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Missouri’s Improve I-70 Project moving full-speed ahead

Missouri’s over $2 billion Improve I-70 Project that will add a third lane and connect St. Louis to Kansas City is in full swing. Eric Kopinski, MoDOT’s Improve I-70 Project Director, told Missourinet what travel will look like in the construction areas this summer.

Missouri Supreme Court ends injunction on abortion laws, sending case back to local judge

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ended a ruling that stopped the enforcement of state abortion regulations, telling a Jackson County judge to try again. The ruling says that Judge Jerri Zhang app

Missouri High School Baseball Playoffs: Live score updates from Springfield area

Live score updates and schedules from the 2025 sectional and quarterfinal postseason games across the Springfield area.

Forecast: Spotty showers continue, warmer air makes a return

Spotty showers continue on Tuesday with temps starting in the middle 50s and afternoon high temperatures in the middle 60s. Temperatures will continue to warm into the end of the week. By the weekend, pools will likely become more crowded as highs return to the 80s with mostly sunny skies.

Governor Kehoe to hold press conference announcing details regarding a special session

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced in a news release that he will hold a press conference Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. to announce details regarding a special session.

Oak Ridge Softball heads to state

OAK RIDGE, Mo. (KFVS) - For the first time in school history, Oak Ridge is headed to the Missouri state softball championships. The Bluejays earned their berth in the final four, following a district title win over Oran and a sectionals win at South Pemiscot, guaranteeing their place in school record books.

Deadly Kentucky Tornadoes Ignite Fears Over U.S. Weather Warning Systems

Trump weakened understaffed National Weather Service offices. Some people in the storms' path wonder if budget cuts contributed to the death and destruction.

KCPD investigating a hit and run, pedestrian-car crash near Linwood and Campbell

The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is investigating a hit and run incident and a pedestrian-car crash that led to life-threatening injuries.

O'Fallon, Missouri Police Alert Residents to Bear Sighting and Urge Caution on Haycastle Drive

A bear sighting in O'Fallon, Missouri, prompts police to advise caution and encourage residents to avoid interacting with it.

Foster care kids face shortage of homes across Mid-Missouri

Missouri, foster children outnumber the homes available for them. Because of that imbalance, some children are left bouncing between short-term placements and others are being sent to stay in counties far from their homes,

Kentucky-Missouri Storms Came as Trump Made Cuts to National Weather Service

Never miss the news and analysis you care about. Both were part of a broader system that stretched from Missouri to Kentucky, spawning over 70 tornadoes that killed at least 28 people and leveled or damaged thousands of structures. Eastern Kentucky bore the brunt of the fury; 18 people died there. Seven more were killed in Missouri.

Missouri National Guard to help remove debris in St. Louis tornado aftermath

Beginning Wednesday, the military force will assist in impacted city neighborhoods to sort through debris and take it to landfills.

Liberty police issue alert for missing teen boy

Police have issued a missing endangered person alert for a 16-year-old boy. John, 16, was last seen wearing a blue shirt, black sweatpants and white Nike shoes. He was driving a Red 2009 Ford F-150 with Missouri license plate 0PGW73 and a Mizzou Tigers decal on the bottom of the tailgate on the passenger side.

Residents concerned about safety around Kansas City, Missouri's, Mill Creek Park after deadly shooting

Kansas City, Missouri, residents who pass through Mill Creek Park each day say they are always aware of their surroundings because of safety concerns in the area.

Construction on Route 61 in Wentzville Begins May 29 as Part of Major I-70 Expansion Effort in Missouri

MoDOT begins Route 61 auxiliary lane project in Wentzville, MO with night closures, as part of the larger Improve I-70 initiative.

Missouri football lands No. 5-ranked in-state player, doubling number of commits in 2026 class

After some recent decommitments, Missouri football got back on track in the Class of 2026 by landing a four-star safety/linebacker out of St. Louis.

