This spring, deep in Missouri’s forests, an elusive creature begins a remarkable annual journey. The spotted salamander, usually hidden under logs and leaf litter for most of the year, emerges after warm rains to migrate in great numbers to shallow fishless ponds to breed. These secretive amphibians are vital to forest and wetland ecosystems but […]

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, calls it “terrific” – it being President Trump’s “ratepayer protection pledge” negotiated with tech companies announced during Tuesday’s State of the Union Address. “I’m glad the President is pushing them on this, and I think we ought to write it into law,” Hawley told Missourinet. “I think we ought to […]

(Jefferson City, MO) —  Anglers will be lining the banks of Missouri’s trout parks this Sunday, to mark the start of the catch and keep trout season.   The season opens at 6:30 Sunday morning.   Residents 16-to-64 and nonresidents 16 and older must have a fishing permit.  Trout anglers must also have a daily trout tag, […]

Two Mizzou School of Music professors are now Grammy Award winners after taking home one of the industry’s top honors earlier this month. Stefan Freund and Bill Kalinkos, founding members of the contemporary ensemble Alarm Will Sound, earned the award for their album “Land of Winter.” Freund told Missourinet that their reaction when they learned […]

Show Me Today digs into a new Missouri proposal that aims to set some clear boundaries around artificial intelligence. Matt Pilger talks with Missouri State Senator Joe Nicola about his bill, which would require political ads to disclose when AI is used and make sure only people—not machines—can be held responsible under Missouri law. The bill […]

The Missouri National Guard would take up a new mission under a proposed law – protecting the state against cyberattacks.  Alisa Nelson talks to Dixon State Representative Bill Hardwick, who says the growing concern of cyberattacks keeps him up at night. He hopes to accomplish this legislative mission in his final year of serving in the Missouri House.  

Holloway returns with a hat trick for the Blues

An unsolved Missouri murder case from 26 years ago is no longer cold. A man was arrested this week in South Carolina on suspicion of killing Candice Richie in Columbia. A Boone County grand jury indicted Sentrell Wilson in the renewed cold case investigation from 2000. Richie’s brother is Rep. Mark Sharp, D-Kansas City, who […]

Legislation in the U.S. Senate would ban large investment companies from buying up single family homes en masse. The proposal is co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri. “We need to stop Wall Street banks and funds from coming in and buying up single-family homes, and this is what they’re doing more and more,” Hawley […]

Several Missouri lawmakers say the state’s data boom needs guardrails. Reps. Colin Wellenkamp, R-St. Charles, and Mike Costlow, R-Dardenne Prairie have introduced bills to do just that. Wellenkamp, Chairman of the Missouri Future Caucus, said the legislation is called the Grid, Integrity and Water Resource Protection Act. “It is a mouthful, but it works on […]

A Missouri Senate bill would require maternity health insurance plans to cover home blood‑pressure monitors. The sponsor, Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, D-Clay County, said it’s needed because heart‑related conditions are now a leading cause of pregnancy complications. “When used throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period, home blood pressure monitoring allows for early detection of dangerously elevated […]

Missouri lawmakers are trying to find ways to bring in more bucks to Missouri. Alisa Nelson talks to Sugar Creek State Representative Mike Steinmeyer, who says he has one – boosting the state’s film business by speeding up filmmaker reimbursements.

For a lot of Missourians, March 1 is a tradition. Before sunrise, bundled up against whatever late winter throws at them, anglers line the banks at Roaring River State Park, Bennett Spring State Park, and Montauk State Park, waiting for that 6:30 a.m. start to catch and keep trout season. For some, it is about […]

We often hear about the rising gold and silver prices. Missouri-based coin and precious metal expert Dave Sorrick explains to Ashley Byrd why, how to watch the markets, and the decisions investors face.

Missouri Congressman Mark Alford calls the U.S. relationship with Iran “tenuous” and wants the leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to step down. “The threat is there whether it’s nuclear or not. Iran in its current situation with the current regime in place is not a friend to pretty much anyone but the Houthis and maybe Hezbollah, […]

U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo. 7th District, says he is glad President Donald Trump has ordered the release of all UFO files. “In fact, I’ve been asking the White House for this to be done since Trump entered into office,” Burlison told Missourinet. “You know, he’s the disclosure president. He filed an executive order to […]

Several gun-related proposals are moving through the Missouri Senate, including a bill from Sen. Nick Schroer, R-St. Charles County, that would create a sales tax holiday for firearms. Schroer said the tax break would take effect alongside Missouri’s existing sales tax holidays. “So, when those sales tax holidays occur, it would also include all retail […]

A manhunt is over after a suspect killed two Christian County deputies and injured two other officers in southwest Missouri. The suspect – Richard Dean Bird – was shot and killed overnight near Reeds Spring during a shootout with law enforcement. Bird reportedly killed Gabriel Ramirez, 30, Monday afternoon during a traffic stop in Highlandville. […]

Missouri is a step closer to permanently limiting who transgender athletes can compete against. The state House of Representatives has given initial approval to a bill that would permanently ban transgender athletes competing in sports according to their biological sex. Rep. Brian Seitz, R-Branson, wants to remove a 2027 expiration date on a current statewide […]

A new state‑backed rural doctor training program in Missouri appears to already be paying off. Dr. Jared James with MU Health Care said the program is already underway in the mid‑Missouri towns of Versailles and California. “From some of the statistics that we have from the Department of Health and Senior Services, we are short […]