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Hundreds honor veterans killed in combat at the 11th annual Thunder on the Missouri

Hundreds of bike riders started in Sergeant Bluff, IA and ended with a ceremony in South Sioux City, Neb. to honor veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice.

At least 16 killed, dozens injured as suspected tornadoes hit Missouri and Kentucky

Roofs peeled from buildings and trees and utility lines toppled. The fire chief says at least 20 square blocks of the St. Louis are damaged.

Tornadoes Kill 16 in Kentucky and Missouri

At least nine people died late Friday in Laurel County, Ky., the authorities said. More severe weather was expected across North Texas and the southern plains on Saturday.

Afraid of 'thirsty' Western states, Missouri passes limits on water exports

It requires people to get a permit from the state Department of Natural Resources to export water. The legislation makes it illegal to export water with a pipeline farther than 30 miles from the state's borders. Water exporters would also be required to report the amount of water they withdrew and its use.

Missouri just passed a ban on selling Callery Pears and other invasive plants

The Missouri legislature approved a law that would ban the sale of multiple invasive plants, including burning bush and Callery pear. The species choke out native plants and cause issues for ecosystems and landowners.

Missouri basketball misses on Class of 2026 target JJ Andrews as 4-star commits to Arkansas

Missouri basketball missed out on a top target in the Class of 2026, as four-star prospect JJ Andrews committed to Arkansas over the Tigers.

Pro-choice/pro sick leave rally at Missouri Capitol

Pro-choice and paid sick leave advocates rallied at the Missouri Capitol Thursday to protest the state legislature’s passage of two measures. First, a ballot measure that would make most abortions in Missouri illegal again,

Missouri Gaming Commission chairwoman says sports gambling will go live Dec. 1, not sooner

Chiefs Kingdom, circle Dec. 7 on your calendar, if you’re into sports gambling. That's the first Chiefs game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium when sports gambling will be legal in Missouri.

Missouri Legislature Passes Bill to Repeal Earned Paid Sick Time Law

On May 14, 2025, the Missouri General Assembly passed House Bill (HB) 567, which would repeal the Missouri paid sick time statute and eliminate Missouri employers’ obligation to provide earned paid sick time to all Missouri employees.

Missouri nursing homes among worst in nation for quality of care

Missouri nursing homes rank among the worst in the country for the amount of care provided to residents, and ongoing staffing shortages may be adding to the problem and putting residents' health and safety at risk.

Missouri House backs new stadium incentives to try to keep the Chiefs and Royals

The Missouri House on Tuesday endorsed a new framework of financial incentives to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from possibly leaving the state by helping fund

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you agree with Missouri lawmakers repealing voter-approved paid sick leave?

Missouri's Republican legislative leaders took extraordinary steps to repeal sick leave requirements approved by voters in November. The chamber's GOP majority invoked a "previous question" motion to shut down debate and force a vote on the bill that would make changes to Proposition A,

Missouri’s proposal to help fund Chiefs and Royals stadium projects fails

The Chiefs and Royals will have to wait for a potential special legislative session to see if Missouri will pass an incentive package to help them renovate or relocate their stadiums within the state.

Missouri Voters Overturned an Abortion Ban. Lawmakers Will Ask Them to Reconsider.

The state’s Republicans are putting abortion on a ballot question again, seeking to buck the trend of voters siding with abortion rights on ballot measures.

Sen. Kit Bond, whose mastery of pork-barrel spending benefitted his native Missouri, dies at 86

Christopher “Kit” Bond, a Republican who brought billions of dollars in federal funding to Missouri during his four terms in the U.S. Senate and who was state's the youngest person to be governor, died Tuesday.

Missouri House passes stadium-funding amendment similar to Kansas STAR Bonds

Missouri’s long-awaited counteroffer to the STAR Bonds package Kansas put together in hopes of luring the Chiefs or Royals across the state line passed Tuesday morning in the House of Representatives.

Missouri’s public schools soon to be cellphone-free

As part of a wide-ranging package of public school policy changes, the phone ban would allow school districts to craft their own cellphone policies. But, those policies must prohibit usage from the opening to closing bell.

