Former President Jimmy Carter, honored with a state funeral Thursday, was an avid outdoorsman who visited Springfield in 1988 ...

Across Missouri, the average and starting pay for teachers has increased. The number of new hires required last year slowed — ...

Looking to go to this year's Bass Pro Tournament of Champions? Tickets are still available for Springfield's marquee sporting event.

Some of the great moments in Tournament of Champions history came from Springfield-area teams beating national powers. Here's a look back at the area's success.

When coaching his team to an overtime win over Missouri State, Southern Illinois coach Scott Nagy did so while barefoot. Here ...

Springfield Public Schools has tweaked how it plans to use the International Baccalaureate program coordinator at Field ...

Not too hot, not too cold, not too wet, not too dry — this week's Master Gardener advice addresses plants that need things ...

Walter Bargen, Missouri's first poet laureate, offers advice for people willing to embrace the world and be surprised.

Carter's list of accomplishments is long, Barry Rowell writes, and includes creation of the Superfund Act that helped clean ...

State spending ballooned during Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's time in office, this writer notes while imploring new Gov. Mike Kehoe to do better.

President Biden thinks he is undermining Trump, but he is really sabotaging the American people, writer Andy Fischer argues.

Missouri State football added a second Miami-area running back. Shomari Lawrence was a starter in Conference USA, which MSU ...