by Sue Danielson | Jul 23, 2026 | Business, History, Science / Technology
Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 steam engine is headed to Kansas and Colorado after spending several days in Missouri wowing thousands of railroad fans. The historic engine wraps up its cross-country tour at the end of the month when it returns to its home in...
by Sue Danielson | Jun 5, 2026 | News, Politics / Govt, Weather
Thousands of Missourians continue to wait for insurance checks related to 2025 severe weather. Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Director Angela Nelson says over a quarter of million insurance claims were filed last year related to severe weather. She...
by Sue Danielson | May 29, 2026 | Education, News
Missouri State University in Springfield plans to open a new alumni building this September. This week, MSU President Richard Williams announced $10 million in private gifts for the site, to be named after former MSU President Clifton Smart III. The...
by Sue Danielson | May 21, 2026 | Education, News
Missouri will be testing a program aimed a honing some skills, which may not always show up on a report card. Laura Slover of Educational Testing Service (ETS) says durable skills, such as communication and critical thinking, can be invisible but are good predictors...
by Sue Danielson | May 15, 2026 | Health / Medicine, News, Outdoors, Science / Technology
It’s tick season in Missouri, and health care providers are once again reminding people to be mindful of a growing tick-borne illness called Alpha Gal Syndrome. State health leaders say more than 34,000 cases have been reported since 2021. Alpha gal is...
