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Missouri State football vs. Montana today: Live updates, highlights from Week 1 game
Missouri State football season has arrived and an offseason of looking to the 2025 season and its impending move to Conference USA will be set aside for the Bears' final season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and FCS. Opening day will present quite a challenge. ...
RMU Volleyball Defeats Missouri State to Close Spartan Classic
GREENSBORO, N.C. - RMU volleyball closed the Spartan Classic with an impressive 3-1 match win against Missouri State on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Colonials improve to 2-1 on the season as the Bears dropped their first match of 2024. MOMENTS THAT MATTERED. Both teams started the match going...
Driver hospitalized after crashing pickup into utility pole in Republic, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Police say a driver is hospitalized after crashing into a utility pole in Republic on Saturday. Officers and firefighters responded to the crash at Elm Street and Bailey around 10:45 a.m. The location is just inside the city limits. The impact of the crash flipped the...
Performer from Springfield 'grateful' for support amid kidney failure, genetic disease
Brandon Looney is feeling a newfound sense of "overwhelming love" from family, friends and colleagues. Though the past year and a half has been anything but expected, Looney continues to express gratitude for his life. Thirty-two-year-old Looney was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease in May 2023 and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, or aHUS, in July. Nonetheless, the Springfield native, who has lived and worked in New York for the past decade, isn't letting physical challenges hold him...
Springfield staple adds new menu feature; drive-thru coffee shop gets new location
This week in 417 food news, a Springfield staple adds something new to the menu and a coffee chain sets up another location along Battlefield Road. Metropolitan Grill debuts new menu addition ...
Zimmer and Honor Flight raise $25K with third annual radiothon
Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon raises $25,216.50 Honor Flight of the Ozarks and Zimmer Midwest Communications raised $25,216.50 during the partnership's third annual Radiothon on Aug. 23. The daylong fundraiser, which involved radio stations 98.7 The Dove, 101.3 Real Country, 93.3 and AM 560 KWTO, and 96.9 ESPN The Jock, provides funding for...
Panoramic Lake Views! This 4-Bed, 3-Bath Home Is For Sale On Lake Of The Ozarks' 28 Mile Marker
Views of the Lake of the Ozarks is one of the best parts of living in the area, and this beautiful home for sale on the 28 Mile Marker boasts some of the best ones. This 4-bed, 3-bathroom home in Osage Beach was fully remodeled in 2017, and it's waiting for the next owners to enjoy panoramic views of the Lake.
Nixa opens season with dominant win over Republic
With a high school offensive line that looks more like a group of college players, it’s easy to understand why Nixa head coach John Perry feels confident. Averaging 6-foot-4 and 280 pounds across the o-line, Nixa bulldozed through visiting Republic on Friday, for a 49-14 Central Ozarks Conference win at Eagle Stadium.
Can Missouri State AD Patrick Ransdell get Mizzou to Springfield? What he said about scheduling.
New Missouri State athletic director Patrick Ransdell laughed when asked when he could get Mizzou down to Springfield to play in football or men's basketball. Mizzou's never been to Springfield for football. The Tigers have refused to play in men's basketball since the Bears beat them in Columbia early in the magical 1998-99 season. ...
Branson-Harrison Game Called at Half, Other Area Teams Win
Fans attending the Pella Windows and Doors Border Battle between the Harrison Goblins and Branson Pirates spent a full night at the stadium but only say half a game. The two teams, meeting in varsity football for the first time in 40 years, were playing in an electric atmosphere with the biggest crowd in many years, but lighting played havoc with the game, delaying it in the second quarter with 8:59 left and the Pirates leading 3-0 on a Dane Effird kick in the final minute of the first quarter. The game resume after an over an hour and a half later with the Pirates on the move again, but a fumble gave the Goblins the ball back and taking advantage of some Pirate penalties, was able to get into the end zone with 15 seconds left in the half on a Jaxon Ramsey two yard run.
Fentanyl Awareness increasing in the Ozarks
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-On the eve of International Overdose Awareness Day, fentanyl awareness groups are making sure the people of Greene County know that this deadly drug is a problem right here in their own community. People at the event said that the younger generations are the ones being impacted the most by this deadly drug “A lot […]
1st and 10 Week 1 Highlights
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Football is kicking off this weekend with numerous games around the area. Check out some of the highlights from Week 1 on August 30 in the video above. For more high school football coverage, visit our website located here.
Springfield's Sat AM 20-30 Miler, 15-16 mph Moving Average Speed.
Springfield's Sat AM 20-30 Miler, 15-16 mph Moving Average Speed. We're trying something new. April-September. A Saturday morning ride option that is in the 20-30 mile distance range, and in the 15-16 mph average moving pace range. Starts and finishes from SBC. (Park in the multi-story City Parking Lot on the corner of McDaniel and Market (enter heading north on Campbell). Please do not park in SBC's lots.)
1st and 10 Game of the Week: Republic vs Nixa
NIXA, Mo. — OzarksFirst is live in Nixa for Week 1 of the high school football season. Check out the video above as Chris Pinson previews 1st and 10’s Game of the Week. For more high school football coverage, visit our website located here.
Summer Dancer; The return, the repair and why it could be back sooner than you think
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — “We didn’t realize just how beloved she was until this happened on social media,” members of the Horner family say on their front porch Friday morning. Less than 24 hours ago, they didn’t know if they’d ever see a statue that’s occupied John and Pat Horner’s private land-turned-public park again. The statue, […]
Freiner, Broemmel shine as Mizzou cross country teams impress in season-opening meet
The Missouri men's and women's cross country teams kicked off their respective seasons on the right foot in the Mizzou XC Opener on Friday morning at Gans Creek Cross Country Course. Each team captured a title in the home opener, with the men's side securing five of the top-seven finishers...
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