State Health Department seeking organizations to provide meals for kids in summer months
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is seeking non-profit organizations throughout the state to help feed thousands of children during the summer months. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) reimburses organizations for meals...
How many Missouri kids are homeschooled? What a university study found
Figuring out just how many Missouri families are choosing to homeschool has been elusive, until recently. In December, the Policy Research in Missouri Education (PRiME) Center at Saint Louis University unveiled the results of a first-of-its-kind study. Titled " Taking...
Missouri Weather Alert: Elevated Fire Risk and Midweek Storms Expected in Springfield
Springfield, MO – Warm, dry air and gusty winds up to 25 mph are increasing the fire danger across central Missouri today. By midweek, a strong weather system will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms, raising concerns for road conditions and localized flooding. According...
Missouri bills set for hearings this week that aim to ban cellphones during class...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - For more than a decade, schools across the country and in Missouri have continued to set and change policies related to students using cellphones in school. Now, there are efforts in Jefferson City for all schools to set strict policies, with a...
Wintry mix, snow possible Wednesday
An active weather pattern is looking to take shape across the region as we head through the first week of February with another system likely bringing wintry precipitation on Wednesday into Wednesday night. Two systems will split the area with one heading across northern...
Missouri Music Festival Featuring Kid Rock & Nickelback Cancelled
If you had plans to see Kid Rock, Nickelback and several other artists at a music festival in Missouri in May, you need to find something else to do as there are multiple reports that the event has been cancelled. I first saw a mention that the Rock the Country...
Gov. Kehoe requests $40.5M to help Kansas City get ready for 2026 World Cup
Missouri lawmakers are getting ready to welcome hundreds of thousands of soccer fans as Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium will be one of the 16 host stadiums for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A key priority for Gov. Mike Kehoe is to help the Show-Me State prepare to be on the world’s...
Forecast: Large temperature swings expected this week
A late winter thaw has been enjoyed across central Missouri over the last few days, but more seasonal temperatures will soon make a return. Morning temperatures will be in the lower to middle 40s with a few clouds, clearing is expected into the afternoon with highs reaching the...
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 19 arrests in north Missouri Jan 31–Feb 2, 2025
The Missouri State Highway Patrol recently released a report detailing arrests made in north Missouri between January 31, 2025, and February 2, 2025. A total of 19 individuals were taken into custody during this period. The charges ranged from driving while intoxicated (DWI)...
Missouri prison nursery opens to bipartisan fanfare with goal of keeping mothers with babies
VANDALIA — Tara Carroll gave birth to her daughter in 2022 while serving a 22-year sentence in the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic & Correctional Center. Shortly after she finished laboring in the hospital, the baby was sent home with her husband while she returned to her...