Sitting with history: Mississippi senator uses Jefferson Davis' desk in US Congress today

The Henry Clay Desk has been assigned to the senior senator from Kentucky since 1999. The resolution formalizing that was amended in 2006 so U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, could assign it to his junior while he served as party leader.

School board chooses Brian Yearwood as new JCPS superintendent, state lawmaker says

A Kentucky lawmaker congratulated Brian Yearwood as the newest superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools a day after the school board said it voted to appoint one of the two

The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy

The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years.

Missouri governor confident in disaster declaration requests even after FEMA denied other states

FEMA has recently denied Arkansas, West Virginia and Washington's requests for disaster declarations. But Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe says he feels "really good" about receiving federal help with tornado cleanup.

A man who burned down a Missouri church has been sentenced to more than 9 years in prison

A man who admitted in federal court to setting the fire that destroyed an eastern Missouri church has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison and ordered to pay the church nearly $7 million.

Latter-day Saints in Missouri make emotional support pickles for kids in foster care

JustServe volunteers have created and donated to Live 2 Give Hope nearly 200 crocheted pickles since January for kids in foster care to enjoy.

Man who burned down Missouri church sentenced to more than 9 years in prison

A man who admitted in federal court to setting the fire that destroyed an eastern Missouri church has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison and ordered to pay the church nearly $7 million

Missouri’s Billy Long grilled over donations, tax credits in IRS confirmation hearing

After President Trump nominated the Springfield Republican to lead the IRS, Long's old campaign committee received $137,000, which he used to pay off a loan he had made to his

Kit Bond, former governor and U.S. senator, given state funeral: ‘He kept Missouri’s interests at heart’

During a public ceremony in Jefferson City, the former U.S. senator and governor was honored for his accomplishments and for not seeing political parties as a barrier for progress.

See winners from Missouri boys golf championships — including some familiar names

Summit Christian Academy earned top team honors in Class 4 with Peyton Smith finishing as the individual state champion — for the third time. It was also a three-peat for Summit Christian, which won in Class 2 in 2023, Class 3 in 2024 and Class 4 in 2025. See the full results from this year’s state championships, in all classes, below...

Thousands without power in Mid-Missouri as severe storms remain in area

Severe storms began coming through Mid-Missouri on Monday evening and warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning was issued in Benton and Pettis counties that expired at 8:15 p.

LIVE UPDATES: Mid-Missouri in all clear after severe weather

Tornado warning and severe thunderstorm warning issued in Missouri by NWS. Watch live KOMU weather coverage here.

Missouri offers a preview of 'brutal' consequences if Republicans cut Medicaid

Congressional Republicans are looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid — and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through people's lives.

Missouri woman pleads not guilty in aggravated death by delivery case

A Missouri woman pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge she sold drugs that lead to a man’s overdose death. Tracy Neal is an award-winning reporter who covers criminal justice (courts and crime) for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Missouri study shows nearly 80% of teachers considered leaving education in last few years

Overwork, underpay, student behaviors and a lack of administrative support were the top reasons for leaving the field, according to a recent survey of mostly Missouri teachers.

Updated: Escapee from St. Peter Sex Offender Program captured in Missouri

A convicted sex offender who escaped late Friday or early Saturday from a St. Peter treatment center has been captured in Missouri, according to the St. Peter

At least 27 dead after tornadoes sweep through Kentucky and Missouri

Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.

At least 21 killed, dozens injured as suspected tornadoes hit Missouri and Kentucky

Roofs peeled off buildings and trees and utility lines were toppled. The fire chief says at least 20 square blocks of St. Louis was damaged.

Deadly tornado outbreak leaves at least 27 dead across Kentucky, Missouri

At least 27 people have died in Kentucky and seven more were killed in Missouri -- five of them in the St. Louis area.

Deadly Tornadoes Rip Across Midwest, Leaving Fatalities In Missouri, Kentucky

Several people were killed and dozens more injured as powerful tornadoes and severe storms ripped across Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky and even parts of the Washington, D.C. metro area.

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