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Chappell Roan donates upcoming tour ticket sales to Springfield’s GLO Center
Pop musician and southwest Missouri native Chappell Roan will be donating a portion of the ticket sales from her upcoming tour dates this fall to The GLO Center here in Springfield. On July 16, Roan announced new tour dates on X for her ongoing tour, The Midwest Princess Tour. The...
Springfield Tenants Unite - NEW MEMBER WELCOME EVENT!
RSVP NOW! https://actionnetwork.org/events/new-member-mixer-and-orientation/. Welcome to Springfield Tenants Unite (STUN)! Are you a fresh member of Springfield's citywide tenant union? Looking to plug back in and join a team to build tenant power? Do you need a refresher about STUN's history and our teams? STUN's New Member Orientation is for you!
Latest version of Sunshine & National development plan fails to gain Planning & Zoning recommendation
The latest version of Be Kind & Merciful company’s plans for commercial development at the busy traffic corner of Sunshine Street and National Avenue failed to gain a majority of Springfield Planning & Zoning commissioners’ votes on Thursday night. Commissioner Dan Scott is a longtime downtown developer and...
University Heights developer returns with new plan for property at Sunshine and National
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — After taking the original plan back to the drawing board, Be Kind & Merciful, LLC (BK&M) returned with new plans in front of Springfield’s Planning and Zoning Commission. The developer has been seeking approval to rezone the corner of Sunshine and National from single-family homes to general retail for two years and […]
Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon Raises $25,216.50 to Send Veterans to Washington D.C.
The 3rd Annual KWTO Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon is in the books, and thanks to you, our listeners, for coming through in a major way, donating more than $25,000. All four Zimmer Springfield stations were on-air Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. raising money to help Honor Flight of the Ozarks get veterans on a trip to Washington D.C. with other veterans to see monuments and memorials at our nation’s capital.
‘The Bears are ready’: Missouri State joins FBS next season, vows to be ready
— Another college football season kicks off Saturday. For Missouri State, it will be the school’s last in the Football Championship Subdivision. Dr. Biff Williams took over as Missouri State’s president July 1, about six weeks after the Bears announced they were joining Conference USA and moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of college football, beginning in 2025.
CEO Roundtable: Home Health Care
Each month, we gather around the table with a different group of Springfield business leaders to discuss industry trends, workforce and company operations. Join us as we get a behind-the-scenes look into our business community from the C-suite. Springfield Business Journal Executive Editor Christine Temple sits down with home health...
2024 Fall Preview: New Heights Christian Soccer
New Heights Christian (formerly College Heights Christian) soccer has the potential for a big season with a trio of all-state players returning from last season’s team that won 10 games and a district title. “Our motto is hard, fast, clean,” New Heights Christian head coach Aaron Dogotch said. “We...
Missouri State basketball lands 2025 recruit Melakih Cunningham
Melakih Cunningham became the first player in the Class of 2025 to commit to Missouri State men's basketball and head coach Cuonzo Martin. Cunningham, a 6-foot-7, 185-pound combo guard, announced his decision on social media on Friday morning. He also held offers from Ball State, Southern Indiana, Eastern Kentucky, IU Indy, Miami (Ohio)...
Bissett launches Trash Troopers to pick up litter
How about a program that requires no meetings, is good exercise and helps make our neighborhood cleaner, safer and friendlier?. Motivated in part by the Neat Neighborhoods Initiative, last spring, BNA was looking for such a program. We started connecting dots, and as a result the Bissett Trash Troopers was launched! We found that there are quite a few Bissett folks who take walks around the neighborhood and others who might want to, but have lacked motivation.
Missouri Faces Extreme Heat: Safety Tips for Athletes and Residents
Springfield, MO – Missouri is bracing for an intense heatwave as temperatures rise into the 90s, with heat index values expected to reach between 100 and 105 degrees. The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a heat advisory for southeast Kansas and portions of southwest and west-central Missouri from noon to 9 p.m. today.
Eastern Iowa, Missouri Face Heat Advisory Until 8PM as Temperatures Reach Dangerous Levels
Davenport, IA – A heat advisory is in effect today from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. for parts of eastern Iowa and northeast Missouri, with heat indices expected to reach around 100 degrees. Residents are urged to take precautions during this period to avoid heat-related illnesses. The National Weather...
Missouri Highway Patrol Warns About School’s Most Dangerous Hour
It's hard to believe that we're so far through the summer months that Missouri is within a couple of weeks of back-to-school activities. That's one reason why the Missouri Highway Patrol has issued some stern reminders about the best ways to keep your kids safe and the "most dangerous hour" during that time.
Missouri prisoners wait 1 year on average for court-ordered mental health treatment
The number of people languishing in Missouri jails in need of court-ordered mental health treatment currently stands at 344 — and the wait time for a hospital bed averages one year. That’s up from 254 people this time last year, according to Missouri Department of Mental Health data provided to The Independent. A spokeswoman for the department said that because the agency’s inpatient beds are at capacity, the number of people waiting in jails for treatment will continue...
Many in Missouri Want a Secure Border – From Kansas
I predict this will turn into a dumpster fire of political comments, but that's certainly not the way I intend it. It's a true story about how many in Missouri are concerned about a secure border - not from Mexico, but Kansas. It's not often that a political statement on...
Crackdown on drunk driving includes 100+ officers
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - On Saturday night, 124 officers from 31 law enforcement agencies in the St. Louis region, including the Missouri State Highway Patrol, took to area highways to find and stop impaired drivers. The annual event, called Saturation Saturday, is held each August and is...
Volunteers swarm Meramec River to clean out trash
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Since the 1960s, Missourians have been gathering each year to improve their waterways as part of Operation Clean Stream. Open Space STL has led the charge on one of the longest-running river restoration projects in the U.S. Each August, volunteers gather along the...
Bald eagle rescued in Missouri wasn't injured: It was too fat to fly
A bald eagle was captured in Missouri, thought to be uninjured, and unable to fly. The bird was healthy, just engorged - or, "too fat to fly," after eating its latest meal. An X-ray showed parts of what appeared to be a raccoon’s paw. Wildlife officials in Missouri said...
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