Cole County Judge Daniel Green ruled that without specific authorization, Missourians cannot vote on whether to overturn a federal congressional map.

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had blocked the Respect Missouri Voters initiative, saying it had too many subjects and constrained the legislature's power.

Privately-employed KC Streetcar operators, maintenance workers and maintenance technicians vote 41-11 to join the Teamsters union. Operators say their wages weren't keeping up with inflation, and they had no formal paid sick days or standardized break schedules.

The state will draw 77 applicants Sept. 9 as regulators use a new vetting process designed to prevent the ownership problems that plagued earlier rounds

The report cards will award each public and charter school in the state a letter grade to reflect its academic performance, among other measures. School district officials say a grade letter doesn't capture the full picture.

Earlier this month, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected a proposed referendum on the congressional redistricting map state lawmakers passed last year.

The ruling comes after months of back-and-forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Three queer Black friends embark on a road trip in search of a fourth whom they haven't seen in some time. Dreams in Nightmares is a sweetly bickersome comedy-drama about friendship and freedom.

Joyce Beatty, a Democratic representative from Ohio, asked a federal judge to stop the Kennedy Center trustees from putting President Trump's name up in three places at the arts complex.

Discover how health informatics and AI are transforming decades of untapped health care data into earlier disease detection, better treatments, and lower costs for patients and systems alike. Dr. Fares Alahdab, MD, tells us how MU’s graduate programs give you hands-on experience with real patient data and the skills to build, evaluate, and safely deploy AI models in modern health care. August 21, 2026

Meet Ilana Bonaparte, a rising young author who started writing "Coyote Catchers, Book One: Asla and the Dirtway Trail" in third grade and is now a published writer heading into fifth grade. Asla’s adventure is recommended for readers 8 and up and available anywhere books are sold. August 20, 2026

Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding waterfowl hunters to make reservations online for managed waterfowl hunts in the fall.

Missouri's Department of Natural Resources awarded $30,000 grant to Cole County to evaluate its drinking water system.

The Anhinga bird has been sighted in the area since late July.

Starting this year, hunters will be asked to do mandatory sampling for chronic wasting disease in deer, with the requirement cycling between counties every four years. This year, it'll happen on Nov. 14 and 15.