Springfield

Missouri-born artist Chappell Roan is launching a project supporting LGBTQ+ communities throughout the country — including two community centers in Missouri.

The Springfield Police Department is investigating after bullets with the words "die" and an anti-gay slur were left outside of the GLO Center in Springfield. Bullet casings were also found etched with messages after the murder of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

The trail runs 13 miles on either side of Highway 13 through 12 Missouri counties. It's expected to provide important habitats for butterflies and other pollinators, as well as benefit nearby communities.

The Arkansas group Return to the Land, which explicitly bans Jews and non-whites from membership, is exploring the idea of expanding into the Springfield area. Both Democratic and Republican legislative leaders from the area spoke out against the plan.

Tom Masterson, the Springfield Public Schools executive director of elementary learning, is heading to New Orleans with his wife for a free Super Bowl trip and a chance to win NFL Fan of the Year.

Missouri State officials also said that racist graffiti was found in a bathroom on campus Thursday afternoon. Racist text messages also targeted students at the University of Missouri-Columbia and schools around the country.

A new federal lawsuit filed against Circle of Hope Girls Ranch, a now-shuttered Christian boarding school in Missouri, says a 13-year-old girl faced “abuse, harassment, forced servitude, assault, fraud” and other mistreatment by the camp owners.

Born in Willard, Missouri, Roan began uploading music to YouTube as a teenager before winning — and losing — a record deal. But the rising pop star is now inescapable, from TikTok feeds to performances at Coachella to the Billboard Hot 100.

Cassette tapes have made a comeback in recent years, and one company in Missouri is at the center of this growing trend. We'll learn how Missouri became the epicenter of the cassette tape revival.

Cassette tapes could have remained a relic of the 1970s and 80s. But against all odds, they’ve survived the eras of CDs and streaming to win over music lovers of a new generation. That’s in large part thanks to the National Audio Company in Springfield, Missouri, the largest cassette manufacturer in the world. Suzanne Hogan shares the story of how this proudly analog format found a new life.

Once seen as a musical relic, audio cassettes have survived the eras of CDs and streaming to win over music lovers of a new generation. That’s in large part thanks to the National Audio Company in Springfield, Missouri, the largest cassette manufacturer in the world.

With 53,000 square feet of merchandise and food, Buc-ee's opened its first Missouri location Monday in northeast Springfield just off of I-44. Local officials say the massive convenience store will become a destination on its own.