Missouri State University

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A man accused of killing another man near the campus of Missouri State University is due in court today. Joshua Brown is charged with murder in the case. Police say Brown shot and killed Javon Carter outside a home on Maryland Avenue near the MSU campus in May. Carter was taken to a Springfield hospital, where he later died.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University now has a timeline to hire the school's 11th president.  Applications will be accepted through July 13th.  Three finalists will arrive on campus in mid-October with a decision expected around November 1st.  Interim President Clifton Smart says he will apply for the job.  Smart has been on the job since last June.

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 - An open seat on the Springfield City Council was filled Tuesday night in a special meeting.  Current members picked Fisk to serve on the General Seat A.  That seat is open because Bob Stephens took over as mayor after the resignation of Jim O'Neal.  Fisk is a Missouri State University graduate who owns J. Howard Fisk Limousines.  Fisk was chosen over Michael Carroll and Arthur Hodge.  She'll be sworn in at the next City Council meeting. ...

Teresa Ollis is a registered yoga teacher specializing in introducing the practice of yoga and its benefits to business people, prenatal moms and people desiring to reduce stress and improve flexibility. She is associated with Success Naturally and The Ollis Center. She brings over 20 years of experience to the mat and has studied with Loa Freeman, Gabriel Halpern and internationally known, Judith Lasater. Teresa is married to Richard and has two daughters, Kelsey and Sabrina.

Teresa Ollis is a registered yoga teacher specializing in introducing the practice of yoga and its benefits to business people, prenatal moms and people who want to reduce stress and improve flexibility. She is associated with Success Naturally and The Ollis Center . She brings over 20 years of experience to the mat and has studied with Loa Freeman, Gabriel Halpern and internationally known, Judith Lasater. Teresa is married to Richard and has two daughters, Kelsey and Sabrina.  She is a graduate of Missouri State University and a life long resident and volunteer in Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University hopes you'll go the extra mile for our nation's veterans. MSU's Public Affairs Office is asking faculty, staff, and students to donate a "mile" of quarters. The money will help fund Ozarks Honor Flight, a program that allows World War II veterans to travel to Washington, D.C. to visit the WWII Veterans' Memorial. Friday the group presented KY3's Steve Grant a check in the amount of $1,550. Friday's event kicks off the fundraising effort which runs through the semester.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University women's basketball coach Nyla Milleson said Tuesday that she indefinitely suspended senior Jasmine Malone .  Malone was charged on Aug. 1 with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated for a crash on the parking lot of the Greene County Judicial Center on June 17. Milleson said the suspension is pending "the findings of an internal investigation for the possible violation of team rules and the...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Missouri State University head football coach Terry Allen will be hosting a signing day announcement party next Wednesday (Feb. 1) at Hammons Student Center to preview the Bears' 2012 signing class. Feb. 1 is the first day of the National Letter of Intent signing period for the spring. The party will feature complementary food and soft drinks from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge at HSC. The event will feature Coach Allen's assessment of the 2012 class as well as video of the high school and transfer standouts who will join the Bears this fall.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Show-Me State leaders are looking for ways to close a looming budget gap in the 2012-13 fiscal year.  Gov. Jay Nixon wants the state's five largest public universities to tap into their reserves to provide the state with loans totaling more than $100 million.  That total would include more than $13 million from Missouri State University. Linda Luebbering, the governor's budget director, says revenue growth will not make up for the loss of $750 million of one-time funding sources in the current budget, including federal stimulus money.  "Frankly, we're open to any ideas that would help us get over the hump in dealing with the cut," said MSU Interim President Clif Smart.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University now has a timeline to hire the school's 11th president.  Applications will be accepted through July 13th.  Three finalists will arrive on campus in mid-October with a decision expected around November 1st.  Interim President Clifton Smart says he will apply for the job.  Smart has been on the job since last June.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.  -- Greene County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Todd Myers charged Joshua Brown on Sunday for the homicide on Saturday near Missouri State University. Brown, 21, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action for the death of Jovan Carter.  On Saturday, Carter was found with gunshot wounds to his face and body outside Brown's home at 1134 S. Maryland Ave. in the Phelps Grove neighborhood.  He died at a hospital. Brown is believed to be armed and dangerous.  He's 5-foot-10, 170 pounds and has "Veronda" tattooed on his left, inner forearm.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Gardening is a popular spring and summer pastime. Since the sustainability movement has heightened public awareness of organic foods and sustainable practices, gardening has also grown in popularity. One garden staple is the tomato, and Dr. Clydette Alsup-Egbers, associate professor in the Darr School of Agriculture at Missouri State University, shows how to grow tomatoes upside down.  “When you're passionate about gardening, you can never have too much space, and this not only conserves space, it's relatively inexpensive and fun,” said Alsup-Egbers.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- While Missouri State University students will see a modest increase in student fees next year, the university will remain below the national average and in the lower half of Missouri's public four-year institutions. The Missouri State Board of Governors approved 2012-13 tuition and fees for the Springfield and West Plains campuses at its meeting on Friday. “It is all about value,” said Missouri State Interim President Clif Smart.  “There is no doubt that cost is important to our students; we must ensure college is affordable to more than just the affluent.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The nationally-recognized Missouri State University cheer team is looking for team-oriented men and women to join the squad for the 2012-13 school year.    The annual tryout process begins with a pair of upcoming cheer clinics at Hammons Student Center, March 31 and April 14, followed by a mandatory tryout clinic for all tryout participants on Friday, April 20. The official tryout date is Saturday, April 20. ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. The Missouri State University Board of Governors approved a tuition increase on Friday afternoon of 3 percent for the 2012-2013 academic year.  "It's unrealistic to ask us to pay this much money in this short amount of time," said Jada Franklin, an MSU student. "I really like the affordability, and if things keep going up, it kind of just loses its appeal," said Dan Csolak, another MSU student. The 3-percent increase means tuition will jump from $194 per credit hour to $200.48 per credit hour for in-state students.  For out-of-staters, the cost will jump from $388 to $412 per credit hour.

MSU's Board of Governors on Friday agreed to proceed with the search for a new president, beginning in the next 45 days and culminating in a selection no later than Dec. 15.  The university wants the new president to begin sometime in the first part of 2013. Clif Smart, the university's interim president, has been serving since June 27, 2011.  He was appointed to replace James Cofer Sr., the school's 10th president, who held the office for just under a year. The process of identifying a 20-person search committee has started, with a final membership to be approved by the board.  MSU opted not to use an outside firm for the search.

Edited news release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Thanks to a major gift of an unannounced amount from philanthropist and long-time Missouri State University supporter Jim Morris of Springfield, work will begin this year on the basketball locker rooms and team facilities in JQH Arena.  They'll be under the stands in an undeveloped area (see photo).  In recognition of the gift, it will be named the Jim D. Morris Basketball Complex. The university announced the gift on Wednesday morning at a news conference.  The design of the complex will begin soon, with a target completion date of fall 2013.  The two-level complex, located on the south side of the arena floor, will include locker rooms for both the Bears and Lady Bears basketball teams, coaches' offices, an athletic training facility, an academic study area, a state-of-the-art team video room and other support areas.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A big honor for a singing group at Missouri State University.  "A Cub Bella" will be hosting an international competition this weekend.  The competetion is Saturday, 8pm at The Gillioz.  Jordan Shelton and The Bellas sing and talk about the vocal showdown.