Here are the 10 women who were ultimately selected as Missouri’s most influential of the century, representing fields as varied as politics, activism, the arts, science and sports.
Throughout hours of protest, a diverse group called for change in American policing and justice for George Floyd, who died Memorial Day after a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into his neck as he cried out that he could not breathe.
About 200 people packed into the event space at Ocean Zen restaurant on Saturday night to hear Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz speak alongside Missouri state Sen. Eric Burlison and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt.
In a letter to education leaders, the Missouri State Teachers Association calls for closing schools when there are not enough healthy employees to stay open and for suspending state testing this spring.
“A united, statewide approach would be the best approach to stem the surge of COVID-19 and return Missouri to normal," Springfield Mayor Ken McClure wrote.
Governor Parson has accused the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of trying to "embarrass the state" after the paper discovered a state website was exposing teachers' Social Security numbers to the public.
The governor is doing a fine job of that on his own.
Despite the looming threat of legal action from Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Springfield school leaders are seeking a temporary return to required masking.
Appreciate whoever sent two boxes of bagels to the
@springfieldNL
newsroom today with a simple unsigned note that read: “I appreciate journalists.”
#THANK_YOU
Columnist Steve Pokin says if Nixa residents vote to recall the mayor, they should also vote to change the city's motto to "Live Free and Die of Coronavirus." Read more:
The simple act of carrying an assault rifle — even if loaded — is not necessarily a crime, Longtime Springfield defense attorney and former Greene County prosecutor Dee Wampler said.
Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams called the new self-defense bill "absolutely horrible" — saying he hopes it "doesn't go anywhere at the state level."
After nearly five hours of testimony, the City Council late Monday night voted 8-0 to require people to wear face coverings in most businesses and public places.
Leaders of Springfield's four largest colleges stood together Tuesday to collectively ask their students, staff and faculty to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
On July 1, Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams made the decision that non-vaccinated Springfield police officers are required to wear face masks when interacting with others.
Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, said the state doesn't really have a choice in the matter: Missouri voters approved the plan in August and put it in the Constitution, which the legislature must obey.
Standing near the United States-Mexico border in Arizona, Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott called for heightened border security on Monday during a TV appearance on "The Faulkner Focus" hosted by Harris Faulkner on Fox News.
After 40 seasons with MSU, Keith Guttin's family, coaches and former players talk about the longtime Missouri State baseball coach's impact on Springfield and the university.
"We want to be that community that does it before it's too late," Cox President and CEO Steve Edwards said. "All around us communities are doing it too late."
“Today, all we have to show for (the contract) is rising infections, delayed school reopenings, a positivity rate over 10% and a spot on the White House Coronavirus Task Force’s `Red Zone,’” State Auditor Nicole Galloway said in a statement Tuesday.
Letter to the editor: "We need to send a clear message of support and denounce the recent divisive actions and rhetoric, which make it more difficult to educate children."
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, whose office receives weekly reports from the task force, disregarded the recommendation, which went unmentioned in public appearances.
Bobby Petrino has pulled off what some thought would be impossible two seasons into the job. He's turned Missouri State into a winning football program and one that will be respected across the country at the FCS level.
"I can’t see those photos without also thinking of the images we’ve all seen of the impossible circumstances our hospitals are battling every day.," said Clay Goddard, director of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department.
The first thing to know about America's next first lady is that Jill Biden – a college English professor with four degrees, including a doctorate – is going to be a very busy FLOTUS.
.
@MissouriState
has vowed to keep full-time employees on the payroll until at least May despite canceling in-person classes, closing most campus buildings, and losing millions in state funding.
Missouri hospital leaders are imploring
@GovParsonMO
to require masks statewide as hospitals in Greene County and across the state report sustained high numbers of COVID-19 patients.
"Cold Justice" helped Lawrence County law enforcement conduct its investigation into Timmons and the 1988 slaying of Cynthia Smith, Kelly Siegler told the News-Leader on Tuesday afternoon.
Johnny Morris told Fox News that Bass Pro's billion-dollar success wouldn't be possible without the defense offered by the nation's military service members or the love of conservation held by many Americans, and he thanked veterans for their service.
As Springfield continues to get hit hard by a renewed COVID-19 surge, area lawmakers put aside political differences in an effort to get residents vaccinated. A bipartisan vaccination clinic was held today at Missouri State.
"As everyone takes in the events of these last few weeks, I see the reoccurring theme of fear, and I ask you to understand that all of my life I have felt that fear," Darian Frost wrote.
“If you do it when our numbers are equal, you’re too late. The goal is to prevent deaths, not have deaths and then try to prevent deaths," CoxHealth’s top infectious disease specialist said.