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Missouri AG secures sentence in contractor fraud scheme
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that Brandon Ward, owner of Insight Contractors, has been sentenced for one felony count of deceptive business practice and one felony count of stealing in connection with a home remodeling...

Missouri State falls to Sam Houston after early goal ends home schedule
Missouri State University's women's soccer team lost 1-0 to Sam Houston on Sunday at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium. This match marked the end of a four-game homestand and the final home game of the season for the Bears. The team's record...

Missouri Republican U.S. Rep. Sam Graves pushes for FEMA overhaul
Missouri U.S. Rep. Sam Graves said the problems he sees with the Federal Emergency Management Agency this year aren't new and should prompt lawmakers to overhaul the disaster response organization. "It's just an agency that, for lack of a better...

Missouri judge denies Keiner Asprilla’s change of venue request for rape, sodomy and kidnapping trial
A Missouri judge denied St. Peter’s Prep center Keiner Asprilla’s request for a change of venue Friday ahead of his rape, sodomy and kidnapping trial that is scheduled to start in January. Asprilla, who is 18 years old, according to court records,...

Missouri Volleyball earns gritty win over LSU for 3rd straight victory
Columbia — Missouri Volleyball's 3-1 win against LSU didn't come easy Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center. After both Tiger squads each took a set, Mizzou gutted out a 27-25 win in the third set. Dawn Sullivan's squad had to overcome a 10-point...

Missouri is working to create a new app for checking photo IDs (LISTEN)
The Show-Me ID app has expired. It was used by restaurants, convenience stores, and other businesses that sell alcoholic beverages to check and see if a person’s photo ID was real or fake. Marshall Griffin talked with the Missouri Department of...

Chiefs in, Royals out: Missouri secretary of state once again catches flak over ballot summary
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is warning voters that a repeal of Missouri’s $1.5 billion stadium subsidy could mean the Chiefs pack their bags and move to Kansas. And what about the Royals, the other team state lawmakers were hoping to convince...
Data centers have already paid Ameren Missouri $28M. If they come, everyone's bills could rise
The director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development flipped through a slideshow at an October meeting about the future of power in the state. She landed on a slide showing large business projects the department is trying to attract to...

Patrol reports 12 arrests across north Missouri Oct. 16–19, 2025
The Missouri State Highway Patrol recently released a report detailing the number of arrests made in north Missouri between October 16 and October 19, 2025. The report indicates that a total of 12 individuals were arrested during this time period....

Hanaway to be sworn in as Missouri’s 45th Attorney General
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Cathrine Hanaway will be publicly sworn-in at the State Capitol at 10 a.m. Monday, as the state's 45th Attorney General and the first woman to hold the position in Missouri's history. Hanaway...

2 killed, 2 others injured in head-on crash in Washington, Missouri
The crash happened at about 2:15 Saturday afternoon just west of Pride Drive. WASHINGTON, Mo. — Two people were killed and two others were injured in a head-on crash Saturday on Missouri Highway 100 in Washington, Missouri. According to the...

Columbia Regional Manager: No TSA or Tower Impacts Yet in Mid-Missouri (LISTEN)
As the federal government shutdown stretches on, what does it mean for Missouri’s airports? Columbia Regional Airport Manager Michael Parks joins Show Me Today to talk about how his airport is holding up, what travelers should keep in mind, and...
Gibson selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student
Gilman City, MO: Shelby Gibson from Gilman City, MO, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student for October. Shelby, a Missouri A+ scholarship student, is pursuing a degree in Radiologic Technology and plans to...

Great Bend alum Pike honored by Missouri legal group after promising first decade
Jeff Pike, a 2011 graduate of Great Bend High SchoolJeff Pike, an associate of Langdon & Emison, Independence, Mo., was honored on Oct. 9, with a 2025 Up & Coming Lawyers Award from Missouri Lawyers Media. The award is given to attorneys who have...

COMMENTARY: The Missouri GOP is trying to steal a US House seat. Here’s how to stop them
Now that the Missouri GOP has jettisoned any quaint notions of fair and equal representation and moved to blatantly disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Kansas City-area Democrats, what can responsible Missourians (of any political persuasion)...

Missouri State Baseball Gains Win and Tie in Exhibition Doubleheader
Missouri State faced Arkansas State in a double-header exhibition, winning the first game 7-5 and tying the second 3-3. Strong pitching featured prominently, with the Bears utilizing 14 pitchers and achieving 28 strikeouts over both games....

Missouri Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 winning numbers for Oct. 19, 2025
The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Oct. 19, 2025, results for each game: Winning Pick 3 numbers from Oct. 19 drawing Midday: 8-6-9 Midday Wild: 7 Evening: 0-7-7 Evening Wild: 2 Check Pick 3...

Pilot program allows for tweaks to improve Missouri River Days
A smaller River Days field trip for a few classes of fourth-graders in May served as a good practice run for last week's district-wide River Days, organizers said. The event, which serves as an introduction to the Missouri River and an invitation...

Mid-Missouri records fewer Relentless Pursuit arrests than rest of state
Cole County has made far fewer arrests as a result of Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP) than its similarly sized counterparts, according to arrest data obtained through a Sunshine Law request. ORP -- an initiative of Gov. Mike Kehoe pledging to...

Missouri State’s Kiser Pannier one stroke off lead at Lady Red Wolves Classic
Missouri State University's women's golf team is currently in sixth place after two rounds at the Lady Red Wolves Classic, held at Sage Meadows Golf Club in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Senior Kiser Pannier is one shot behind the individual leader after...