McCormick has named black currant as its 2026 flavor of the year. A bond approved by Clever R-V School District voters in April 2024 is funding renovations and additions to its “elemiddle” school, ...

The company agreed to buy Knoxville, Tennessee-based Mountain Commerce Bancorp Inc. in a $150 million all-stock transaction. Combined with Mountain Commerce, Home BancShares would have $25 billion in ...

Health system exec says pact with Wellvana "will be a real positive for Springfield and all of southwest Missouri." ...

Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi has scheduled a Dec. 11 grand opening for its 1979 W. Waverly St. store in Ozark, according to a ...

The Trump administration announced it would make one-time payments to farmers collectively totaling $12 billion.

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry's foundation has received a $250,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” was No. 1 at the weekend box office. The movie brought in an estimated $63 million domestically, above projections of $55 million. “Zootopia 2” was No. 2, adding $43 ...

U.S. Automotive Inc. is expanding in Springfield. The automotive repair business broke ground Dec. 4 on a roughly $1.5 million expansion to its 2445 W. Sunshine St. shop, according to a news release.

Last edited 2 p.m., Dec. 8, 2025 [Editor's note: Local data has been added.] Arvest Bank has promoted a longtime employee to president of its Springfield region. Shane Cowger was named Springfield ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has waived the remaining $11 million of a $140 million penalty imposed against Southwest Airlines. "In lieu of a payment of an $11 million civil penalty to the ...

U.S. traffic congestion climbed to a record high in 2024, according to research from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The average American spent 63 hours stuck in traffic last year, the report ...