A southeast Missouri town goes all out when it comes to peaches. Peach farming is a leading...
Missouri town has peach fair and peach water tower design. State designation could be next (LISTEN)
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‘Big Mac welfare’ or helping Missouri’s most vulnerable? GOP Senators butt heads over SNAP bill
Food stamps could be allowed at some Missouri restaurants. By the minimum number of votes required...
State lawmaker has plan to recruit doctors to rural Missouri
State Representative Herman Morse, R-Dexter, says Missouri Department of Health information shows...
Toyota is pumping $109 million into its Missouri plant (LISTEN)
Toyota is investing $383 million in four U.S. plants in Missouri, Kentucky, Alabama, and...
Missouri Senate could deal with a sports betting bill this week (LISTEN)
A sports betting bill is on a roll this legislative session and Senate Republican Leader Caleb...
Millions in tax refunds due to thousands of Missourians
Nearly 34-thousand Missourians are due a share of 31 million dollars from the federal government....
Parson’s effort to boost Missouri’s minimum teacher pay gets derailed
Missouri K-12 public school teachers might not get a base pay increase after all. The state House...
Missouri inmates gain computer programming skills to be successful upon release
The Missouri Department of Corrections has teamed up with a St. Louis nonprofit organization to...
Study: Mizzou generates $5 billion in state’s economy
The University of Missouri in Columbia generated $5 billion dollars for the state’s...
2022 Stem Day at the Capitol; learning, fun, human interaction
Students and teachers joined at the Missouri Capitol on Thursday for STEM (Science, Mathematics,...
Missouri launches largest National Guard apprenticeship program in the U.S.
Men and women who put on a Missouri National Guard uniform to defend the United States of America...
Huggies, Pampers and other diapers could become tax-free in Missouri (LISTEN)
A visit to Happy Bottoms diaper bank in the Kansas City area has inspired a Missouri lawmaker to...
Help is on the way to Missouri’s K-12 schools, child care operators and state workers
One bill down for the Missouri Legislature – and it’s a big one. Lawmakers have passed and Gov....
How much abandoned property does Missouri have? State task force could find out (LISTEN)
Missouri has abandoned and underutilized state property out there, but how much is unknown. State...
Missouri bill targets organized retail theft crime rings
Mobs of thieves have hit up retailers around the country recently by quickly raiding stores and...
350 new state worker jobs? Parson makes the request in state budget proposal
Missouri could add more than 350 state employees to its workforce. Gov. Mike Parson’s $47 billion...
Missouri lawmakers to consider Parson’s state worker pay increase proposal today
To raise or not to raise? That is the question Missouri lawmakers are expected to decide about a...
Parson defends decision to end state of emergency
Gov. Mike Parson has ended Missouri’s COVID-19 related state of emergency. During the state of...
Missouri flight cancellations spurred by COVID cases
Nearly 5,000 flights have been canceled Monday (as of this writing) according to FlightAware.com....
Missouri minimum wage increases New Year’s Day
Missouri’s minimum raise is going up January 1, 2022. The Saturday pay increase is the result of...
New COVID-19 rule for Missouri schools using state bond program
The Missouri State Treasurer’s Office has informed some K-12 school districts that if they want to...
Missouri Board of Education wants teacher pay minimum to catch up with bordering states
The year 2005 was the last time Missouri’s minimum teacher salary requirement was increased. What...
President Joe Biden arrives in Kansas City, Missouri
Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson were the first to welcome and greet President...
No sales and use taxes on guns and ammo purchases? A Missouri lawmaker wants to make it happen
A State Representative does not want customers to pay state and local sales and use taxes when...
Missouri agencies are pumped about Parson’s state worker pay increase request
One of the lowest paid state workforces in the nation could soon be getting a boost in pay. For...
Missouri’s libraries help adults get their high school diploma – for free (AUDIO)
A new online program allows Missouri adults the chance to get their high school diploma for free...
Porch pirates are on the prowl – and a Missouri lawmaker wants to fight back (AUDIO)
Look out porch pirates. State Representative Adam Schwadron, R-St. Charles, is proposing to get a...
Missouri’s Christmas tree farms prepare for the most wonderful time of the year (AUDIO)
Missouri’s roughly 40 Christmas tree farms are preparing for a merry and bright holiday season....
Kroenke, NFL settle with St. Louis for $790 million
The Los Angeles Rams and the NFL have reached a settlement with the St. Louis region for $790...
Walgreens to build new fulfillment center to Missouri along with 200 jobs
Walgreens says it is growing in Missouri. With more than nine thousand locations, Walgreen’s is...