A new exhibit on the first floor of the state Capitol honors Missouri’s 57 governors and six territorial governors. The newly-opened Hall of Governors features portraits of the state’s top leaders, if they’ve been commissioned. The hall is the brainchild of outgoing...
In the roughly 200 years of Missouri being a state, only one person has ever held the offices of both Missouri House speaker and Senate president pro tem. That person is the late Ron Richard. The accomplishment has landed the Joplin Republican a spot in the Hall of...
Missouri’s abundant rainfall is gone and the dry spell is back. Gov. Mike Parson has signed an executive order declaring a drought alert in Missouri until March 31, 2025. Missouri’s last drought alert expired less than two months ago. The new alert comes in response...
Missouri has answered the call to help Florida with hurricane response efforts. Gov. Mike Parson has ordered 100 Missouri National Guard members and 15 state troopers to head to Florida and help that state as it gets hammered by another major hurricane. Six highway...
An 11-year-old St. Louis County boy feels like a superhero after stepping in and helping to save the lives of his father and brother. Josh and Peter Miklovic were hiking at Washington State Park when they both fell 80 feet off a bluff and tumbled another 100 feet...
