Brett Martin
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DESE Approves New 'Show-Me Standards' for Classrooms
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri educators are moving toward a new set of learning goals and away from Common Core standards in classrooms starting next fall. → Read More
City Takes First Step to Building a New Animal Shelter
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The city of Springfield is taking the first step to building a new animal shelter in the southwest part of the city. → Read More
Downtown Business Owners Mourn the Loss of One of Their Own
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- City and business leaders are mourning the death of a Springfield business owner who took on a big role in helping make downtown Springfield successful. → Read More
Students Gather for United Way's Student Day of Service
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- More than 50 students and other people hit the communities in Zone One this morning to prep the neighborhood gardens and clean up the streets. → Read More
Record Stores Gear Up for Busiest Day of the Year
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Record stores across the world are gearing up for one of the biggest days of the year this weekend as collectors try to cash in on new music being released. → Read More
Statewide 'Click It or Ticket' Enforcement Up in Missouri
MT. VERNON, Mo. -- About one and every five drivers do not wear seatbelts in Missouri and more than 60 percent of fatal accidents last year involved someone who wasn't buckled up. So, the Lawrence County Sheriff hopes sending out one of his own to enforce it will help. → Read More
Senator Fueling Ban the Box Movement in Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The effort to stop companies from using an applicant's criminal past is heating up in Missouri. → Read More
One Million Cups Finding a New Home at the Springfield Art Museum
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- One Million Cups Springfield is taking over a new building starting Wednesday morning after outgrowing its original home. → Read More
Final Piece of the Puzzle Opens in the Heer's Building
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The first office tenant is officially open and is putting a wrap on nearly 20 years of revitalizing the historic Heer's building in downtown Springfield. → Read More
Branson Mayor Remembers Working for Donald Trump's Game Show Production
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- One Ozarks' city leader is remembering the time she spent working with the GOP front-runner several decades ago. → Read More
Lawmakers Debate Bills to Regulate Abortion in the Show-Me State
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri state lawmaker says he is leading the fight for all lives including unborn children in Missouri. → Read More
Voters in Springfield to Renew Decade Old Sales Tax
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Voters in Springfield will decide the future of several programs and funding for major future improvement road projects. → Read More
Members of the Religious and LGBT Communities Protest at the Capitol
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Demonstrators rally at the state capitol Thursday against a controversial proposal that would protect religious organizations and individuals who refuse to participate in a same-sex wedding. → Read More
Sheriff Holds First Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Law Enforcement Sales Tax
RICHLAND, Mo. -- The retiring Pulaski county sheriff hopes a series of town hall meetings will encourage voters to approve a law enforcement sales tax in August. → Read More
Petition Asks School to Go Back to Classic Grade Reporting
WILLARD, Mo. -- An online petition is picking up steam asking an Ozarks' school district to go back to the simple 'A,B,C' grading system. → Read More
Belief in God Decreases But Focus on Afterlife Grows
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The number of Americans believing in God continues to decrease but the spiritual population continues to grow including those who trust what the Bible has to say. → Read More
Americans Keeping an Eye Out on Terrorism
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Even though Brussels and Paris are both thousands of miles from the Ozarks, in our society, experts say we all are susceptible to terrorism. → Read More
Sheriff Asking You to Lend a Hand for Deputy in Need
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Usually you call them when you need help but tonight, the Greene County Sheriff's Office is asking for you to lend a hand. → Read More
City Votes to Ship Inmates to Nearby Counties
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield City Council is taking steps to find new solutions to an overcrowded criminal justice system. → Read More
Politics Could be Dividing Religious Groups
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Research shows the violence may be pushing voters to find a different candidate to support instead of the Republican front-runner. → Read More