by Mathew Pilger | Jun 1, 2026 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s K-12 funding formula is coming up about $190 million short this year, and a few school districts Missourinet talked to say they are already feeling the strain. In northeast Missouri, Bowling Green Superintendent Nick Larson said the shortfall means his...
by Marshall Griffin | Apr 13, 2026 | Crime / Courts, Education, News
The Missouri Military Academy in central Missouri is being sued by a 12-year-old cadet over sexual assault allegations. The lawsuit claims that a 15-year-old cadet was assigned to share a room with the younger cadet near the beginning of the 2025-26 school year, and...
by Mathew Pilger | Mar 13, 2026 | Military, News, Politics / Govt
With every other military academy in Missouri now closed, one school remains—and a bill at the Capitol would give Missouri Military Academy in Mexico a special statewide designation. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Kent Haden, R-Mexico, told Missourinet that the all-boys...
by [email protected] | Nov 18, 2025 | Business, News, Show Me Today
A meat snack company in Audrain County is making big moves. Western Smokehouse Partners just opened a new plant in Mexico, Missouri, and it’s already seeing rapid growth. Show Me Today reporter Matt Pilger chats with CEO and President Matt Bormann to talk about the...
by Mathew Pilger | Oct 14, 2025 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
One year after Boone Health and Audrain County leaders signed a Letter of Intent to bring a critical access hospital back to Mexico — a city in central Missouri — the facility remains closed. The original hospital shut down in 2022. So why the delay? Boone Health CEO...
