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$28 million University of Missouri Plant Growth Research Center opens
The University of Missouri has opened a new $28 million state-of-the-art center housing research...
Parson predicts executive order on apprenticeships will strengthen Missouri’s workforce (AUDIO)
Missouri's governor traveled to Columbia on Tuesday afternoon to sign an executive order creating...
Missouri group leader: Growing number of kids should be in mental health system, not foster care
The leader of a child welfare provider group says a growing number of Missouri kids should be in...
Tornado-damaged Missouri prison gets 4,000 tourists in October
The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau says about 3,900 people toured the old Missouri...
Missouri college student dead, another student arrested in on-campus shooting
A University of Central Missouri college student in western Missouri's Warrensburg has died from...
State education official: Missouri’s colleges and universities face maintenance crisis
Missouri has hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs waiting to be done at its public colleges...
118 Missouri high school graduates earn top ACT score
Missouri’s high school graduating class this year included 118 students getting a top score of 36...
ACT scores show 25% of Missouri’s 2019 graduating class is college ready – a boost from 2018
ACT test scores show about 25% of Missouri’s 2019 graduating class is college ready. The figure...
Missouri audit: Charter school exec exaggerated attendance to get $1.4 million in extra state aid
A new audit says the leader of a now-closed St. Louis charter school significantly inflated...
Construction progressing on $63 million window/door plant in mid-Missouri (AUDIO)
Framing has been completed on the 200,000 square foot window and door manufacturing plant being...
University of Missouri grad gives $1.7 million to help with diversity, shelter medicine efforts
A University of Missouri graduate has given $1.4 million to the College of Engineering and...
Missouri Children’s Division continues to grapple with 80% turnover rate
Missouri has about an 80% turnover rate among child welfare workers on the front lines handling...
Feds give Missouri $2 million to bolster school security measures
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded more than $85 million in grants nationwide, including...
More than 50% of Missouri students failing in English and math, but English language learners improving
This year’s standardized test scores for Missouri’s K through 12 public schools show more than...
Missouri’s governor to discuss vaping illnesses at Tuesday press conference
We will learn new details Tuesday morning in Jefferson City about Missouri's vaping issues with...
Hundreds apply for Missouri’s new ‘Fast Track’ grant program
About 400 Missourians have applied so far for the state’s new Fast Track financial aid program....
Millions of dollars in Missouri state fairground improvements about to begin in Sedalia
About $8 million in new upgrades and repairs will be starting soon at the sprawling state...
Thursday’s Missouri House hearing on alleged illegal slots expected to draw crowd
The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Missouri Prosecutors Association will testify Thursday...
Prestigious private Missouri university to offer free college to qualifying students
A new financial aid program at Washington University in St. Louis will give free college to...
Missouri professor: “If what Trump did is not impeachable, nothing is”
A University of Missouri law professor says President Nixon's spying on political opponents was...
Sexual assault reports on the rise at Missouri State University
Missouri State University in southwest Missouri’s Springfield is experiencing an uptick in reports...
Missouri teachers using new standards in two subjects
The state’s K through 12 public school districts are referencing a different set of fine arts and...
Missouri Education Department proposes $6.3 billion budget for next fiscal year
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is proposing a $6.384 billion budget...
Hearing on illegal slot machines expected to draw crowd to Missouri Capitol (AUDIO)
Missouri House officials are expecting a crowd to attend an October public hearing at the...
Albright: from Waynesville resident to first female U.S. Secretary of State
The nation's first female Secretary of State spent time Thursday in Fulton recounting her journey...
Standing-room only crowd expected for Thursday’s Albright speech in Fulton
A capacity crowd of at least 1,500 people is expected Thursday afternoon for former U.S. Secretary...
Parson predicts improved economic results for Missouri, following state government reorganization
Officials say the largest state government reorganization in decades will allow the Missouri...
University of Missouri to invest $6.5 million in its network of ag research centers
The University of Missouri’s network of ag research centers is getting a $6.5 million boost....
What you need to know about Missouri’s new ‘Fast Track’ workforce grant program
The state’s new financial aid program is up and running. Fast Track is designed to address...