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Three chapters across Missouri enable ways for African American youth to thrive (LISTEN)
Since 1938, the Jack and Jill of America, Inc. has empowered African American youth with leadership, philanthropy, and volunteering opportunities. There are over 270 chapters nationwide, and three are in Missouri. St. Louis Chapter President Angela Rhone joins Cameron...
Senate slams brakes on House’s fast-tracked plan to keep Chiefs, Royals in Missouri
The state House passed a last-minute attempt to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in Missouri. The incentive package would pay up to half the cost of new and improved stadiums for the teams. Rep. Chris Brown, R-Kansas City, is sponsoring the provisions added to a...
Kit Bond, former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator, dies
Christopher S. "Kit" Bond has died. The long-time Republican politician died Tuesday in St. Louis at age 86 – no cause of death has been released yet. Bond was first elected State Auditor in 1970, then two years later he was elected governor of Missouri -- at 33 the...
Missouri House could soon debate pitch to keep Royals
In this final week of the legislative session, Missouri lawmakers are considering a tax incentive package that would help to keep the Kansas City Royals in the state. The state House could soon debate a $300 million incentive package aimed at building a new Royals...
Missouri spring turkey season numbers largest since 2006
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows hunters checked 46,562 birds during this year’s spring turkey hunting season. Missouri Department of Agriculture Wild Turkey Biologist Nik Oakley said great production in 2023 resulted in a large...
Smoked meat producer expanding in St. Joseph, creating 115 jobs
A smoked and processed meat producer is expanding its plant in northwest Missouri’s St. Joseph. Daily’s Premium Meats will create 115 new jobs in the St. Joseph area. The $95 million investment will pay for a new bay to be built next to its current building, which the...
U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America is set for mission to St. Louis area (LISTEN)
The U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America is landing in St. Louis this month. Alisa Nelson talks to Lieutenant Colonel Dustin Doyle, who explains what the audience can expect at the performances.
Missouri’s Ed Martin gets new job in Trump Administration after nomination pulled
Missouri’s Ed Martin still has a place in the Trump Administration after his nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia was pulled. President Trump has now picked the former Missouri politician to lead the newly-created Weaponization Working Group...
Missouri budget leader kills spending bill. Will the move affect this final week of legislative session?
The Missouri Legislature has passed a roughly $52 billion state budget proposal. At the last minute, House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton, R-Noel, did not bring House Bill 19 to a vote. The $513 million proposal included a variety of local construction projects...
Here’s what survived in the Missouri Legislature’s $52 billion state budget proposal
The Missouri Legislature has passed a roughly $52 billion state budget proposal that begins in July. With about three hours to spare on Friday, state lawmakers passed the budget plan for Fiscal Year 2026. Key budget items include: *$4.2 billion to fully fund the...
Mother’s Day flowers will cost Missourians more this year, thanks to tariffs (LISTEN)
It’s not too late to order flowers for Mother’s Day, but there may be a bit of sticker shock, thanks to tariffs. Pat Phillips, co-owner of The Flower Merchant in Springfield and a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers, tells Marshall Griffin what...
DHSS says “One Health” is important for exploring Missouri’s outdoors (LISTEN)
When we think about staying healthy, exercise and eating right come to mind. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services encourages Missourians to explore the state's outdoors by practicing "One Health." Missouri Department of Conservation's veterinarian,...
Missouri’s veterans’ homes in critical need of new funding (LISTEN)
Adequate funding for Missouri’s veterans homes is an annual struggle. Alisa Nelson talks to Missouri Veterans Commission Chair Kelly McClelland, who says funding sources have not kept up with the dramatic increase in costs to care for veterans.
Missouri effort to regulate video gambling machines is still in play
A Missouri Senate committee is weighing legislation that would regulate video gambling machines. The unlicensed machines can be found in convenience stores, truck stops, American Legion and VFW halls, bars, and other locations throughout the state. Troy Stremming, a...
Missouri lawmakers back plan to add more baby safe haven incubators
Missouri is on the verge of adding more drop-off incubators for parents to anonymously give up their newborns. The state legislature has passed a bill that would create a state matching fund to put more of these temperature-controlled cradles at designated drop-off...
Jefferson City native snags silver at Cadet Pan Am-Oceania Championships (LISTEN)
Jefferson City native, Theodore Lehmen, recently became a silver medalist at the Cadet Pan Am-Oceania Championships in Lima, Peru. He joins Bill Pollock on Show Me Today.
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