Over 40 volunteers arrived at the cleanup, and Missouri River Relief sent them to over eight sites around town.

In a 101-48 vote, House lawmakers approve a bill that would place restrictions on transgender Missourians.

The legislation would spell out when people convicted in other states must register in Missouri and when some offenders can ask a court to shorten their time on the list

Officials say replacing invasive species with native trees can help restore ecosystems and support wildlife

The technology aims to help electricity system recover from and prevent power outages.

The proposed constitutional amendment gives lawmakers five years to expand transaction-based taxes to make up for revenue lost by eliminating the state income tax.

Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Department said it would allow firing squads for federal executions.

Gunfire and explosions have rocked Mali's capital Bamako and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups, including jihadist insurgents and separatist rebels exploit worsening insecurity in the Sahel region.

Two runners in this week's Boston Marathon stopped to help a racer who had collapsed just short of the finish line. NPR's Scott Simon says their generosity is its own kind of "personal best."

Kyngg J'Brion Prince was a vibrant and strong 11-year-old who died in April 2025 after numerous health challenges. His grandmother, Georgia, and Dr. Amruta Padhye join us on today's show to talk about his legacy and the efforts underway to name a patient room after him at Children's Hospital.

Author and historian Greg Olson discovered the subject of his latest book, Jeffrey Deroine, while researching the Iowa Tribe of Native Americans. "What I really like about this story is...it changed a lot of the preconceptions I have about what it was like to be an enslaved person in Missouri and a free person of color in Missouri." April 22, 2026

The language, which has made it to the Senate several years in a row, would give child care providers in Missouri tax breaks up to $200,000.

Missouri lawmakers are considering right-to-repair bills that would give consumers more control to fix their machinery.

Columbia is home to a growing population of renters, and that brings its own challenges for Columbia Neighborhood Watch.

Since 2016, MU's Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy has taught the history and contemporary relevance of American constitutional democracy to small, discussion-based classes. Director Jay Sexton says, "what a great time to be studying this really important and now fraught topic." April 21, 2026