Springfield is getting a second comedy club. Towers Comedy Club is 1 of 3 new Plaza Towers food and beverage concepts expected to open in early 2026. @RyanRCollins reports there will also be a fine-dining experience and a rooftop bar and patio. Read it: https://t.co/tdkcF34a8F

A man is dead and a woman is injured after a shooting on Wednesday night at a downtown Springfield apartment complex. Read it: https://t.co/lyGoitvhmc

A new business, The Story House Bookstore, announced it is moving into the building that formerly housed Pagination Bookshop. Read it: https://t.co/34GAW4iBZI

A Springfield teenager has been charged as an adult with shooting a 10-year-old girl in June near an apartment complex in northeast Springfield. The victim had to be life-flighted to St. Louis for surgery and is now paralyzed from the waist down. Read it: https://t.co/sInqdiHQdC

Athlete of the Week: Record-breaking Glendale swimmer Carson Butler is thinking big ahead of this weekend's state meet. Read it: https://t.co/hSLSchGd49

.@OTCedu has dedicated its new Paul Mueller Company Welding Lab. The lab's name recognizes a significant donation, described as a six-figure gift, toward the college’s training programs for welders. Read it: https://t.co/YwmZRnUE7H

A grand opening for the Hatch Auditorium at The Library Center is set for Jan. 16, with a weekend full of events planned. @JoeHadsall also has details on the Republic branch's upcoming month-long closure as it transitions into a new space. Learn more: https://t.co/It7quBGdy2

Two games. Two Missouri State programs. Two regional foes. Two contrasting finishes. @rwcollingwood breaks down a road win for the Lady Bears and a home loss for the Bears. Read it: https://t.co/hjNhy8b3Mh

A Cole County court ruling has stalled Springfield's land bank efforts. @jack_mcgee_ explains what "impermissible logrolling" and "darn chickens" have to do with the invalidation of House Bill 2062. Read it: https://t.co/9Pg3ndTzw2

NEW: The Springfield City Council will once again consider exercising eminent domain on the Hotel of Terror. @jack_mcgee_ has details. Read it: https://t.co/GVbwCHfywB

OPINION: @ClifSmart covered a lot of ground in his first year as a columnist for the Daily Citizen. Today, he looks back at his first 14 columns, which reflect the state of public affairs in southwest Missouri. Read it: https://t.co/7gGXfglBiy

Downtown Springfield's newest restaurant will feature Nigerian cuisine. Patience "Grace" Gigi's says Jollof rice will be a staple dish at Grace Kitchen, and she's excited to give Springfield a taste of the entire African continent. Learn more: https://t.co/7n85b8WmRq

Story Church wants to build a new public park in Rogersville, with several multi-use courts and an ADA accessible playground. The church has launched a capital campaign that has already raised more than $500,000. Learn more: https://t.co/QyrYPzyWvH

First Look: UTEP comes to Missouri State looking to end the Bears' four-game winning streak on homecoming. Read it: https://t.co/ZlCBpsy9zo

Springfield Comedy Club announced it will donate $25,000 in free tickets to those who lost money through the Blue Room. Read it: https://t.co/VRO5THqcnV

“Ozarks News Brief,” a @MissouriState student-run newscast, has won a Mid-America Student Production Emmy. Professor Leonard B. Horton III credits the students' teamwork, leadership and care for one another. Read it: https://t.co/jtPuWUYmHq

Thanks to a group of generous community partners, every dollar you give to our end-of-year NewsMatch fundraising campaign will be matched — up to a total of $22,000. See a list of those partners and learn more on our website. Read it: https://t.co/12KnfiSepr

U.S. Army Reserve Major General Dean Thompson was the keynote speaker at a Veterans Day event at the White River Conference Center. He discussed how faith influenced his key decisions, both in the military and in his work for City Utilities. Read it: https://t.co/S6NwO7Gmz8

Since 2015, Women's Medical Respite has housed more than 350 homeless women in fragile medical conditions. It was started by nursing students who had a startling encounter with a woman who had no personal belongings or medicine for pain. Read it: https://t.co/HjzlRGSU8v

A Springfield man, described in court documents as a "persistent offender," is in the Christian County Jail after allegedly stealing $2,000 in cash from an Ozark church over the summer. Read it: https://t.co/IMJO5tSNyd