A new cellphone ban in Missouri schools could look much different from district to district. The bill was passed during the last legislative session and now awaits Governor Mike Kehoe’s decision. Anticipating Kehoe’s signature, superintendents are drafting local...
Proposed Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill may impact Boone Health’s plans to open a critical access hospital in Audrain County’s—Mexico. Boone Health CEO Brady Dubois told Missourinet it kind of depends. “We’re fortunate you know, Senator Hawley...
A black bear is making its way through mid-Missouri. It was seen in Boone County in the city limits of Centralia on Saturday, June 7. Daryl Damron, Wildlife Damage Biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation told Missourinet it is thought to be the same...
Free at last. One of former Governor Mike Parson’s final acts before leaving office was issuing 16 pardons, one of which was for Celia Newsom. Newsom was a Callaway County slave who was executed after defending herself against her owner. Her descendant, Pamela...
From ancestral discoveries to creating awareness to seeking post-conviction relief, one St. Louis woman is working to honor her family by raising awareness about the legacy of racism and slavery. Pamela Westbrooks-Hodge discovered that she is related to Celia, a...