Kit Bond, former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator, dies

Christopher S. “Kit” Bond has died. The long-time Republican politician died Tuesday in St. Louis at age 86 – no cause of death has been released yet. Bond was first elected State Auditor in 1970, then two years later he was elected governor of Missouri.

Missouri parents suffer uneven legal representation when the foster system takes their kids

Missouri’s system for providing legal representation to families ensnared in the foster care system is highly decentralized and has little state oversight. The result is that some parents go without legal help at all,

Missouri legislature passes education bill that Democrats say could allow discrimination

The bill includes a provision prohibiting discrimination against natural Black hairstyles. But many House Democrats argue it also contains language that could protect campus student groups that engage in discriminatory behavior.

Christopher ‘Kit’ Bond, former Missouri governor and senator, has died. He was 86.

Bond’s political career spanned four decades, during which he went from young liberal whiz kid to born-again conservative.

Dom Izzo's Missouri Valley/Summit League notebook: Explaining the new Valley-Summit partnership

Expect to hear later this month about the national television games coming for the Missouri Valley Football Conference this fall.

Missouri House sends governor radioactive waste testing plan

The Missouri House sent Gov. Mike Kehoe legislation Monday aimed at expanding testing for radioactive waste in the St. Louis area.

Missouri AG Bailey files suit against utility in Lexington gas pipeline explosion

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey alleges in a lawsuit Monday that one of the utility companies involved in last month’s deadly gas pipeline explosion violated state law.

Family sues Missouri for woman’s death on wintry road

A family is suing the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, claiming snowy roads in January contributed to a car crash that killed their loved one.

Jensen reminisces on 17 years running Missouri Valley wrestling program

Keefer Jensen spent nearly the last two decades helping the Missouri Valley wrestling program reach new heights.

Missouri lawmakers consider moving Kansas City Royals to Clay County in last-minute push

The tentative plan would commit Missouri to paying $15 million a year to a newly created Clay County sports authority for the two decades. That money would be used to help finance a new stadium in order to prevent the Royals from moving to Kansas.

Kansas City, Missouri, woman, 66, killed in Friday wreck in southern Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 66-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, woman died in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in southern Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says around 3 p.m. Friday, a 2023 Nissan Kicks and a 2024 Chevrolet 2500 collided in the northbound lanes of Highway 13, one mile north of Osceola, Missouri, in St. Clair County.

Missouri legislature passed a $53 billion state budget — but with a last-minute controversy

The Missouri House declined to pass one budget bill that contained hundreds of millions of dollars for capital improvement projects across the state. Now that proposed funding is effectively dead for the session.

Aggie fans and media react to Texas A&M's Game 3 series sweeping loss to Missouri

Texas A&M fans and media members are as confused as everyone else regarding the Aggies' failure to show up against last-place Missouri.

Bears’ Luther Burden III squashes minicamp injury fears

Chicago Bears rookie Luther Burden III is pushing through pain at Bears minicamp. Burden wants to impress this season at wideout.

KCPD investigating after man killed in Saturday afternoon shooting

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating after a man was killed in a shooting on Saturday afternoon.

Man accused of imprisoning quadriplegic veteran for decade, stealing benefits after death

Prosecutors allege that Ditch concealed his uncle's 2019 death by hiding the body in a backyard shed for more than five years.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball vs. Louisville to be scheduled next 2 seasons

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball will renew its rivalry with Louisville the next two seasons. The Enquirer has confirmed a report by Jon Rothstein.

Dolphins’ Kenneth Grant inks 4-year, $22 million deal; second-round pick remains unsigned

Miami’s first-round pick cashes in from his No. 13 selection, while the team’s second-round pick has not signed as of the morning of Dolphins rookie minicamp.

How left-handed pitching has contributed to LSU baseball's offensive troubles in SEC play

LSU baseball is struggling against SEC left-handed pitching. Here's how big of a problem it's been. Our LSU baseball coverage is brought to you in part by Our Lady of the Lake Health, Championship Health Partners of LSU.

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