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MNRR’s Mobile Ranger Station Sees Upgrades
The Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR) has had its visitor center on wheels roll through a major renovation project. Tom Downs, the MNRR program manager for interpretation, education and outreach, told the Press & Dakotan that the...

Missouri launches task force to review, recommend updates to school funding formula
MOFB COMMENTARY Emily LeRoy, Senior Policy Advisor, Missouri Farm Bureau The Missouri Constitution declares that knowledge and intelligence are essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of people, and to that end, guarantees access...

Public invited to Military Flag Retreat Ceremony at Missouri State Fair
Home/Latest News/Public invited to Military Flag Retreat Ceremony at Missouri State Fair Members of the public are invited to the Military Flag Retreat Ceremony, held daily during the 2025 Missouri State Fair, Aug 7–17. This event is a heartfelt...

Missouri Department of Natural Resources awards $94,500 in grants to Bland, Irondale
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded Clean Water Engineering Report grants totaling $94,500 to the cities of Irondale ($62,500) and Bland ($32,000). Both communities will use the funding to evaluate their...

Where people affected by Kerr County floods can receive free meals, financial help and more
Bexar Democrats, in partnership with the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association (SAPFFA) - IAFF 624, held a donation drive on Sunday, July 6, 2025, to help those affected from the Hill Country floods. (Copyright 2025 by KSAT - All...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe cuts funding for CASA program
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe cut $1.5 million from the $3 million originally budgeted for capital improvements and grants for CASA, a program that pairs trained volunteers with children in the foster system to help navigate the...

Peach State safety Tony Forney commits to Missouri: ‘I’m shutting my recruitment down’
Marietta (Ga.) Kell safety Tony Forney took his official visit to Missouri on June 6 and he left Columbia feeling good about the SEC in Columbia. Wisconsin was a competitor and over 30 schools offered the three-star, but he has committed to Eliah...
Opinion -- Missouri AG Charges Grain Belt Express with Lies, False Promises
By the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association On July 2, 2025, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announces he has issued a Civil Investigative Demand to Grain Belt Express, LLC following widespread concerns over misleading claims and a track...

Sponsored Content: Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri Expands Services for Vulnerable Populations
Reaching Out, Providing Hope, Changing Lives. Six simple words, but a powerful mission driving the work of Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri (CCSOMO). The agency addresses local needs and bridges service gaps through five core programs. In...

Missouri governor delivers $50.8 billion state budget
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Delivering on his promise to present Missourians with a reasonable, conservative budget that continues to secure Missouri’s future, today Governor Mike Kehoe signed the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) state operating and capital...

Missouri Governor Kehoe signs fiscal year budget
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) state operating and capital improvement budget bills on Monday. The $50.8 billion budget includes 208 vetoes, totaling nearly $300...

Missouri forms special committee to consider property tax reform
KSHB 41 reporter Charlie Keegan covers politics on both sides of the state line. If you have a story idea to share, you can send Charlie an email at charlie.keegan@kshb.com. — Missouri Speaker of the House Jon Patterson created the Special Interim...

Missouri senators attempt to broker deal between disgruntled insurance and hospital system
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Tens of thousands of Missourians lost insurance coverage to their preferred doctor because of a disagreement between a hospital system and insurance provider. State lawmakers are now taking matters into their own hands...

Missouri state senators attempt to broker deal between the disgruntled insurance and hospital system
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Tens of thousands of Missourians lost insurance coverage for their preferred doctor due to a disagreement between a hospital system and an insurance provider. State lawmakers are now taking matters into their own hands to...

Public educators sue Missouri over $51 million allocation to private school voucher program
COLUMBIA — A Boone County educator has filed a lawsuit alongside a Jackson County teacher against the state over a $50 million appropriation in the 2025-26 state budget to support Missouri's private school voucher program. Rebeka McIntosh and...

AgriWest hosts second council meeting as it works to strengthen local agriculture
AgriWest hosted its second annual council meeting at the Clifton Community Center on Wednesday evening, bringing together more than 60 agriculture and business people from across the Western Slope.The council meeting gave those in the agriculture...
Hoosier businesses face fallout from tariff shake-up
Hoosier businesses across the state are feeling the ripple effects of rising tariffs and shifting trade policies, especially in farming, manufacturing and retail. Aaron Lehman is president of the Iowa Farmers Union, but his concerns extend across...

Clean energy power line project faces legal challenge in Missouri
An 804-mile wind energy transmission line slated to cross four states is now under investigation by Missouri’s attorney general, threatening to derail one of the country’s biggest clean energy infrastructure projects. David Gelles reports for The...

Northwest Missouri State leads U.S. universities in electronics recycling
Dr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State UniversityDr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Missouri State University has once again excelled in a national competition aimed at reducing campus waste....
Mountain Grove couple named Missouri Tree Farmers of the Year
MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. – You can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear. That is what University of Missouri Extension state specialist in forestry Hank Stelzer often hears when talking with landowners, and even some professional foresters, about an...