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Jared Alexander in a Springfield Daily Citizen file photo. (Photo by Jym Wilson)
Phillip Bates (Booking photo by Greene County Sheriff's Office)
Catherine Hanaway, Missouri Attorney General, is interviewed by the Springfield Daily Citizen on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by Jym Wilson)
Route MM between Haile Street and Interstate 44, highlighted here in red and magenta, will be widened to four lanes. Work is already underway to realign MM between Haile Street and Route 60 with a new, four-lane stretch of road. (Photo provided by city of Republic)
Missouri State infielder/pitcher Curry Sutherland celebrates a home run, the second of the night for the team, during the Battle for Bell on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Springfield. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
Springfield police respond to a scene in this Springfield Daily Citizen file photo.
Studio 107 is an art collective housed on Main Street in Nixa. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
The six founding members of the Hatch Foundation share a love for the Springfield community. From left are: Cody Danastasio, Erin Danastasio, Kurt Hellweg, Sherry Helweg, Tyler Hellweg and Kate Hellweg. (Photo provided)
Plaza Towers (Photo by Ryan Collins)
The Tsunami Express Car Wash at Glenstone Avenue and Cherry Street is finally open. (Photo by Steve Pokin)
Palm & Paddle Grill displays its new-on-the-menu bacon bites, with quarter-pound slices of bacon and a glaze that packs some Caribbean heat, said chef Mark Sooter on July 8 at the preview event for the inaugural Springfield Restaurant Week. (Photo by Ryan Collins)
Former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon reads the Declaration of Independence on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at the Greene County Historic Courthouse in Springfield. Nixon is a descendant of Col. John Nixon, who gave the Declaration of Independence its first public reading in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
Fireworks in Springfield on Independence Day in 2022. (Photo by Carly Randles)
Missouri State head football coach Casey Woods during spring practice on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Springfield. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
Springfield Cardinals catcher Rainiel Rodriguez walks back to the dugout the half inning on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Springfield. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
Ambulances and law enforcement vehicles are parked on Highway 160 in Stone County early Tuesday morning, Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
Ozarks Tech students on March 11 browse tables during a career fair held at its Information Commons. (Photo by Joe Hadsall)
Kickapoo High football coach Bill Voorhis. (Photo by Jayden Pettus)
This empty lot was once a home on the corner of National Avenue and Sunshine Street. (Photo by Shannon Cay)
Cars are displayed along St. Louis Street, part of the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival. (Photo by Jym Wilson)
Former Missouri State University President Clif Smart shakes hands with MSU Foundation Executive Director Brent Dunn during the announcement of an anonymous seven-figure donation for the school's new alumni center. (Photo by Shannon Cay)
Members of the Greene County Commission, Rusty MacLachlan, left, Bob Dixon and John C. Russell, at a meeting in the Greene County Historic Courthouse in Springfield on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 in Springfield, MO. (Photo by Jym Wilson)
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is opening its first Springfield location on East Battlefield Road. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
A large group of MSU students assembles for Fountain Day, held on April 23. (Photo by Joe Hadsall)
The rental inspection pilot program launched on March 23 in Springfield's West Central neighborhood. (Photo by Jack McGee)
Traci Nash and Alan Tinkler, of the Ozarks Public Health Institute at Missouri State University, review plans for the Community Focus Report. (Photo by Joe Hadsall)
A beautiful fall day on the campus of Missouri State University, looking north from Plaster Stadium, October 2023. (Photo by David Stoeffler)
A fatal crash happened on March 29, 2025 in front of the Subway at 1120 S. Glenstone Ave. Someone placed a cross, presumably in honor of one or both of the victims, Isaiah Sanchez and Alexis Norman. (Photo by Jackie Rehwald)
Signage lines both sides of North Glenstone Avenue between Interstate 44 and Kearney Street. (Photo by Jack McGee)
Genie Recon is housed in a 136,000-square-foot facility at 2065 E. Pythian St. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
Participants in the 2026 GLADE (Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems) program walk through a section of the Carver Prairie on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Diamond Grove Prairie in Newton County, MO. (Photo by Jym Wilson)
Springfield Chief of Police Paul Williams displays the Blue Envelope, an envelope designed to have traffic stops with law enforcement be more successful for people with disabilities and other communication barriers. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
The Missouri State Capitol on Jan. 29, 2026. (Photo by Jack McGee)
Legacy Bank has two locations in Springfield, including one at 3250 E. Sunshine St. (Photo by Harrison Keegan)
The Midtown Victorian Drill Team is a popular entry in the annual Old-Fashioned 4th of July Parade & Celebration, sponsored by the Midtown Neighborhood Association. The group has participated since the event's inception in 1991 and is made up of people who love the Midtown neighborhood. (Photo by Jeff Kessinger)
A parking garage on the campus of Mercy Springfield is blocked off on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
Springfield Cardinals right fielder Won-Bin Cho points to the dugout after a single on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Springfield. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
R.C. "Happy" Hopper has pastored churches and spent six and a half years on the road singing godly songs and selling cassettes. (Photo by Steve Pokin)
Soccer fans flooded Mumbles1888 soccer pub on Wednesday night to watch the men’s national soccer team beat Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 knockout game. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
Visitors fish and swim in the creek at Finley River Park. (Photo by Zoe McIntyre)
Turners Ranch held a ribbon-cutting ceremony as part of its grand opening celebration with the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce on July 1, 2026. (Photo by Ryan Collins)
A parking garage on the campus of Mercy Springfield is blocked off on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
Clif Smart was on hand Jan. 20, 2017, for the first inauguration of President Donald Trump in 2017 as the Missouri State University Chorale performed. Smart is in the third row wearing a tan overcoat. (Photo provided)
P. Brandon Johnson (Photo provided by Missouri State)
Michael Evans (Photo from the Greene County jail)
A Chinese flag displayed among other international flags on the Missouri State University campus in 2025. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
The Great Southern Bank location at South Avenue and Walnut Street in Springfield. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
Chalk writing welcomes attendees at Springfield's Old Fashion 4th of July Parade. (Photo provided by Marie Wood)
Missouri State head coach Beth Cunningham talks to her team in the First Four play-in game against Stephen F. Austin in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Photo by Kennedy Weatherby)
Is the Bass Pro Shops here in Springfield still the largest? (Shannon Cay)
Steve Pokin will interview Judith Martinez-Garcia, a Missouri State University professor, in the fourth part of a series called Pokin Around: Live!
Kirstyn Walker. (Photo submitted)
Outgoing state Sen. Lincoln Hough, left, and former state Rep. Crystal Quade share a laugh during the Informed Voter Coalition conversation event on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Hatch Auditorium in Springfield. (Photo by Ellie Frysztak)
A sign for the Clever Police Department. (Photo by Zoe McIntyre)
Springfield Mayor Jeff Schrag delivers the annual "State of the City" speech as part of the Chamber of Commerce's monthly "Good Morning Springfield" program on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at AG Financial Arena on the campus of Evangel University. (Photo by Jym Wilson)