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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.
MSHP confirms missing elderly man found safe
UPDATE 8:05 A.M. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) has confirmed that Dennis Marty has been found and is safe. Original story: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield Police are asking for the public’s help to find an endangered missing person. According to a release from the Springfield Police Department (SPD), 75-year-old Dennis Marty was last […]
‘Like grandma’s gravy recipe’: Fireworks Over America CFO Nathan Carter
While watching a fireworks show, have you ever thought about the supply chain and procurement challenges fireworks distributors face?. For Nathan Carter, CFO of Fireworks Over America — a 60 year-old, medium-sized consumer and wholesale distributor of fireworks based in Springfield, Missouri — this is part of the job description.
Hot, humid, and stormy forecast for the 4th of July
It will be another hot and steamy day around the Ozarks. A cold front will be working through, leaving the southern half of the area with the highest temperatures. The National Weather Service has placed the southern half of the Ozarks under a HEAT ADVISORY, with the Arkansas counties under an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. In […]
Hammons Field gets a big funding boost from the state of Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Springfield Cardinals fans will soon notice Hammons Field looking a little different, as upgrades are in the works thanks to a big boost from the state budget. Governor Parson signed the bill, which allocates $3.5 million to upgrade the stadium. According to Springfield Cardinal general manager...
UPDATE: Elderly mid-Missouri woman still missing after being swept into floodwaters
An elderly woman is reportedly presumed dead after her vehicle was swept into the flooded Perche Creek west of Columbia this afternoon. Our news partner KMIZ reports the elderly woman was in a vehicle with a man near Gillespie Bridge and Coats lane, when they became trapped in floodwater. The station quotes Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp. The woman’s body has not been recovered yet. Mr. Blomenkamp tells KMIZ that the couple had been driving home from Columbia. Rescuers reportedly saved two people from the vehicle. KMIZ reports one of the rescuers was a landscaping worker who entered the floodwaters.
Insider Blog: Excessive rain causes rivers to rise around Mid-Missouri
Several rounds of severe weather and heavy rain have put the Missouri Basin to our north in a surplus, leading to downstream flooding along the Missouri River in Mid-Missouri. That upstream rain coupled with flooding from strong storms Tuesday night will cause locations along the Missouri River to reach minor to moderate flood stage over the next few days.
Holly Brown's photos keep being recognized in statewide contest
The last time we checked in with Holly Brown’s photography was in 2021 when she won best-in-show in the Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest. Brown lives with her family on a farm northeast of Oronogo. She and her 2021 contest photos were featured in the Sentinel in July 2021.
Governor Parson to decide on Blair’s Law in the coming days
Democratic State Representative Mark Sharp says the penalty for celebratory gunfire is currently only a fine and violation of a city ordinance. Blair's mom, Michele Shanahan DeMoss, says if a large public safety bill is signed into law this month, it'd now be a state offense.
Troopers hope to keep crash numbers low across Missouri over July 4 holiday
AAA projects 70.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Fourth of July weekend. The post Troopers hope to keep crash numbers low across Missouri over July 4 holiday appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
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