Missouri State University

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -– Gordon Elliott was named the 2013 Springfieldian at the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting Friday. As CEO of Elliott Lodging and Oak Ridge Properties, Elliott owns and operates 17 hotels and 15 apartment...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Two long-time employees of Missouri State University announced their retirements: Vice President for Student Affairs Earle Doman and Executive Director of Alumni Relations Julie Ebersold.  Doman’s retirement is effective May 1,...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Two Missouri State University students were mugged near campus  last month, but students and staff did not hear about it until nearly two weeks afterwards. The crimes happened during finals week.  The first time, someone hit a male...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A lawsuit over a water balloon may sound silly but a Missouri State University student says her injuries are real.  She's suing a campus fraternity for using a slingshot to fire water balloons, one of which hit her in the face and...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Many people exercise and still find it hard to lose weight.  One man turned to some high tech tools to find a weight loss solution. Brett Sheets was in Missouri State University's Body Composition Lab on a recent day.  He was hooked up...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A driver who killed a pedestrian two years ago received a suspended four-year prison sentence on Friday.  A judge ordered Ahmed Almahuzi to serve 120 days of shock time in the Greene County jail and then to serve five years of...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University hired a woman from Rock Island, Ill., as the new director of the University Bookstore.  Sonda Ropp Reinartz will replace Mark Brixey, who was fired on Aug. 17 after an investigation started over missing...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Representatives of the University of Andres Bello (UNAB) were on the Missouri State University campus on Monday to sign a unique partnership agreement. The partnership with MSU allows UNAB students who have completed four years of...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- In a news release sent Tuesday afternoon, Missouri State University athletic director Kyle Moats confirmed head football coach Terry Allen would be returning to MSU for an 8th season. Under Allen the Bears finished a 3rd...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- From Monday to Tuesday, gas prices increased an average of eight cents per gallon around Missouri and an average of seven cents in Arkansas, according to Gasbuddy.com.  Economists said the prices are up in anticipation of Hurricane...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- It's been a long time coming, but the new Missouri State University Recreation Center is ready to open. KY3 got an exclusive sneak peak inside the facility. "As people come into this building, the thing I hear time after time is 'Wow....

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Separated geographically by less than two miles, the baseball programs of Missouri State University and Drury University will come together for the first time on the diamond this fall with a common mission in mind. The Bears and...