s bicyclist haven
Barham House remains available for local citizens’ use only, following run of visitor issues. Ash Grove will soon have a new place for cyclists to stay while passing through town. On Friday, June 28, Mayor Caleb Smith announced via a post on the city’s Facebook page that the Carriage House on Main Street, downtown had been chosen as a place where the cyclists could stay while in Ash Grove.
Plenty of interest in Mo State AD job
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–In less then two months, the Missouri State volleyball team will start its season. And the new Bears sports campaign will be underway. Between now and then new Missouri State president Richard Williams will need to find an athletics director. Williams officially got the keys to the university on July first. And one of […]
KSMU's longtime voice of arts Randy Stewart remembered as a 'true broadcaster'
Randy Stewart, the familiar voice behind KSMU's art shows, was remembered by colleagues as a "true broadcaster" and "a legend." Stewart, whose voice and knowledge of music stretched far and wide across the Ozarks and beyond, died late Monday, July 1, at the age of 67 from cancer. While he...
Leigh's Lost and Found Digital Extra: Springfield boarding facility caters to dogs during 4th of July
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Unfortunately, the Fourth of July holiday keeps Leigh’s Lost and Found busy. A Springfield facility is catering to dogs to keep them safe and stable as the fireworks fly. To report a correction or typo, please email digitalnews@ky3.com. Please include the article info in the...
Comedian Margaret Cho is performing in Springfield. Here's what to know
Comedian, actress, musician and artist Margaret Cho is making her way to Springfield this November. Cho will perform at the Blue Room Comedy Club on Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets for the 18-and-up shows are on sale on the Blue Room Comedy Club website. Tickets are $35 for club seating and $55 for reserved seating.
Springfield Public Schools confirms death of Glendale student athlete
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield Public Schools has confirmed the unexpected death of Glendale student athlete Amare Witham. A statement sent by SPS to Glendale families and OzarksFirst expressed sympathy for the loss, saying, “We extend our heartfelt sympathy to his family, friends, teachers and all those who knew and loved him.” Witham played basketball for […]
Springfield man to serve six years for 2023 road rage incident
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield man accused of threatening a driver with a gun in 2023 has pleaded guilty and will spend six years in prison. According to online court documents, 25-year-old Tyrese Antuan Johnson entered a guilty plea on June 28 to three felony charges: Under a plea agreement, Johnson will serve six years […]
Faith Hopkins of Bartlesville is named head women’s golf coach at Drury
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury Vice President & Director of Athletics, Nyla Milleson, has named Faith Hopkins as the next head coach for DU’s women’s golf program. Hopkins played three seasons for Missouri State after starting her collegiate career at Oklahoma State. She spent last year as an assistant coach for the Evangel University men’s and women’s golf teams.
Missouri Enthusiasm Surrounding Hogs Has Reached Unprecedented Level of Desperation
Tigers fans flood Hogs assistant Travis Williams' social media with insults after Tavion Wallace commit, time better spent at Silver Dollar City on Fire in the Hole as even Oklahoma Sooners see how desperate Missouri has become in SEC
MSU’s new president outlines plan for the future
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State University’s new president Dr. Richard Williams made the move to Springfield in late June. For more than nine years, Williams was the president of Utah Tech University. Even though that is a long ways from Springfield, he says he’s very familiar with the Midwest. “I worked at the University of […]
Frank Tristan’s coaching career comes full circle at Glendale
At Glendale, uncertainty has given way to stability. Less than a year after losing longtime head football coach Mike Mauk just days before Week 1, a native son has returned to take the reigns. “The first day we did weights I changed clothes and I was like, ‘Man, it smells...
Citizens’ commission presents Springfield City Council with final report on sales tax recommendations
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—For the last three months, a 30-member group of civic leaders called the Citizens’ Commission on Community Investment has been meeting. It is tasked with making recommendations on how to handle a 3/4-cent city sales tax that will end next March. The sales tax had been...
Missouri professor teaches students how to properly use artificial intelligence (LISTEN)
Artificial intelligence is here and a Missouri State University professor is teaching her students how to use it properly. Alisa Nelson talks to Leslie Seawright about the role of AI in higher education and the workplace.
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