Kansas and Missouri are set to begin the New Year with a winter storm bringing ice and up to a foot of snow. Across the Kansas City 12-country region, the storm will ...
Read More »Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt blasts Build Back Better bill as gimmicky
Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt on Sunday criticized the Democratic Build Back Better Act for being filled with gimmicks, “The Hill” reported. While appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” chief Washington correspondent Mike ...
Read More »Missouri bill would protect unborn after heart activity is detected
Abortions after doctors have determined an unborn child has cardiac activity would be banned under a bill filed in the Missouri Legislature. Under the bill, private citizens could sue doctors or others ...
Read More »Missouri officials anticipate record revenues in coming year
Despite the pandemic, Missouri revenues have never been higher. Gov. Mike Parson and legislative budget leaders released estimates for revenue in the year that begins July 1, 2022, showing revenues are expected ...
Read More »Descendants work to preserve historic Black church in Pennytown, Missouri
“When I come to this church, I walk in, and I see and feel and hear my ancestors,” says Clarence Lawrence, one of the few remaining descendants of a town founded by ...
Read More »Blue Springs School District must pay $4 million in lawsuit by transgender student
The Blue Springs School District must pay more than $4 million in damages to a transgender student after it did not allow the biologically female student to use the boys’ restrooms and ...
Read More »Carthage comes back form pandemic with bigger, better Christmas celebration
With their big plans for last year’s Christmas cancelled due to COVID-19, Vision Carthage says they have reignited the community’s holiday interests for a comeback in 2021. Vision Carthage Executive Director Abi ...
Read More »Bones of Missouri state dinosaur discovered in southeastern part of state
A skeleton of the Missouri state dinosaur, the Parrosaurus missouriensis, has been found in Southeast Missouri. Guy Darrough, who discovered the bones, said the skeleton of this particular type of dinosaur has ...
Read More »World’s largest mule train at area college makes it into Guinness World Records
Mules parading through a college town have made it into the Guinness World Records. The feat was confirmed after review of video, photographs and other supporting materials by the Guinness organization, confirming ...
Read More »Missouri attorney general, St. Louis mayor spar over mask mandates
The battle over mask mandates in Missouri has become a war of words between Attorney General Eric Schmitt and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones. This week, Schmitt sent letters to local public health ...
Read More »Biden touts infrastructure in Kansas City as polls plummet
President Joe Biden was in Kansas City on Wednesday to discuss infrastructure but its the polls that need rebuilding according to news reports. Biden touted the $1 trillion bill he signed into ...
Read More »New MOScholars program will provide tuition assistance for low-income Missouri families
School choice remains a hot topic in the Missouri Legislature, with the new session starting in early January. Republican state Rep. Phil Christofanelli of St. Peters recently wrote an opinion piece for ...
Read More »Missourians rally for life as U.S. Supreme Court hears critical case
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade, pro-life advocates held a rally at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City. Secretary of ...
Read More »St. Louis University bans conservative commentator Matt Walsh from speaking
St. Louis University has cancelled a speech by commentator and children’s author Matt Walsh of “The Daily Wire” in what appears to be a response to his conservative views. The university at ...
Read More »Attorney general proposes Parents’ Bill of Rights in Missouri
Parents’ rights have been at the forefront of the battle over critical race theory and school closings during the pandemic. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is encouraging lawmakers to pass a Parents’ ...
Read More »Judge rules in favor of Missouri-led coalition of states to temporarily halt vaccine mandate
A federal judge on Monday placed a temporary injunction on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers at Medicare- and Medicaid-affiliated facilities. The ruling comes as another setback in which other ...
Read More »‘Overturn Roe’ Missouri rally coincides with Supreme Court hearing case
A rally in support of overturning Roe v Wade will be held Wednesday, Dec. 1 at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. The “Overturn Roe” event is one of hundreds planned across ...
Read More »Go big or go home: Missouri governor wants bold ideas for budget surplus
Some of the recent massive spending by Congress will make its way to Missouri. Gov. Mike Parson is looking for bold ideas for part of those funds that have created a budget ...
Read More »Missouri governor creates task force to address supply chain crisis in state
With the federal government dragging its feet on addressing the supply chain crisis, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is stepping up. Earlier this week, he crated a task force dedicated to the issue ...
Read More »Missouri judge strips local health departments’ ability to impose COVID-19 mandates
Neither Missouri’s health director nor local health agencies’ directors can use “personal discretion” when imposing orders or mandates that impact businesses, individuals, schools, and other entities, a Cole County judge said this week. ...
Read More »The history of Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations in Kansas City
Thanksgiving and Christmas around the area are celebrated in a uniqueness that can only be Kansas City. New York has the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Dunkin Donuts Thanksgiving Parade is in ...
Read More »New Medicaid safety regulations for abortion go into effect in Missouri
New Missouri Medicaid regulations for abortion went into effect on Wednesday. Under the new rules, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) can turn over its inspection records of abortion providers ...
Read More »College of the Ozarks resumes battle over Biden campus dorm, shower policy
The College of the Ozarks near Branson was back in court last week seeking to preserve the school’s longstanding belief that men and women should be housed separately on campus and use ...
Read More »Missouri Rep. Cori Bush criticized for calling Rittenhouse judge, jury and defendant racist
Missouri’s member of the Squad, Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of St. Louis, is under fire again, this time for her response to last Friday’s verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. “The judge. ...
Read More »Missouri funding for highway projects includes controversial component
The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to address many unfunded projects with new revenue from the state gas tax increase and massive federal infrastructure bill. The funding totals $6.5 billion. It includes ...
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