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-Sen. Kit Bond, R-Missouri: “There is no doubt the President is an artful orator and he said a lot of good things, but I will be far more interested in what his Administration does tomorrow than what he said tonight,” said Bond. “While he signaled a willingness to move to the middle, and find common ground with Republicans, I want less talk, more action. I’m from the Show-Me State – so show me!” -Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri: “The president was clear tonight that he wants the country to focus on several critical issues: creating an atmosphere where businesses are able to add new jobs, reducing our deficit, and continuing to stand firm in the face of global threats.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon State of the State

SPRINGFIELD, MO - Glendale senior Molly Brewer's decision to play soccer at Missouri State was an easy one.  She could stay close to home and play for her father Rob Brewer , who's in is 16th season as head coach of the Bears. Brewer was a 1st team all-state selection as a freshman and a junior at Glendale, along with being named regional player of the year her freshman year and regional offensive player of the year her junior season. Brewer narrowed her choices to two early on, ultimately choosing MSU over Tulsa.

A 14-point effort in the first 4 minutes, 17 seconds of the second half by Miami's Adrian Thomas erased a six-point Missouri State halftime lead and helped the home standing Hurricanes (21-14) to an 81-72 victory over the Bears (26-9) here Monday in the NIT second round. Thomas' run gave Miami a 47-39 lead with 15:43 to go in the game as part of a 28-7 run for the home club which moves on to play the winner of New Mexico and Alabama.  He finished with 16 points and Durand Scott led Miami with 20. The Bears would fall behind by as many as 13 in the second half, but rallied late behind the hot-shooting hand of senior Adam Leonard who had a career-high seven three-pointers and team-high 26 points.  His long-range bomb with 7:17 to go made it a 61-56 game, but Miami got to the foul line 24 times in the second half which proved to be too much.

A solid comeback attempt by Missouri State (0-2) fell short here Saturday as the Bears fell to Eastern Kentucky (1-1), 28-24 in non-conference play.  After trailing 14-0 at the half and being outgained 276-132 after two quarters, the Bears took the opening drive of the third quarter all the way for a score as Trevor Wooden engineered a 60-yard drive that consumed 14 plays and 6 minutes, 54 seconds. He converted three third downs on the sequence and called his own number from the two-yard line for the score with 8:06 left in the third period.   The MSU TD made it a 14-7 game at the time.

Police are investigating after someone noticed a body inside a car. The car was parked in a Missouri State University parking lot off east Elm Street between Kimbrough and John Q. Hammons Parkway. Police say the dead man was in his late twenties and right now they do not suspect foul play. We asked officers if the death could be heat related but they told us they won't have any more information about a possible cause of death until an autopsy is complete. The man's name has not been released but they did confirm that he was not a student at Missouri State.

SPRINGFIELD -- The Missouri State Bears (1-0) celebrated their youth in the 2012-13 season opener by letting those freshman score. Freshman Gavin Thurman (Wichita, KS) had 19-points on 8 of 13 shooting including a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc as the young Bears topped Philander Smith 89-61. Fellow freshman Marcus Marshall (St. Paul, MN) was 9 for 10 from the free throw line and added 16-points to the Bears victory.  Redshirt freshman Drew Wilson showed the JQH Arena crowd he can play Bears basketball.  Wilson was 6-for-6 from the floor with 12-points and 11-rebounds.  Senior Anthony Downing each chipped in 12-points for the Bears with Wilson recording a double-double.

University of Missouri red-shirt junior quarterback Ashton Glaser has decided to transfer to Missouri State. Glaser announced the move via his Twitter account saying in a tweet, “MIZZOU has been amazing and I'll never forget it but for now I need to do what's best for me.” And going on to say via Twitter: “I will forever be a Tiger at heart.” Glaser, a Springdale, Ark. native, was a dual-threat quarterback coming out of high school....

