Missouri
Gas prices rise in southwest Missouri on Tuesday
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — If you needed to fill up your car on Tuesday, you may have noticed that prices increased by an average of about 10 cents across southwest Missouri.
According to AAA, the average price for regular gasoline in the Show-me state is currently $3.15, up only two cents from yesterday. However, in the Springfield area, that is a much higher jump. Springfield’s average is around $3.09, while on Monday, it was $2.99.
“In the last couple days, it’s been rising tension in the Middle East,” said Nick Chabarria, a AAA representative. “Anytime that there’s a chance of conflict there, that, of course, impacts crude oil around the globe and certainly right here in the U.S.”
Chabarria said before this week that crude oil prices have declined for four straight weeks. Prices have since gone up to around $80 per barrel. He also said it’s essential to consider where gas prices have been in recent weeks. The average in Springfield at $3.09 is indeed ten cents higher than it was yesterday. But it’s the same average price as a week ago. A month ago, it was $2.95; a year ago, it was $3.60, and he said Missouri has the tenth lowest average price in the country.
“They can go up really, really quickly. It’s really, really hard for them to come back down quickly, typically,” said David Mitchell, professor and director of the Bureau of Economic Research at Missouri State University. “The gas stations have already bought it at that higher price. They’re reluctant to let it go at a lower price that might be below cost, at least until the kind of the tanks are re-emptied and they get a chance to rebuy.”
According to Mitchell, a number of factors can impact the price you pay at the pump. He attributes the recent spikes to unrest in the Middle East and the fact that summer vacation is winding down.
“I think you have a lot of people going out for one last hurrah before the semester starts for their kids,” said Mitchell. “I think that has a lot to do with it as well, too.”
With the end of summer, AAA said prices typically get lower in the colder months.
“Partly because there’s less demand for gasoline, but also because stations will switch over from summer blend gasoline to winter blend, which is a little bit cheaper to produce,” said Chabarria.
While drivers can’t do anything about the price of gas, there are a few things that they can do to help offset how much fuel they consume. AAA suggests keeping up on your car’s maintenance. The idea is that if your car is performing well, it’ll be more fuel efficient. Also, AAA suggests consolidating your trips. If you can, consolidate your errands into as few trips as possible.
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Mizzou is a 22.5-point favorite over Alabama State. The Tigers step back onto its home floor looking to reset after road losses to Notre Dame and Kansas. Alabama State has struggled mightily against high-major opponents.
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What our Post expert thinks about Missouri vs. Alabama State
Alabama State has already dropped its two power-conference tests by an average of 32.5 points, and its defensive profile hasn’t suggested much resistance.
The Hornets bring two of the SWAC’s top scorers in Asjon Anderson and Micah Simpson, they are giving up 81.4 points per game and allowing opponents to shoot 45.3 percent from the floor.
Missouri’s rebounding edge should matter — the Tigers pull nearly 40 boards per game while Alabama State is giving up 37.4 a night and just surrendered 18 offensive rebounds to UT Martin.
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Missouri
Road construction impacts access to the Southwest Missouri Humane Society in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Road construction on Springfield’s northside is affecting access to the Southwest Missouri Humane Society.
MoDOT is realigning the intersection of Norton and Melville Road as part of the I-44 overpass project. The bridge work and intersection project are both impacting the animal shelter.
The shelter sits on Norton Road just west of where the work is happening. Visitors can only reach the shelter by taking the long way up West Bypass to Westgate Avenue, then onto Norton Road.
MoDOT says the intersection at Norton and Melville is supposed to be closed for two weeks. The bridge project, as a whole, is supposed to be completed by the end of the year.
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Volunteer describes collecting signatures for petition on Missouri redistricting
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Organizers working to turn back Missouri’s congressional redistricting map spoke Tuesday about collecting signatures to put the effort to a vote by citizens.
People Not Politicians submitted more than 300,000 signatures Tuesday to the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office. The signatures hope to force a statewide vote on redistricting approved earlier this year by Missouri politicians.
KSHB 41 anchor Caitlin Knute spoke with one of the volunteers behind the effort.
Volunteer describes collecting signatures for petition on Missouri redistricting
“I think people in rural areas want to follow the Constitution, and I think it was pretty clear this was not done within the parameters of the Constitution,” volunteer Elizabeth Franklin said.
Redistricting typically occurs after a census every 10 years, but that wasn’t the case this year in Missouri. Critics on both sides of the aisle note that it splits Kansas City into three districts, lumping parts of the city in with much more rural areas.
A spokesperson for the Missouri Secretary of State’s office confirmed receipt of 691 boxes of signatures.
“The elections division will proceed with scanning, counting and sorting the sheets for verification by local election authorities,” the spokesperson said.
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