Missouri women’s basketball adds second Class of 2026 commitment

Kellie Harper and her staff have doubled up in the Class of 2026. Missouri women’s basketball received a verbal commitment Thursday from Ellie Muller, a 6-foot-3 power forward in the 2026 recruiting cycle. Muller is the second player to pledge to...

Missouri’s paid sick leave law to end next month after Republican-led repeal

“We are not going back,” yells Jen Krus, center, during a protest supporting abortion rights and paid sick leave on the final day of the legislative session on Thursday, May 15, 2025, on the steps of the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. Laurie...

Missouri AG: Any AI That Doesn’t Praise Donald Trump Might Be “Consumer Fraud” (No, Really)

from the censorial-thuggishness dept Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey just sent threatening letters to Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, claiming their AI chatbots violated Missouri’s consumer protection laws. The crime? When asked to...

Missouri governor repeals voter-approved paid sick Leave and minimum wage law

Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.The move marked a major victory for the state’s...

Missouri Bans Loophole Allowing Foreign Nationals To Fund Ballot Initiatives

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill Wednesday that will help keep “foreign national[s]” from financially supporting and influencing ballot measures in the state. Despite federal law not allowing foreign nationals to donate to individual...

Missouri governor signs tax cuts and pro-biz legislation into law

Home/News Joplin MO/Missouri governor signs tax cuts and pro-biz legislation into law JEFFERSON CITY, MO – During a bill signing ceremony at the Missouri State Capitol, today Governor Mike Kehoe signed two major pieces of legislation—House Bills...

Missouri law protects student organization rights at universities

A bill protecting the free speech rights of belief-based student organizations on university campuses recently became law in Missouri after Gov. Mike Kehoe signed it and several other education-focused bills July 9. SB 160 mandates that public...

Missouri governor repeals paid sick leave law approved last year by voters

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a… JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that...

Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awards contracts for projects in Northeast District

MoDOT HANNIBAL – During its regular meeting on July 9, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded the following contracts for sidewalk (ADA) improvements and seal coat projects in the Northeast District. A $982,521 contract was...

Missouri Attorney General claims AI chatbots are biased against Trump

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) sent letters to Google, OpenAI, Meta and Microsoft, in which he raised concerns that these companies' artificial intelligence chatbots are biased against President Donald Trump....

Missouri Governor signs bill that changes coroner standards across Missouri

Missouri Republicans defend medical provider taxes that help pay for Medicaid

Some Missouri Republicans are pushing back against their federal counterparts over their harsh criticism of a critical tax that helps states pay for its share of Medicaid. For several decades, Missouri taxed places like hospitals and pharmacies to...

Missouri Governor signs a number of education bills into law

By Annelise Hanshaw There could be more retired teachers returning as substitutes and more home-schooled students will be able to participate in sports and other school activities, thanks to a stack of bipartisan education bills signed Wednesday,...

Gov. Kehoe signs HB199, establishing special downtown entertainment district in St. Louis

“This districts represents more than just buildings and venues," Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis CEO Michael McMillan said. "It is a purposeful investment in ST. LOUIS — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday signed legislation creating a...

Missouri Governor to sign more bills into law

Home/Latest News/Missouri Governor to sign more bills into law On Monday, Missouri Governor Kehoe is scheduled to sign two bills into law on Monday, July 14th. Set to be signed on Monday is senate bill SB 79. Under this act, physicians and certain...

Illinois vs Missouri All-Star Game

HANNIBAL (WGEM) -The tradition continued for the 11th annual Illinois vs Missouri All-Star Game. The best of the best from both sides of the river made their way to Veterans Park in Hannibal for one last high school baseball game. “I think it’s...

Missouri’s top lawyer threatens tech companies after AI chatbots rank Trump low on antisemitism

Missouri House schedules six public hearings on statewide property tax reform

The Missouri House of Representatives has released the schedule for a series of statewide hearings to be conducted by the Special Interim Committee on Property Tax Reform. These hearings aim to evaluate the state’s current property tax framework...

Police: Man arrested, charged after claiming he has ‘the animals’ holy water,’ lighting groundhog on fire

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A Chesterfield man has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly lighting a groundhog on fire and recording it. Daniel E. Hardcastle II, 46, of the 100 block of Southdown Drive, Chesterfield,...

Missouri education chief says current approach to struggling schools need to be revamped

Education commissioner Karla Eslinger speaks during a state Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri should revisit the way it supports “chronically low-performing schools”...