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How union organizing can change your life and the world: A conversation with Jaz Brisack
After getting a job as a barista at the Elmwood Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, Jaz Brisack became a founding member of Starbucks Workers United and helped organize the first unionized Starbucks in the US in December of 2021. In their new book,...

Breakfast chain plans new restaurants in 2025: What to know in AL
First Watch operates more than 580 restaurants in 31 states, including Alabama, and that number is expected to grow in 2025. The company said on its 2025 first quarter earnings call on May 6 it had opened 13 restaurants in 10 states in the first...

Letter: Medicaid work mandate isn't workable. Millions will suffer for it.
These people come with colostomies and catheters, monitors and med schedules, sick days and hospitalizations. If there were millions of mobility-limited, climate-controlled, flexible-schedule and disability-compatible jobs out there, they’d...
Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - July 3, 2025
News from around the nation. When school meals stop, Missouri group steps in; Fair election maps could spur businesses in NC and CA's Channel Islands Fox, a conservation success story. The Public News Service Thursday afternoon update. I'm Joe...
Nonprofit: Budget reconciliation bill could affect AR farming
More than 37,000 farmers in Arkansas could be affected by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" before Congress, according to a sustainable farming nonprofit. Mike Lavender, policy director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, said the...

The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Of all the elements of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, perhaps none is as obviously self-defeating as getting rid of tax credits for clean energy. That decision will not simply set back the fight against climate change. Congressional Republicans...

MDC Deer Hunts Across the State
Home » News » 2025 » July July 3, 2025 | By: Jaden Varner The Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding deer hunters to apply for a chance at one of 145 managed deer hunts across the state. The applicaiton window runs through the month of...

Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas leads nation in number of anti-ESG laws after 2025 session
Since 2021, the Arkansas Legislature has passed more laws targeting so-called environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives than any other state, according to a new report from public policy firm Pleiades Strategy. The state has...

Headlines for Thursday, July 3, 2025
Kansas Members of Congress Vote Party Lines on Budget Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. (KPR) — The budget bill that Congress is racing to pass could affect hundreds of thousands of people in Kansas and Missouri on Medicaid and food assistance. On a...

How Factory Farms Criminalized Journalism to Block Viral Videos of Animal Cruelty
Investigative journalist Will Potter has spent more than 25 years exposing how corporations and governments work hand-in-hand to crush dissent. His groundbreaking book Green Is the New Red documented how nonviolent activists were branded as...

Lorde Plots Australian And New Zealand Leg Of Ultrasound World Tour For Early 2026
Photo: Talia Chetrit Lorde has announced the Australian and New Zealand leg of her Ultrasound World Tour. The Auckland music star will kick off the run with a hometown performance at Spark Arena on February 11, before heading to Christchurch,...

County’s Agricultural Roots and Economic Future Recognized with Agri-Ready County Designation
Shelby County elected officials, farmers and leaders of Missouri agriculture gather on the courthouse steps on Thursday, July 3, 2025, to celebrate the county receiving Agri-Ready County Designation status. Shelby County is the 78th Missouri...

How to predict the temperature with a cricket
It’s a sound most of Missouri is all too familiar with - the constant chirping of crickets. Some find it a nuisance, others find it peaceful. Did you know that a cricket’s chirping could also come in handy? Tonight, by using a simple formula, you...

UMN researchers: More nature, less concrete to control Mississippi River flooding
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Woman files wrongful death lawsuit against KCMO preschool and its owner
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Jackson County Court in the July 2022 death of her infant son at Happy Day Preschool in Kansas City, Missouri. The woman's identity is not included in the lawsuit, which names her as...

Daughter sues city over dad’s death after sirens failed to go off when a tornado hit their town: suit
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Attorney general demands information from Grain Belt Express
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said Wednesday that he is demanding documents to back up the claims made about the Grain Belt Express wind energy project. The project will cross Missouri to deliver power from...

Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Forecast: Hot and humid; bright planets visible
Expect classic midsummer conditions with high heat and humidity, and a slight chance of afternoon storms. Three-Day Forecast Thursday: High near 92 °F, low around 72 °F. Humid with plenty of sunshine and spotty afternoon thunderstorms. Friday: Hot...

Arkansas leads nation in number of anti-ESG laws after 2025 session
Share This Article Since 2021, the Arkansas Legislature has passed more laws targeting so-called environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives than any other state, according to a new report from public policy firm Pleiades...

Frightening map shows 9 states with dangerous levels of toxic arsenic in drinking water
Researchers at Columbia University have unearthed an alarming truth about a certain toxic chemical lurking in the water supply. The scientists have put together a map using data collected from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), showing...