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Wines from metro area vineyards honored as best in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Wines from several Kansas City metro establishments have been honored as the best in the Show-Me State. The Missouri Wine & Grape Board announced on Tuesday, July 15, that 13 wineries were honored as the best of their...

Amy Sue (Wiseman) Holaday, Marthasville, Missouri
Amy Sue (Wiseman) Holaday of Marthasville, Missouri, formerly of Vandalia, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, July 19, 2025 at the First United Methodist Church in...

Meet the Riffles: A Missouri family tells the story of a multi-generational farm
Richard and Caroline Riffle of Garden City, Missouri. Following is the first installment of a concept Farm Talk is launching called "Pure Talk." The goal is to bring you agricultural stories told directly from the people living them. In their own...

House members representing Mid-Missouri call for Epstein files release
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two congressmen representing Mid-Missouri constituents said Tuesday that the Justice Department should release files related to the investigation and apparent suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein. The issue of whether and what...

Current and past Missouri Basketball players help usher in day one of Camp Bowers
Columbia — Several current and past Missouri Basketball players helped welcome the 11th year of Camp Bowers on Monday. The camp is hosted by 2013 Missouri graduate Laurence Bowers. Players such as Mark Mitchell, Anthony Robinson II, and Grace...

Your guide to Missouri’s newest education laws in 2025
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed nearly a dozen new laws affecting education this July. Among the proposals that advanced this year are bills governing how public schools handle religious chaplains, cellphones and opening school activities to...

2nd Most Boring City in U.S. Neighbors Missouri
If you seek excitement in your life, there's a city that's just beyond the Missouri state line that doesn't offer much of it. As a matter of record, it was just named the 2nd most boring city in America and you have been warned. A couple things to...

Kansas City, Missouri, police searching for missing 12-year-old girl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is searching for a missing 12-year-old girl. De'Mariana Johnson was last seen in the 3700 block of Askew around 1 a.m. Tuesday, July 15. Johnson is 5'3" and weighs approximately 150...

Police identify man found shot to death inside KCMO apartment Tuesday morning
UPDATE, July 16 | Kansas City, Missouri, police identified the victim as Nicholas Carter, 36. ORIGINAL STORY | Police say one person was shot and killed late Tuesday morning in east Kansas City, Missouri. Dispatchers say officers received a call...

A.T. Still University appoints Gaylah Sublette as Missouri campus president
A.T. Still University A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) announced the appointment of Gaylah Sublette, MBA, as president of its Missouri campus, effective July 1. Sublette, who has served as interim president since July 1, 2024, was...

Missouri State Board of Education members debate limited yet ‘influential’ role

Missouri State Board of Education members debate limited yet ‘influential’ role
By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent New members of the Missouri State Board of Education discovered their powers to direct schools are more limited than they expected during a retreat last week. The board spent Wednesday and Thursday talking...

Missouri inmate accused of setting disastrous fire to detention facility
MARSHALL, Mo. (KCTV) - A Missouri inmate serving a 14-year prison sentence could be sentenced to decades more after he allegedly set a detention facility on fire. Saline County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Friday, July 11, indicate...

Missouri sheriffs form alliance to protect Second Amendment rights
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Dozens of sheriffs gathered at the Missouri Capitol Monday, vowing to protect the Second Amendment. This newly formed group is called the Missouri Sheriff’s Constitutional Firearms Alliance. It’s made up of sheriffs from...

Missouri state lawmakers talk funding, legislation impacts in South Kansas City
KSHB 41 reporter Isabella Ledonne covers issues surrounding government accountability, solutions and consumer advocacy. Share your story with Isabella. The Missouri General Assembly approved a lot of funding bills that have a direct impact in...
Missouri Connections Academy celebrates Class of 2025
More than 315 Missouri Connections Academy seniors, including five from Howell County, were recently awarded their high school diplomas as members of the statewide virtual program’s 2025 graduating class, with 170 of them attending its annual...

Missouri State Lady Bears set for inaugural CUSA basketball season
Conference USA has released the 2025-26 women's basketball conference schedule, marking Missouri State University's Lady Bears' first season in the league. The team will participate in an 18-game slate as part of the league's expansion to 12...
Iowa Eyes Below-Average Missouri River Runoff
IARN – Despite a wetter year in parts of the region, the runoff in the Missouri River Basin remains below average. Years of drought have left a lasting impact, and the system has yet to recover fully. Iowa depends on the Missouri River to the west...