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Missouri State Capitol dome to shine pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
MISSOURI (KOAM) - Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome to be illuminated in pink from sunrise on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, through sunrise Thursday, October 2, 2025, in recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness...
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Governor’s Workforce of the Future Challenge Report released
JEFFERSON CITY, MO –Today, Governor Mike Kehoe, in collaboration with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD), announced the release of the Executive...
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Southern Illinois swim and dive opens new season with meet against Missouri State
Dr. Edward J. Shea Natatorium | Southern Illinois University Athletics Dr. Edward J. Shea Natatorium | Southern Illinois University Athletics Southern Illinois University's swim and dive teams will begin their 2025-26 season with a two-day meet at...
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General Mills to close pizza, pet food manufacturing plants in Missouri
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‘Making Money’ host Charles Payne breaks down the latest U.S. manufacturing PMI report. General Mills said Wednesday it will close three Missouri manufacturing plants as part of an ongoing effort by the food giant to strengthen the competitiveness...
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Local opinions divided on Prop 50 state political redistricting
Democratic leaders want voters to approve an unprecedented off-calendar change in the state’s congressional district boundaries this November to favor their party, and the possibility has local leaders firmly divided on the nakedly partisan move....
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Missouri Suspends Permit Fees for Hay Loads Amid Drought
October 2, 2025 10:20 AM, EDT [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Missouri is temporarily giving free special overwidth permits for hay deliveries to farmers and ranchers after the governor declared rapidly escalating...
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University of Missouri and City of Columbia release list of measures for reducing crim
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COLUMBIA — Leaders with the University of Missouri, the City of Columbia, Boone County, and the Columbia business community had a new list of measures for reducing crime. The list was in response to this past weekend’s shooting murder of Stephens...
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Missouri troopers arrest 84 in St. Louis highway enforcement event
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ST. LOUIS – Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers made 84 arrests during an enforcement event Wednesday on St. Louis highways. MSHP reports that five Troop C troopers conducted a “saturation” operation on “interstates in St. Louis City.” The...
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A Missouri federal court will hear a lawsuit to restrict abortion pill access nationwide
A federal case challenging the safety of mifepristone, used to treat miscarriages and to induce abortions early in pregnancy, is being transferred out of Texas to a federal court in Missouri. The lawsuit demands the federal government restore its...
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AFGE and U.S. representatives in St. Louis call for ‘cruel’ government shutdown to end
A handful of union members from the American Federation of Government Employees, joined by U.S. Reps. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, and Wesley Bell, D-St. Louis County, stood outside a federal courthouse in East St. Louis on Thursday with a...
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Governor Kehoe Awards Missouri Public Safety Medals to Local Civilians and Law Enforcement for Heroic Actions
Local civilians and law enforcement were presented awards by Governor Mike Kehoe on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Pictured above, from the left: Sheriff Arron Fredrickson; Shelby County Deputy/School Resource Officer Matt Mefford; Shelby County...
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Missouri Southern construction continues on Welcome Center – Roy Blunt Health Sciences building
Major construction at Missouri Southern on the Welcome Center – Roy Blunt Health Sciences building. Wednesday, a construction tour was held for Newstalk KZRG and the MSSU Board of Governors. Allied Health Department Chair Dr. Sherry Whiteman tells...
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Weigel’s launches Milk Crate Retail Media
Weigel’s has launched its own retail media network: Milk Crate Retail Media. | Weigel's Weigel’s has launched its own retail media network: Milk Crate Retail Media. The network officially launched Monday, Weigel’s Director of Marketing and...
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Destination Heartland: Joplin, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Located two and a half hours south of the Kansas City Metro on historic Route 66 is Joplin, Missouri. Joplin was incorporated in 1873, growing from a mining camp to the world’s leading lead and zinc producer. The town’s...
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Northwest Missouri State professor receives top honor from Iowa Communication Association
Dr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State UniversityDr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State University Dr. Joy Daggs, a professor of communication at Northwest Missouri State University, has been recognized with the Iowa...
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Park visitors find open gates at Yellowstone on first day of government shutdown
Stay up-to-date on the latest breaking news. Get MTFP's in-depth, independent reporting sent directly to your inbox. GARDINER — As federal employees faced furloughs amid congressional loggerheads over the federal budget, Yellowstone National Park...
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Missouri Hospitals Could See Delays in Medicare Payments During Federal Shutdown
With the federal government shutdown now underway, Missouri hospitals are bracing for possible delays in Medicare payments, raising concerns about cash flow and day-to-day operations. Boone Health CEO Brady Dubois told Missourinet that Medicare is...
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Sports Betting Proliferation Bad for Society, Says Pew Poll
Posted on: October 2, 2025, 03:56h. Last updated on: October 2, 2025, 03:56h. Americans are increasingly negative on sports betting expansion Despite gloomy perceptions, 22% of respondents bet on sports in past year When Missouri joins the party...
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Federal lawsuit supported by Idaho AG to limit access to abortion pill moved from Texas to Missouri
A federal case challenging the safety of mifepristone, used to treat miscarriages and to induce abortions early in pregnancy, is being transferred out of Texas to a federal court in Missouri. The lawsuit demands the federal government restore its...
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