Ad Team, Missouri State University's student advertising agency, held a field day on Tuesday at Plaster Student Union.  The event was part of a joint venture with AT&T aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of texting and driving.  To help drive that point home, Ad Team came up with the concept of the Textulator (text you later, if you say it slowly).  The Textulator challenges users to play the video game Mario Cart while simultaneously receiving and sending text messages.  As one would expect, players experienced numerous virtual wrecks.

Low-income seniors and disabled Missourians who live in rented homes could lose a state tax break under legislation endorsed by the state Senate.   Senators initially approved the legislation today. It would repeal the tax credit for more than 100,000 renters while leaving it in place for seniors and disabled people who own their homes. The tax credit was created in 1973, and was intended to offset a portion of people's local property taxes. But a tax credit review commission appointed by Governor Jay Nixon has recommended abolishing the tax break for renters.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University officials have scheduled a 4:00 p.m. news conference to discuss the Lady Bears basketball program. The Lady Bears finished the 2012-2013 with a 14-17 record under head coach Nlya Milleson.  The Lady Bears lost in the first-round of the Missouri Valley Tourney 81-66 to Drake last week.  Milleson's Lady Bears won the regular-season Missouri Valley championship in 2011-2012 season, but failed to earn...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Students at Missouri State University may pay more for their education next school year.   The MSU Board of Governors will vote on a tuition hike either Thursday or Friday in St. Louis.  In-state undergrads would pay $113 more a year in tuition and fees.  State law allows Missouri State to raise tuition without permission, as long as it's in-line with the consumer price index.

SEDALIA, Mo. - If you're a country music fan, Tuesday is your day. Tickets go on sale for this year's concert line-up at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Country stars Chris Cagle, Gary Allan, The Oak Ridge Boys and Toby Keith will play at this years fair. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster or by calling 1-800-796-6776. The fair is August 8th-18th in Sedalia. For more concert information, click here .

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is scheduled to be in Springfield on Wednesday.  Nixon plans to speak at Missouri State University's Plaster Student Union at 10:15 a.m. A news release says he'll outline plans to change the way higher education is funded in Missouri.  It says the changes will make schools more accountable by using a performance-based model for funding colleges and universities.

Missouri State fans may soon have to switch radio stations to listen to Bears basketball games. The Springfield Business Journal is reporting that after 33-years, the owner of Meyer Communications says he may walk away from the Missouri State basketball rights. Founder Ken Meyer says he feels betrayed by the school after it hired an out of state marketing firm to handle its advertising which he says took money away from his station to spend on television commercials. “He's a long time supporter of the University but is upset because he feels they are competing against him now so he's not happy about that and this 33 year relationship could come to an end after this next season,” said Springfield Business Journal reporter Brian Brown.

WILLARD, Mo. -- A man from Springfield died after he lost control of his car and hit a tree.  It happened late Sunday on Farm Road 106 near Willard. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says William Pope, 36, was driving east when his Saturn went off the road and hit a fence and then the tree. Pope died at the scene. The patrol says he was not wearing a seatbelt.

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico -- Missouri State played an even second half with undefeated Gonzaga here Tuesday night, but a 16-0 run by the Bulldogs midway through the game was the difference in an 80-66 setback in the opening round of the Hardwood Tournament of Hope. Keani Albanez scored a game-high 19 points for Gonzaga (5-0), which knocked down nine 3-pointers and shot 46.8 percent (29-for-62) from the field. Missouri State (1-2) was led by Whitney Edie with 16 points on a 7-for-13 shooting performance, while Christiana Shorter scored 12, and Karly Buer tallied 11 points.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Jacksonville rode a red-hot second-half shooting performance to a double-digit advantage over Missouri State, then held off the Bears' frantic rally to notch a 64-58 victory Monday evening at JQH Arena. JU's Keith McDougald led the way for the visitors with 17 points, including a critical bucket with 34 ticks left on the clock that helped stem the Bears' late push. The Dolphins (2-2), who shot .520 (13-of-25) from the field after intermission, led by as many as 14 points before the Bears whittled the margin to one point with just under two-and-a-half minutes to play.