Springfield News Leader - Fri Nov 20

An attempt to use a recently enacted state statute to close a court hearing to the public has raised concerns among court watchers, including one of the law's original authors.

Sedalia Democrat - Thu Nov 19

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will start enforcing water well reporting after a newspaper probe found numerous instances of missing reports or reports that were clearly inaccurate, the agency's chief said.

Springfield News Leader - Thu Nov 19

The Frisco Highline Trail between Willard and Springfield will soon be a smooth ribbon of asphalt -- not a rough gravel trail.