Kansas City Star. April 13, 2023. Editorial: Missouri and Kansas AGs want to block abortion pill — for democracy, says Kris Kobach If in the near future the U.S. Supreme Court decides to … more

Republican governors and lawmakers are increasingly targeting “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives in public colleges and universities. An Associated Press analysis identified more than … more

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An emergency rule introduced this week by Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey will impose numerous restrictions on both adults and children before they can receive puberty-blocking … more

The statewide gas price average in Missouri is $3.31 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch. That price is 13 cents more compared to this day last week and is 34 cents less per gallon compared to this day last year. more

A Missouri town will pay $3.25 million to settle a so-called “debtors’ prison” lawsuit over allegations that thousands of people were unconstitutionally jailed and forced to pay fines and fees … more

Authorities say the five people who were killed when a tornado barreled through their Missouri village were inside a mobile home or adjacent camper that were obliterated. The patrol on Thursday … more

Kansas City Star. April 2, 2023. Editorial: Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are right we’re divided. More fighting won’t fix that Are America’s foundational values crumbling? Missouri’s … more

Confidence is increasing in the potential for tornadoes to develop and/or move through the area overnight into the early hours of Wednesday, and as a result, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has upgraded the region’s risk category for severe weather from enhanced to moderate. more

A wind advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service office in Springfield, effective from 1 p.m. today to 1 a.m. Saturday, for Howell and surrounding Missouri counties, plus Dent and Webster counties. The advisory is issued ahead of an enhanced risk of severe weather impacting the central and eastern parts of Missouri, as well as parts of northern Arkansas. In southern Missouri, the enhanced risk area is east of Springfield and Branson, with an elevated moderate risk status assigned to the Poplar Bluff and Bootheel areas. more

Kansas City Star. March 25, 2023. Editorial: Kansas and Missouri have a major stake in the 2023 US Farm Bill. It’s our food future Members of Congress writing the 2023 U.S. Farm Bill … more

Kansas City Star. March 25, 2023. Editorial: Kansas and Missouri have a major stake in the 2023 US Farm Bill. It’s our food future Members of Congress writing the 2023 U.S. Farm Bill should … more

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The 2023 Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival in West Plains will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 2 and 3 and, this year, its activities will cover much of the downtown area. The annual event celebrates Ozarks music and culture.  more

One Missouri man's Friday morning took an unexpected turn when he rescued a woman from flash floods engulfing her SUV. A severe weather system moving across the Midwest and South led to flash floods … more

Missouri’s attorney general says he will issue an emergency regulation that at least temporarily puts strict limits on transgender medical treatment for youth. The planned rule comes as legislators … more

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 15 The Washington Post on voter fraud: A 59-year-old man was arrested last week for allegedly double voting in the … more

Kansas City Star. March 20, 2023. Editorial: Missouri Republicans are sending a message: We don’t want diversity in public colleges The often brutal history of race relations in Missouri … more

A rural Missouri sheriff and two deputies are jailed and facing charges accusing them of helping a man in a parental kidnapping plot. Officers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Thursday … more

Kansas City Star. March 13, 2023. Editorial: Landlords sometimes need help, but Missouri needs to protect renters, too Republicans in the Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill … more