2025 MLB Draft: Meet the Former Missouri High School Baseball Stars Who Were Selected

Nixa's Wyatt Vincent makes a throw to the infield as the Eagles took on the Joplin Eagles on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Vincent was drafted by the New York Mets in the 11th round of the 2025 MLB Draft and told reporters after the draft that he...

FEMA deploys more members from Missouri Task Force 1 for Texas flooding response

Thirty-five more members of Missouri Task Force 1 are headed to Texas in response to deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country. The Federal Emergency Management Agency upgraded Missouri Task Force 1's designation from a Type III team to a Type I...

Stabilizing prices, shifting interests in Missouri farmland market

While Missouri’s farmland market remains relatively stable, new survey data points to rising interest, and prices, for timberland and recreational properties. The latest Missouri Farmland Values Opinion Survey, conducted annually by University of...

Here’s how to give your input on sports betting in Missouri

Statewide town halls to present draft of Missouri’s Master Plan on Aging

A series of town hall-style meetings will be held across the state to present the draft Master Plan on Aging to Missouri citizens, local, county, regional, and state government officials and for-profit and non-profit entities. Comments on the...

Charter offering reward in felony attacks on its network in Missouri

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Charter Spectrum has seen an increase in felony attacks on its network in Missouri. The company said they have seen a 200% increase in felony attacks on its fiber network in the state through July of 2025. The...

COMMENTARY: Have you checked Missouri’s largest lost & found?

By Vivek Malek, Missouri State Treasurer Posted 7/11/25 Each year, my office embarks on an important mission to help Missourians reconnect with money that rightfully belongs to them. It’s not the state’s money — it’s yours — and it’s waiting to be...

Two Callaway County leaders to speak at Missouri Nuclear Summit

Two Callaway County officials will sit on a panel during the Missouri Nuclear Summit later this week. Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann and Emergency Management Director Michelle Kidwell will sit on a panel discussing nuclear community...

Oldest Missouri Black-owned bookstore closes as owner retires

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Willa's Books and Vinyl, the oldest Black-owned bookstore in Missouri, is closing its final chapter as owner Willa Mae Robinson prepares for her retirement. The beloved shop, a cultural cornerstone in the Kansas City community,...

Patrol reports 13 arrests in North Missouri July 10 to 13, 2025

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a total of 13 arrests across north Missouri between July 10 and July 13, 2025. Charges ranged from driving while intoxicated and drug possession to outstanding felony warrants and traffic violations. It...

Understanding a business administration degree: A look at Northwest Missouri State University

Dr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State UniversityDr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State University If you’re planning your future and considering a business administration degree, understanding the field can help make...

Governor Kehoe signs new law supporting Missouri's first responders

Michael L. Parson, Governor of Missouri | WikipediaMichael L. Parson, Governor of Missouri | Wikipedia Today, Governor Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 71, which includes the Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act. This legislation aims to...

Senator Schmitt highlights benefits for Missouri's Whiteman Air Force Base

Senator Eric Schmitt | U.S. Senator Eric SchmittSenator Eric Schmitt | U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri has expressed satisfaction with the provisions in the recently enacted legislation known as the One Big...

‘Domestic Terrorism’: Severed cables leave lasting impact in Missouri

STAMFORD, Conn. (KCTV) - Spectrum has offered an up to $25,000 reward for information about criminal acts considered to be domestic terrorism. Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, announced on Monday, July 14, that criminals...

Target Expanding with 2 New Missouri Locations

If you're a fan of Target and live in Missouri, good news for you. The company has announced that there will be two new locations opening very soon. This word of Target expansion comes directly from the horse's mouth - Target's corporate site. In...

Missouri Restaurant Association appreciative of new no-tax-on tips law, hopes it goes further in the future

(Missourinet) – The Missouri Restaurant Association calls the new “no tax on tips” law, recently signed as part of President Trump’s budget bill, a win for the state’s 230,000 hospitality workers. Buddy Lahl, CEO of the Missouri Restaurant...

Judge allows former Missouri football Gary Pinkel to continue to drive following last week’s DWI arrest

Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel can still drive, for now. Pinkel, 73, was arrested a week ago in Camden County for driving while intoxicated, and a judge there ordered that his driver’s license be revoked effective July 23. But on Friday,...

Think Twice Before Touching This Common Missouri Plant

Here’s another reason you won’t catch me hiking anytime soon, and it has everything to do with not knowing which plants are safe and which ones you need to run away from. I’m not really an outdoorsy person. I mean, I like being outside, hanging...

Mercer County Fair honors top poultry, rabbit, and swine exhibitors

Winners have been announced for the poultry, rabbit, and swine events held on Thursday, July 17, at the Mercer County Fair. Youth and adult exhibitors from across Missouri and southern Iowa participated in the day’s competitions, earning top...

15 Boone County high school football games to watch for in 2025 

High school football will begin six weeks from Friday. Teams in the Mid-Missouri area will kick off on Aug. 29 with aspirations of playing in early December in the 58th MSHAA Show-Me Bowl in St. Joseph. But between then, the regular season must be...