Month: November 2025

Missouri State University announced late Saturday night the Bears football team has officially earned a spot in a bowl game.

MSU learned of the news from “Bowl Season” which coordinates the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision’s 82 postseason teams.

MSU and fellow Conference USA newcomer Delaware were granted bids to fill the final two spots in the 2025 bowl field.

But Ryan Beard’s team and the community will have to wait until Sunday, December 7th to learn which bowl the Bears will be playing in, along with the date and location.

The official Bowl Selection Show is next Sunday.

Missouri State fans are encouraged to complete an online Postseason Bowl Travel and Ticket Intent Form to have ticket information shared with them as soon as Missouri State learns its destination.

The Bears finished the regular season at 7-5 overall, 5-3 in the CUSA standings to tie for 4th place in the 12-team league.

They originally feared they would not be eligible for postseason play due to an NCAA rule stating first-year FBS teams are ineligible for any games past the regular season.

But because the number of bowl-eligible teams fell short of the available spots, the Bears and Delaware are filling open spots.

Missouri State previously petitioned the NCAA to allow the Bears to participate in a bowl game.

A quick moving system will push through the Ozarks on this first day of December, bringing light snow showers, along with the potential for light sleet and/or freezing rain along and south of I-44.

The National Weather Service says plan for localized travel impacts in the form of a few slick spots, especially with a band of snow moving from west to east across the area Monday evening.

A light wintry mix is possible Monday morning and afternoon, with a light band of snow in the evening. There will be periods of dry time.

A half inch of snow or less is possible across much of the Ozarks, with around one inch possible in the northern Ozarks.

We’ll keep you up to date with the latest changing forecast on 93-3 and AM 560 KWTO.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed criminal charges against three members of the Shannon County Sheriff’s Office.

Charged are Deputy Thomas R. Manning, former sheriff’s deputy John D. “J.D.” Melvin, and Captain Michael G. McCoy, for allegations of abuse and exploitation while acting as law enforcement officers.

Investigators report inappropriate conduct towards women during traffic stops between January 1 and July 29, including inappropriate touching and degrading sexual comments.

Additionally, McCoy and Melvin are accused of forgery related to official court documents.

Attorney General Hanaway says such misconduct undermines the trust placed in law enforcement.

Lebanon Rural firefighters aided Bennett Springs firefighters with a blaze at Weavers Campground.

A space heater is believed to have caused fire that destroyed a camper and vehicle Tuesday night.

The campers escaped without injury.

The State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire at the A-M Pyrotechnics near Buffalo.

Crews from Pleasant Hope, Ebenezer and Polk County were among several crews that battled the fire.

No word on injuries or a cause.

It looks like mainly rain will fall across much of the Ozarks from late Friday into Saturday, but if you’re traveling for the holiday weekend, be prepared for wintery driving conditions due to snow across parts of northeast Missouri and Illinois on Saturday.

The National Weather Service says a wintery mix or light snow will be possible in the eastern Ozarks from Friday night into Saturday.

Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications is enhancing the mapping and addressing data for 911 call routing using Geographic Information System technology.

This technology enables the creation of digital maps that assist telecommunicators in determining locations during emergencies.

Spatial Data Research Inc will start collecting and verifying addressing information this month.

The project should be finished by May 2026.

A new roundabout is in the works for an intersection in Battlefield.

MoDOT has announced plans for a new configuration on Route FF/West Bypass at Weaver Road.

Improvements would also include widening Weaver Road to accommodate the roundabout.

MoDOT states that the improvements to the intersection will improve the flow of traffic and overall safety, and says that constructing this type of intersection is generally more effective than stoplights.

Officials are hosting a meeting on December 16 from 4:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. so that neighbors can learn more about the planned intersection.

The meeting will be at the Battlefield Fire Protection District Station 1 on West 2nd Street and will be a come-and-go style meeting with no formal presentation planned.

The project is set to begin in 2027 and go for several months.

Photo courtesy of MoDOT.

Parts of Missouri may see wintery weather over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend with some low-end potential for travel impacts in the Ozarks.

Higher chances for impacts will be for northern and eastern Missouri.

The National Weather Service says the unknows are exact snow amounts, how far south the higher impacts may be, and the possibility for mixed precipitation.

We’ll keep you up to date with the changing forecast on 93-3 and AM 560 KWTO.