Month: January 2026

American Airlines announced seasonal Saturday-only flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport starting May 23rd, with service continuing through August 1st.

“For more than 50 years, American Airlines has been providing commercial air service to the Ozarks,” said Brian Weiler, director of aviation at SGF.

“We are grateful for the continued investment American Airlines has made in providing the air service needs of Southwest Missouri.” 

This route marks the fifth service offered by American Airlines at SGF, featuring nonstop flights once a week.

A number of schools in the Ozarks are out of class again Wednesday following last weekend’s winter storm.

Here are the southwest Missouri public schools and colleges not in session Wednesday:

Alton

Bakersfield (AMI Day #2)

Couch (snow day)

Dent-Phelps

Eminence (AMI Day #5)

Fair Play (AMI Day #2)

Hartville (AMI Day #2)

Koshkonong (AMI Day #3)

Mansfield

Mountain View-Birch Tree Liberty

North Wood R-4

Oak Hill R-1

Ozark Mountain School District

Seymour

Willow Springs

Winona

Tuesday marks the second straight day for many school districts to cancel classes following the winter storm over the weekend.

Springfield Public schools are cancelling both seated and virtual classes on Tuesday, along with many other districts.

Here’s the list of southwest Missouri public schools and colleges who will not be in session on Tuesday.

Alton (closed through 1/28)

Ash Grove (AMI Day #1)

Aurora (AMI Day #2)

Ava

Billings (AMI Day #1)

Blue Eye

Bradleyville (AMI Day #2)

Branson

Cabool

Cassville (AMI Day #1)

Chadwick (AMI Day #2)

Clever (AMI Day #1)

Cox College

Crocker

Dent-Phelps (closed through 1/28)

Eminence (AMI Day #4)

Everton (AMI Day)

Exeter

Fair Grove (AMI Day #1)

Fordland

Forsyth (AMI Day #2)

Galena

Gasconade C-4 (AMI Day #3)

Greenfield

Hartville (AMI Day #1)

Hermitage

Hickory County R-1 (Skyline)

Hollister (AMI Day #1)

Houston

Humansville (AMI Day #2–Game Cancelled)

Hurley (AMI Day #1)

Kirbyville

Koshkonong (closed through 1/28–AMI Days #2 and #3)

Laclede County (Joel. E. Barber) (will be made up on Friday, Feb. 6th)

Laclede County R-1 Conway

Laquey

Lebanon (AMI Day #3)

Logan-Rogersville (AMI Day #2)

Lutie

Marion C. Early (Morrisville) (AMI Day #2)

Marionville (AMI Day #2)

Mark Twain–Taney County

Marshfield

Miller

Monett (AMI Day #2)

Mt. Vernon

Newburg

Niangua

Nixa (Virtual Learning Tuesday)

North Arkansas College (campuses closed)

North Wood R-4 (Closed through Wednesday)

Norwood (AMI Day #1)

Oak Hill R-1 (Closed through 1/28)

Ozark Mountain School District

Ozark

Phelps County R-3

Pierce City (AMI Day #1)

Plainview

Plato (Day care closed)

Purdy (AMI Day #2)

Raymondville R-7 (AMI Day #2)

Reeds Spring (AMI Day)

Rolla

Salem, MO

Shell Knob (AMI Day #1)

Skyview

Southwest Baptist University–Salem (Virtual Learning)

Southwest Barry County R-5 (AMI Day #2)

Sparta

Springfield Public Schools (both seated and virtual cancelled)

Springfield Catholic Schools

Springfield Lutheran School

Stockton

Strafford (AMI Day #2)

Summersville (AMI Day #3)

Taneyville (AMI Day #1)

Thayer

Van Buren (AMI Day #2)

Waynesville (AMI Day)

West Plains

Wheaton (AMI Day #2)

Willard (AMI Day #2)

Winona

Road crews continue to work around the clock to plow snow from major highways to secondary roads, but the bitterly cold temps will prevent much of a warmup until Wednesday, when we get into the mid 30’s.

Check road conditions from around the Ozarks and the state here with the MoDOT Traveler Information Map.

The MoDOT Traveler Information Map shows most highways in southwest Missouri are either covered or partly covered with snow.

Major highways in the Springfield area, such as I-44, Highway 65 and James River Freeway, are mostly clear of snow, but use caution on overpasses, where there is still some snow pack.

Most secondary and neighborhood roads are still snow covered.

We’re starting off the week with temps of -10 in Springfield, but a gradual warmup is on the way as we approach the freezing mark by mid-week.

An extreme cold warning runs through Noon on Monday.

The list is small to start, but we expect most schools around the Ozarks will be out of class on Monday because of the winter storm, and we will continue to add to this list.

The following public schools and colleges/universities in southwest Missouri are closed on Monday:

Marionville (AMI Day #1)

Southwest Baptist University (Springfield, Mountain View and Salem campuses) Virtual Learning Monday

The National Weather Service says the first of two rounds of the winter storm is trending towards the low end of forecast amounts of 1-3 inches.

Amounts on Saturday morning have been light in the Springfield area, with a dusting on the ground.

Parts of extreme southwest Missouri have had more snow, with 2.25 inches measured by 8am southwest of Goodman in McDonald County.

The National Weather Service is stressing the second round of snow, which begins Saturday night, will be the heaviest. That snow will be ongoing through Sunday afternoon.

The Winter Storm Warning continues through 6pm Sunday, with widespread total accumulations between 6 to 10 inches across southern Missouri.

Click here for the latest packet from the National Weather Service on winter storm expectations, snowfall amounts and the extreme cold.

Forecasters say the greatest snow amounts are expected along and south of I-44, with totals slightly decreasing northward.

The weather service says expect considerable disruptions to daily life, with travel conditions becoming hazardous.

Brutal sub zero wind chills will add to the safety threat.

Powdery snow blowing across roads will make for slick travel conditions Saturday, but meteorologists say don’t let your guard down because the “big event’ is still on the way.

Get updated road conditions from the Ozarks and across the state here with the MoDOT Traveler Information Map.

There is expected to be a lull between the first and second rounds of the winter storm in the Springfield area and much of southwest Missouri.

NWS put together a timing of snowfall graphic that shows the first round of snow ending by 3pm Saturday in the Springfield area, then picking up again around 9pm with light snow.

Heavy snow is then expected between midnight and 8am Sunday in the Springfield, Branson, Joplin, Camdenton, West Plains and Rolla areas, with moderate snow falling between 8am and noon and down to light snow Sunday afternoon.