Rolla Daily Digest Sunday, August 02, 2026
Ty's Take
The American Solar Challenge rolling through Rolla on Tuesday is the kind of event that reminds you why Missouri S&T sits where it does in this state. These are student-built vehicles that have traveled from Arizona or Michigan or Nevada, powered by nothing but sun and engineering that started in a garage or a lab, and they're stopping here because we're on the route and we're home to the kind of school that sends kids out to build impossible things. Meanwhile the heat advisory is real and the Pine Street work is routine, but Tuesday afternoon when those solar cars come through town, that's the story that matters most. Our engineers are out there proving something every single year.
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Phelps County Focus
A heat advisory remains in effect across the Missouri Ozarks through Tuesday evening, with heat index values expected to reach 100 to 110 degrees and overnight lows only dropping to the upper 70s. High temperatures will climb to the middle 90s or around 100 degrees, with minimal relief expected...
American Solar Challenge to make Rolla stop on Tuesday
The American Solar Challenge, a collegiate engineering competition started by General Motors in 1990 to test solar-powered vehicles, will visit Rolla on Tuesday as part of its 2026 event tour. The competition has continued for 26 years since its founding as Sunrayce and remains a showcase for...
Pine Street closed Monday for utility work
Pine Street in Rolla will close to all through traffic starting at 5 a.m. Monday, July 27, for utility work and will reopen once the work is complete. The city asks drivers to use alternative routes and to obey all posted signs while workers are on the job.
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