Here were nine Springfield area high school girls basketball coaching performances that stood out to us in 2025.

Epps earns his second straight All-Ozarks first-team nod after being named the News-Leader's Player of the Year last season. He followed up a great junior season with an elite senior year, where he ...

One candidate passed the $100,000 mark as candidates for the SPS school board collectively reported more than $240,000 raised ...

Local political action committees are making up a large portion of contributions to Springfield mayoral and city council ...

Katlyn Darter, 26, and her 10-month-old daughter were reported missing Tuesday, April 1. They were last seen together March ...

Missouri State basketball is set to lose an additional starter to the transfer portal, and Cuonzo Martin will now have to ...

This is the second time the Missouri Department of Conservation has been named Agency of the Year by the National Deer ...

The bill, sponsored by Springfield Republican state Rep. Melanie Stinnett, would ban most abortions and reinstate other ...

April has plenty of events for everyone in the Springfield area, from Easter egg hunts to cultural festivals to live ...

SPS Superintendent Grenita Lathan has organized similar events at past districts to connect aspiring female leaders with ...

The players were picked based on in-season production, News-Leader observations, and talks with high school basketball ...

One of the groups active in the election got 98% of its contributions from Springfield donors. The other relied on those outside city limits.