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The family of legendary broadcaster Art Hains is asking for continued prayers as the Voice of the Bears is transferred from Cox South in Springfield to K-U Medical Center in Kansas City. Hains, 66, was admitted to the hospital last week after experiencing pain in his leg. Doctors originally believed …

Thanks to the generous donations of our listeners, the Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon has raised a record $35,870 to send our veterans to Washington, D.C. “That is an Honor Flight of the Ozarks record,” said Mike Totten, Public Relations Director for the Honor Flight of the Ozarks. The …

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State head baseball coach Keith Guttin has received a three-year contract extension, while Joey Hawkins has been promoted to Associate Head Coach and Nick Petree to Assistant Coach. Additionally, long-time assistant Paul Evans transitions to the role of Special Assistant to the Head Coach after 34 seasons …

The home to Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears basketball, concerts, graduations and other events will now be known as Great Southern Bank Arena. The Missouri State Foundation announced the name change in a news conference Thursday morning at the PRIME Overtime Club inside the arena that opened in November, …

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals pick up an Opening Night 11-8 win over the Springfield Cardinals on a chilly evening at Hammons Field. The three hour and 55 minute game featured a combined 17 walks, and the fans that braved the cold were treated to Opening Night fireworks at the end …

The St. Louis Cardinals got six shutout innings from veteran starter Adam Wainwright and shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 on Opening Day at Busch Stadium. Wainwright (1-0) allowed five hits, struck out six, and did not walk a batter. Tyler O’Neill was the big star at the plate, putting …

As the band played the school fight song, the ninth head coach in the history of Missouri State Lady Bears basketball got a standing ovation as she stepped to the podium at Plaster Student Union Thursday. Beth Cunningham, who brings 20 years of coaching experience at the college level, including …

Future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols is set to rejoin the team where his long Major League career started. MLB.com and the St. Louis Post Dispatch are quoting sources as saying Pujols has agreed to a one year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals worth $2.5 million. The contract is …

After leading the Missouri State Lady Bears to two NCAA Tournament appearances in the last three seasons, Head Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton is leaving to become the head coach at the University of Virginia. The Virginia women’s basketball program made the announcement Monday morning with a “Welcome Coach Mox” tweet. Agugua-Hamilton …

The Missouri State Lady Bears have won their seventh straight game, downing Indiana State 72-65 Saturday afternoon at JQH Arena in Springfield. The game had all the emotions of Senior Days in the past, and then some. Fifth year senior Abby Hipp, who’s missed all but four games this season …