The task force will be comprised of representatives from the Department of Social Services, Children’s Division, General Assembly, courts and juvenile offices, law enforcement, private providers, attorneys, advocates and child welfare experts, according to the release.

The annual Cattlemen Days Rodeo, a tradition since 1973, will take place Aug. 28 and 29 at the Cedar Valley Riders Saddle Club Arena on Optimist Drive.

The endangered humped tree snails have already had multiple babies in their new home at the St. Louis Zoo. Eventually, their keepers hope to reintroduce them to their home on Guam.

Corbin Rodenberg was identified by family on social media as the man involved. MU Health Care spokesperson Eric Maze confirmed Rodenberg's condition to KOMU 8 News just before 5 p.m. on Monday.

The Improve I-70 program has completed the first "direct connect" ramp ahead of schedule.

Missouri ranks in the top ten states for back-to-school shopping costs, with the average Missouri shopper spending $826.

Parton, who died at 80 on Tuesday, had charm, depth, beauty, wit and radiant goodness. She was also a songwriter whose work told the story not just of country music but of the country itself.

The social media giant also agreed to make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook.

Like much of Rachel Cusk's work, Life of M is driven by her concern with conditions that impede self-definition -- for writers, artists, and women in particular.

According to the most recent communicable disease report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, there have been at least 2,152 cases of the parasite in the state.

The city of Columbia is holding a discussion on the process being used to accept proposals for the space that formerly housed the Shops at Sharp End.

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

The Sheriff's Office said in a statement that it would not renew its contract with Flock Safety or replace Flock cameras with AXON cameras.

According to the latest data from Feeding America, nearly one million Missourians faced food insecurity in 2024. But a program in Missouri is working to fight food insecurity by bringing locally raised pork to Missourians' plates.

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