NEWS UPDATE
Missouri Red Cross: Blood Supply Shortage is “Severe” (LISTEN)
Ann Vastmans of the American Red Cross of Missouri joins Sue Danielson on Show Me Today to outline the current predicament.
Missouri Senate Bill Seeks ‘Cleaner Voting Lists,’ But Critics See Risk to Eligible Voters
Missouri State Sen. Jill Carter, R-Granby, wants to tighten how voter registration works in the state. Her bill would require election officials to make sure anyone signing up to vote can show proof they’re a U.S. citizen — a change Carter described as leading to...
Missouri Senate committee hears bill barring school staff from encouraging gender transitions
A Missouri Senate committee heard testimony Tuesday on legislation that would bar educators from encouraging students to pursue gender transition. SB 1085 would require school staff to notify the principal within 24 hours of a student expressing they belong to the...
Missourinet Sports Report
SLU moves up in the national rankings
Congressional committee discusses small business issues at Kansas City roundtable
Small business owners in the Kansas City area got a chance to voice some of their concerns to members of Congress during a roundtable meeting last Friday. U.S. House Small Business Committee members who attended were from both political parties, and the meeting was...
Missouri House endorses plan to bolster screening law for gifted students
Current Missouri law requires K-12 public schools to provide a gifted program if at least 3% of their students are determined to be gifted. The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a bill that would bolster this regulation. State Rep. Brenda Shields, R-St....
New Missouri Motor Vehicle Commission Proposed to Take Over Licensing and Enforcement
Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins, R-Bowling Green, is pushing a bill, that would create a new Missouri Motor Vehicle Commission to handle motor‑vehicle licensing and oversight. Perkins told Missourinet that this was actually the idea of the Missouri Auto...
Missouri-produced film features true story of Tuskegee Airmen – airing Feb. 10 (LISTEN)
Missourian and World War II Tuskegee Airmen James Shipley of Tipton, Missouri, is one of the subjects of a new short film to be shown Feb. 10th at the Center for Missouri Studies in Columbia. Ashley Byrd talks with participants in the film – here’s Executive Producer...
Drug-resistant fungus plaguing Missouri hospitals and other healthcare centers
A fungus that’s resistant to drugs has been spreading around hospitals and other healthcare centers in Missouri. Corey Lance is a pharmacist who also works as Program Chief for the Healthcare-Associated Infections/Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Program within the...
Missouri Senate Bill Pushes for Stronger Consequences After Spike in Telecom Line Damage
Missouri could soon tighten the rules on telecom crimes. State Sen. Mike Henderson, R‑Desloge, who represents the state’s 3rd District in east‑central Missouri, told Missourinet that some serious crimes have been taking place. “We've had more thefts, copper, brass,...
Kicks, Culture, and a Century of Joplin’s Route 66 Legacy (LISTEN)
Route 66 hasn’t just been a road through Joplin; it’s been the city’s heartbeat. Now, the city is preparing for a global influx of tourists, and Patrick Tuttle, Director of the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau, talks to Show Me Today about how Joplin is literally...
Missouri House Bills Seek Return to Textbooks, Handwriting, and Less Digital Time for K–5
A bipartisan effort is underway in Jefferson City to scale back the amount of screen time Missouri students have. Rep. Tricia Byrnes, R‑Wentzville, and Rep. Marlene Terry, D‑St. Louis, have each filed legislation. Byrnes’ plan limits K-5 students to 45 minutes of...
Bill to require unborn human growth curriculum in Missouri schools
A Missouri Senate bill would set guidelines for teaching human growth and development classes in public schools that some say would promote a pro-life/anti-abortion agenda. SB 978 would mandate that such courses include instruction on life beginning at conception and...
STEM Education Getting Boost At Harris Stowe State University in St. Louis (LISTEN)
Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis has broken ground on a $62 million-dollar STEM education building. Sue Danielson spoke with Dr. Harvey Fields, Dean of the College of STEM, about the project as well as education and career opportunities for students studying...
Changes to coyote hunting in Missouri (LISTEN)
There are some changes to coyote hunting in Missouri. While they can be hunted year-round, the methods and tools used for hunting coyotes have been limited during the spring turkey season. Nate Bowersock with the Missouri Department of Conservation fills Marshall...
One Big Beautiful Bill requirements put Missouri in jeopardy of losing $1.4 billion (LISTEN)
Missouri is facing a massive financial ultimatum from the feds: fix the backlog of Medicaid and food stamp applications, or pay the price in heavy penalties. Representative Betsy Fogle says the clock is ticking for the state to get its act together. Alisa Nelson sits...
Missourinet Sports Report
SLU moves up in the national rankings
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