The Ozarks News Journal is a news magazine about public affairs issues in the Ozarks produced by media, journalism and film students.

In Springfield and across the Ozarks, you can watch Ozarks News Journal on Ozarks Public Television, KOZK-TV, Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and on Mediacom Cable Channel 22 Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.

In Kansas City, watch us on Time Warner Cable channel 17, Mondays at 6:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m., Fridays at 5:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 10:00 p.m.

In Saint Louis, watch us on HEC-TV. Check local listings for day and time. HEC-TV is on Charter Cable Channel 989 (with converter box), Charter Cable Channel 108.26 or 118.26 (for digital TV's), and AT&T U-verse Channel 99.

We are off to one of our best years ever, winning three Society of Professional Journalism awards in Region 7 (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas), earning the incredible distinction of Best Newspaper and 1st Place Sweepstakes Prize in the overall Missouri College Media Association Awards, and eight 1st Place and five Honorable Mention Awards in the Missouri Broadcast Education Association student Competition.   These come on top of winning eight awards in the national Broadcast Education Association competition (4th most awards of any school competing in this festival of Medi