by Alisa Nelson | Jun 3, 2023 | News, Sports Features
The White House is expected to have a team of red and yellow on Monday. The Kansas City Chiefs are visiting the White House next week. President Biden has invited the Super Bowl LVII champions to visit his residence in Washington, D.C. Kansas City defeated the...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 2, 2023 | Agriculture, News, Outdoors
Missouri has sold nearly 14,000 elk and black bear hunting permit applications this year. The application process closed on May 31. The Missouri Department of Conservation reports 8,562 of those are for elk hunting – lower than the 2021 and 2022 applications of...
by Marshall Griffin | Jun 2, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News, Transportation
Black drivers in Missouri are still more likely to be pulled over by law enforcement than white drivers, though the frequency of stops has dropped. The annual Vehicle Stops Report, published by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, shows the disparity rate for Black...
by [email protected] | Jun 2, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News, Show Me Today
New preliminary guidelines are out to get checked for breast cancer. Alisa Nelson talks to Dr. Amy Patel, of the Breast Care Center at Liberty Hospital near Kansas City, who says the guidelines don’t go far enough. They also talk about a Missouri bill passed this year...
by Anthony Morabith | Jun 2, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
A $2.5 million engineering study could be right around the corner for the Missouri Department of Transportation to determine whether it’s worth it to spend the money to turn U.S. Highway 36 into Interstate 72 in Missouri. The state Legislature has approved the state...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 2, 2023 | Education, News
Learning the gift of service to others is what Missouri’s first lady is trying to instill in kids around the state. First Lady Teresa Parson’s CommUNITY Service Challenge for children in kindergarten through sixth grade is underway through August 4. It’s been...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 1, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri says youth electronic cigarette use remains an epidemic, with an estimated one in five high schoolers using electronic cigarette products. The state has launched an anti-tobacco campaign to let parents of teens know about the different candy-flavored tobacco...
by [email protected] | Jun 1, 2023 | Entertainment, News, Show Me Today
Large groups of same-species trees that rest in our parks and neighborhoods could be in danger. Diseases, fungi, and pests target these susceptible groups to capitalize on as many trees as possible. Multistudio landscape architect Robert Whitman is here with Cameron...
by Anthony Morabith | May 31, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
A federal judge in Kansas City has halted next week’s scheduled execution of convicted killer Michael Tisius. U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough ruled today that the execution cannot go forward until a hearing is conducted on whether a juror during Tisius’ trial...
by Alisa Nelson | May 31, 2023 | Education, News
Eleven students from across the nation are finalists in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The bee kicked off Tuesday with 231 students who have been spelling a dictionary of difficult words. Missouri had seven students compete in the annual American tradition to...
by Alisa Nelson | May 31, 2023 | Agriculture, News, Outdoors, Politics / Govt
The current U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that all or parts of 60 Missouri counties are experiencing moderate, severe, or extreme drought conditions. The data has inspired Gov. Mike Parson to sign an executive order declaring a drought alert for Missouri. The...
by Marshall Griffin | May 31, 2023 | Crime / Courts, Education, News
The Missouri Supreme Court is weighing a case in which a parent was jailed because her daughter missed too many days of school. Caitlyn Williams was jailed for seven days last year because her first-grade daughter missed 15 days of school. State law requires that...
