At Missouri State today, a fond farewell ceremony for retiring university president Clif Smart. “I have loved this job,” he says

Thank you, Ozarks! I just learned that ksmu supporters donated $81,520 during Spring Pledge Week. Success! YOU are #TeamKSMU , putting the public in public media for 50 years and counting.

TODAY: The U.S. Supreme Court is examining Trump's claim of 'presidential immunity' for his efforts to block certifying Biden's election. ksmu just joined @npr's live coverage feed — listen at 91.1 FM, ksmu.org & the NPR app npr.org/2024/04/25/124…

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Some comment today about voter turnout from Forsyth mayor (who is running for 7th District U.S. representative).

Here's the ksmu recap of Springfield election results. We'll have more on other races on air at 91.1 FM during Morning Edition on Wednesday ksmu.org/news/2024-04-0…

All 58 precincts counted in the Springfield school board race. Based on unofficial results from the Greene County Clerk, Susan Provance, Danielle Kincaid & Maryam Mohammadkhani appear to have been elected to the board. McCarter, Rolllins, Crise and Sherman-Wilkins defeated ksmu

Shortly, we're going on air on ksmu 91.1 FM to crunch some of these numbers...

5:20 p.m. turnout update from Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller: 13 percent

NEW TODAY: News Director Michele Skalicky interviews Clif Smart on his recent visit to China and what that means for Missouri State ksmu.org/show/engaging-…

Brian Fogle and I are back for It’s a Wonderful Night 2023. We kicked off this lip sync fundraiser 5 years ago and this will be our final performance as we are both retiring next year. Not too late to get tickets to this fun event on December 8. cpozarks.org/events/

Springfield, Missouri in the past seven days has also had two gun deaths in roughly 24 hours, plus yet another pedestrian killed in a traffic crash, and a homeless man whose body lay in an alley for roughly half a day before he was found.

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