Missouri to Taos at a donkey's pace: Self-reliant trekker blazes own trail
Since leaving El Dorado Springs, Mo., the soft-spoken traveler estimates he’s traveled about 1,200 miles through Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
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Fathers of Texas camp flood victims push for summer camp safety laws in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Missouri has no laws for safety at summer camps.
May 7, 2026Open source
Parents of Camp Mystic flood victims urge Missouri lawmakers to make summer camps safer
Texas parents whose children died in a flood at Camp Mystic last year urged lawmakers in Jefferson City on Tuesday to improve Missouri summer camp safety reg...
May 6, 2026Open source
Ramírez and Uzuni score second-half goals as Austin FC rallies past St. Louis. CITY SC 2-0.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Ramírez and Myrto Uzuni scored second-half goals, and Austin FC beat St. Louis CITY SC 2-0 on Sunday. Ramírez broke throug...
May 4, 2026Open source
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Missouri Food Assistance Applicants Hit ‘Bottleneck’
Imagine you have just been evicted, and that any documentation you had regarding income, health care expenses, utility costs, or other relevant paperwork got...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
St. Louis nonprofits' new database tracks local immigration enforcement
Users can explore information on detention locations, pathways into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, and other data on the immigration enfor...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Potential new Missouri law would track tick-borne meat allergy affecting thousands
Health experts believe Missouri may have one the highest populations of people with a tick-borne meat allergy in the country.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
In loving memory of Velma Helling: 1930-2026
Velma Rose Helling left us on May 28, 2026 at the age of 95. She was born in 1930 in Bolivar, Missouri, to Henry and Lucille Sterling. In 1935, her family mo...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Focus on sex offender registration in KC metro ahead of World Cup
KANSAS CITY —As the Kansas City metro area prepares for an influx of people attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Jackson County, Missouri
Jun 12, 2026Open source
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt makes diving catch in Congressional baseball game
Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt made a diving catch, got a bloody nose and earned MVP honors in the Congressional baseball game.
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Flooding closes multiple routes in northeast Missouri
HANNIBAL -—Several routes have closed in the Northeast District due to flooding. Current closures include: Adair County: MO 11 - CLOSED at Steer Creek, bet...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Missouri higher education officials feel pressure to overhaul funding formula
The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development has until Dec. 1 to craft a new formula for distributing state aid among public college...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Missouri libraries see increased demand as inflation strains household budgets
The U.S. Department of Commerce reported in April that the current inflation rate is at a three-year high of 3.8 percent, up from March's rate of 3.5 percent...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Missouri municpalities, Ameren lock horns in Rush Island case
Representation for the city of Fulton and four other Missouri municipalities appeared before the Missouri Public Service Commission on Thursday in a case aga...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Classic theme takes center stage at Miss Missouri opening night
Vogue is back. In a stunning display where modern meets vintage, Miss Missouri and Miss Missouri’s Teen delegates performed Vogue-inspired routines to kick...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Miss Missouri’s ‘Music Man’
Everything you hear on stage at the Miss Missouri pageant is on a laptop controlled by Bill Wolfe. Wolfe spends every show perched in the tech booth behind t...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Golf scorecard: Kroenke qualifies for Missouri Amateur Championship
Sedalia native Boone Kroenke made the cut for the 119th Missouri Amateur Men’s Championship. Kroenke shot a 3-over par 75 during the Central Missouri...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Missouri higher education officials feel pressure to overhaul funding formula
The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development has until Dec. 1 to craft a new formula for distributing state aid among public college...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Sedalia area police reports for June 12
Sedalia Police Department Incidents 8:27 p.m.: Officers responded to Liberty Park for a report of a hit and run crash that occurred at the park. Missouri S...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Briarbrook Invitational gets underway in Carl Junction
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — The first of three rounds of the 57th annual Briarbrook Invitational got underway Friday with a number of returning champions vying fo...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Missouri Supreme Court declines to hear appeal over Amendment 5 ballot summary
The Missouri Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a last-minute appeal filed by proponents of a measure to repeal the state income tax seeking to revise the...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Republicans to host income tax town hall Thursday in Carthage
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Supporters of Amendment 5, one of four constitutional amendments on the Aug. 4 ballot, will hold a town hall-style meeting on the issue fro...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
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Missouri Food Assistance Applicants Hit ‘Bottleneck’
Imagine you have just been evicted, and that any documentation you had regarding income, health care expenses, utility costs, or other relevant paperwork got...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
St. Louis nonprofits' new database tracks local immigration enforcement
Users can explore information on detention locations, pathways into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, and other data on the immigration enfor...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Potential new Missouri law would track tick-borne meat allergy affecting thousands
Health experts believe Missouri may have one the highest populations of people with a tick-borne meat allergy in the country.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
In loving memory of Velma Helling: 1930-2026
Velma Rose Helling left us on May 28, 2026 at the age of 95. She was born in 1930 in Bolivar, Missouri, to Henry and Lucille Sterling. In 1935, her family mo...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Focus on sex offender registration in KC metro ahead of World Cup
KANSAS CITY —As the Kansas City metro area prepares for an influx of people attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Jackson County, Missouri
Jun 12, 2026Open source
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt makes diving catch in Congressional baseball game
Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt made a diving catch, got a bloody nose and earned MVP honors in the Congressional baseball game.
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Flooding closes multiple routes in northeast Missouri
HANNIBAL -—Several routes have closed in the Northeast District due to flooding. Current closures include: Adair County: MO 11 - CLOSED at Steer Creek, bet...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Missouri higher education officials feel pressure to overhaul funding formula
The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development has until Dec. 1 to craft a new formula for distributing state aid among public college...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Missouri libraries see increased demand as inflation strains household budgets
The U.S. Department of Commerce reported in April that the current inflation rate is at a three-year high of 3.8 percent, up from March's rate of 3.5 percent...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
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