211 powered by United Way of Greater St. Louis available 24/7 for residents seeking food resources

With the escalating local demand for food-related resources, the United Way of Greater St. Louis (UWGSL) 211 team and Volunteer Center, alongside its dedicated partners, are unwavering in its commitment to delivering vital support and resources to...

Hatching Chicks in the Classroom with Missouri 4-H

Each spring across Missouri, classrooms come alive with the sounds of chirping chicks as students gather around incubators to watch life unfold. Through the Missouri 4-H "Show Me Embryology" project, thousands of young learners are discovering the...

SNAP, WIC funding could be affected in Missouri and Kansas if shutdown continues

Missouri and Kansas residents receiving food assistance could feel the impact if the federal government shutdown isn’t resolved soon.The program for women, infants, and children, called WIC, is a discretionary program funded annually with both...

Kehoe announces nearly $10 million in state grants for Missouri Blue Shield communities, counties

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Kehoe on Oct. 2 announced nearly $10 million in state grants for improving public safety to Missouri Blue Shield communities across the state. A total of 201 counties, cities, and towns earned the Governor’s Blue Shield...

Popular Missouri Brewery Announces Sudden Closure

I have always been a fan of the underdog which is why I'm sad to pass along the news that a small Missouri brewery has decided it will close its doors in just a few weeks which surprised many of their fans. If you're a brewery fan that adventures...

Twenty new Missouri conservation agents graduate from academy

The Missouri Department of Conservation has 20 new conservation agents following their graduation from the 2025 Conservation Agent Training Academy. The class officially took the Conservation Agent’s Oath during a ceremony held Tuesday, Sept. 30,...

Rezoning request could open door for data center; environmentalists concerned

The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission will hear a request Thursday to rezone a lot north of town into an industrial lot. This change in zoning would allow for the possibility of a data center to open on the land in the future. The request...

College football Week 7 picks: Alabama-Missouri…

Welcome to Week 7! None of the three Kentucky teams we usually pick — Louisville, UK and Western Kentucky — are playing this week. So it's all out-of-state matchups for The Courier Journal's picks slate: No. 8 Alabama at No. 14 Missouri, No. 7...

Bedbugs? Here’s a novel, non-toxic fix

Nina Jenkins didn’t start out thinking about bedbugs. The Penn State researcher was studying how insect-killing fungal spores could combat locusts, houseflies and Asian long-horned beetles. But that all changed when a graduate student asked Nina...

Court blocks Biden Administration from redirecting border wall funds after Missouri lawsuit

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that a federal court has blocked the Biden Administration from redirecting funds originally allocated for constructing barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. The dispute centered on $40 million...

How Missouri football is looking to make idle week count before Alabama

Eli Drinkwitz had a trio of goals for his Missouri football team over the idle week, which gave the Tigers an open Saturday before one of the biggest games in recent program history. “Sharpening our edge, improvement and recovery,” Drinkwitz said....

“Community Banking: The Cornerstone Of Building Communities” Speech By Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr At The 2025 Community Banking Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today.1 I value the opportunity to spend time with community bankers and fellow federal and state bank regulators. This conference, now in its 13th year, is always a great forum for those interactions....

Boone Health’s Mexico, Missouri Hospital Plan Misses Out on Federal Funding

Boone Health’s proposal to build a new critical access hospital in Mexico, Missouri won’t qualify for federal funding—despite the project aligning with rural healthcare goals outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Boone Health CEO Brady...

District 34 candidates speak in King Hall about upcoming election

The two candidates running to represent District 34 — incumbent Tony Wilt (R) and challenger Andrew Payton (D) — spoke individually on JMU’s campus last week to directly address students on hot-button issues before Election Day. The Madison Center...

Traditional Media Never Took the Christian Right Seriously

Back in the early 2000s, when we were outraged by the excesses of authoritarian dilettantes George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, a friend suggested I start a blog. I had been a lawyer, but was eager to change careers. Having studied the rise of the...

Kansas City Adopts Reusable Cup System, Wype's Refillable Cleansing Gel, and Tubex Launches Refillable Deodorant Can

These innovations demonstrate significant progress in reusable packaging, contributing to waste reduction and circular economy practices. They highlight the growing trend of businesses aligning sustainability with consumer convenience, with...

Ep. 14: Wolf West

00:00:01 Speaker 1: As native animals. Wolves shape American ecologies for millions of years and impressed early travelers with their numbers and tameness, but were rapidly destroyed in the West when old world stock raising replaced an Indian...

20 Missourians named 2025 Most Engaged Neighbors

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Twenty Missouri residents have been honored as the state’s Most Engaged Neighbors for 2025. These awards highlight everyday Missourians whose commitment to their neighborhoods strengthens community bonds and creates belonging....

Alabama football turns attention to Missouri after win over Vanderbilt

Alabama football turns attention to Missouri after win over Vanderbilt Uh, just really proud of these guys, uh, the resiliency throughout the game, um, the resiliency of the, of the season and just, uh, you know, the way it starts, you know, and...

Rancher lobbyist knocks Wyoming bill recognizing corner crossing’s court-decided legality

Care about high-quality wildlife reporting? Sign up for our free newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox. Stock growers won’t support a bill that would clarify Wyoming law following a court decision allowing public access to...