State Parks & Outdoors

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (885+ words) The night-blooming cereus is a common name referring to many cacti that bloom at night. On the front porch of her Springfield home, Nikki Heath waits for a single flower to bloom. It’s around 9 p.m. The sun has set, and…...

2+ day, 21+ min ago   (58+ words) The 54th annual Great Forest Park Balloon Race is underway in St. Louis, where event planners anticipate an estimated 90,000 attendees throughout the two-day weekend in Forest Park. The 54th annual Great Forest Park Balloon Race is underway in St. Louis, where event…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (268+ words) Crunch Springfield, MO will feature the innovative Crunch 3.0 design for an elevated gym-goer experience Crunch Springfield will debut the new Crunch 3.0 design, combining modern aesthetics with enhanced functionality to deliver an upgraded fitness experience. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (412+ words) SPRINGFIELD, IL – Are you hearing the “buzz” about a new sports bar on the south side of town? From the owners of Goodfellas Pub, 518 N. Bruns Lane, say hello to Stingers Sports Bar at 410 W. Maple Ave., made possible by…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (197+ words) Butler was a “young pup” still growing into his large paws when he was adopted from a Kansas animal shelter in 2018. Now a “sweet old guy,” Butler has returned to Helping Hands Humane Society after his owner died, Topeka shelter…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (515+ words) Phase 1 of the Jordan Creek Daylighting project in downtown Springfield dubbed “Renew Jordan Creek” is nearing completion. On an unusually hot September morning at the site north of Park Central Square, workers were busy. The hard work of digging out…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (264+ words) Someone in Kansas has won a $50,000 Powerball prize — and only days after two other Powerball tickets from Kansas won the same prize. The winner matched four white balls and the Powerball during the Wednesday, Sept. 16, drawing. They were only one…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (82+ words) East St. Louis has launched a major cleanup effort this week to demolish 10 abandoned and blighted homes across the city. The work is part of a larger city plan targeting a total of 100 city-owned properties for cleanup and removal. East…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1739+ words) What if the best part of your Route 66 road trip isn’t the road at all? It might be the moment you see a rustic BBQ joint, smell smoke in the air, and suddenly your carefully planned itinerary becomes completely negotiable....

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (215+ words) Several developments are planned or underway as the city prepares for more residents and new community needs. Springfield is preparing for a wave of residential growth that could bring hundreds of new neighbors to the community. Village on Main, located…...