Education Commissioner: Missouri has ‘real issue’ serving students with severe disabilities
Missouri has 34 schools for the severely disabled with about 700 students enrolled statewide. The state is studying the delivery of services to these students. State Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger told the Missouri Senate Education Committee this week that a state task...
Missouri’s new governor wants to keep Chiefs, Royals. How he plans to do it...
During Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s first State of the State address, the future of the Chiefs and Royals earned only a passing nod.
Missouri issues emergency rule to expand testing for bird flu
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Missouri Secretary of State has issued an emergency rule that hopes to curb the spread of avian influenza. The emergency rule under the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health Division establishes new testing standards for avian influenza,...
Missouri State House considers bill increasing penalties on expired temp tags
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Missouri State House of Representatives is considering HB 378 which will increase penalties on vehicles with expired tags. The bill was introduced by Missouri State Rep. Brad Pollitt (R-District 52) who has previously introduced similar bills. The new law...
Three Missouri puppies to play in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl XXI
Three puppies from the Humane Society of Missouri will be participating in this year's Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet.
Missouri woman tried for 3 killings goes missing from a Mexican prison in 1969....
The mystery of what happened to a U.S. woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a Mexican prison more than 50 years ago is about to be solved.
Temporary tag violations in Missouri may soon result in harsher fines and stricter enforcement
Jefferson City, Missouri – With a proposed plan that would see violators having their vehicles seized, Missouri legislators are adopting a severe posture against the abuse of temporary vehicle tags. Often due to the high expenditures related with vehicle sales tax,...
Highway Patrol arrests 11 in north Missouri on January 27-28, 2025
The Missouri State Highway Patrol recently released a report detailing the number of arrests made in north Missouri between January 27, 2025, and January 28, 2025. The report indicates that a total of 11 individuals were arrested during this period. Some of the reasons for...
Missouri still hasn’t banned child marriage. Bipartisan bills would raise minimum age to 18
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the state Senate may bring a long-sought end to child marriage in Missouri. A law passed in 2018 raised the minimum age for marrying from 15 to 16 and prohibited anyone over 21 from marrying a minor. That means that 16- and 17-year-olds can...
Missouri Rightly Concerned About Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas
I don't believe in being an alarmist, but the state of Missouri is right to be concerned about a big outbreak of tuberculosis that is ongoing right across the border in Kansas. Talk about a crisis that is practically happening on your doorstep. Let's be clear about what this...
