Missouri lawmakers working on artificial intelligence policy say they plan to pursue new legislation next year while encouraging local communities to take a more active role in evaluating AI-related development projects. Members of the Missouri House Future Caucus unveiled an AI Infrastructure Community Evaluation Framework during a news conference Tuesday at Lindenwood University in St. […]

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Human trafficking remains a serious problem in Missouri, and lawmakers are taking new steps to address it. State Representative Ed Lewis of Moberly recently joined a new statewide council focused on combating trafficking and child exploitation. He talked with Matt Pilger on Show Me Today.

Gov. Mike Kehoe says a recent trade mission to Panama focused on strengthening Missouri’s economic and military relationships with the Central American nation. Speaking with Missourinet in Rolla on Tuesday, Kehoe said members of the Missouri delegation met with Panamanian leaders responsible for agriculture, commerce and the Panama Canal to discuss opportunities for investment and […]

Researchers at Missouri S&T are developing everything from technology that could speed lifesaving organ transplants to systems designed to mine the moon. We’ll find out how these ideas move from a university lab to the real world with Dr. Christine Karslake on Show Me Today.

A housing summit planned for Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in Kansas City will focus on a new federal law that Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver says is designed to increase the supply of affordable housing. Cleaver said the law includes changes aimed at making it easier to build manufactured housing, particularly in rural areas. He told […]

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has filed an amendment to a bipartisan college sports bill co-sponsored by fellow Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, saying he wants to ensure federal law does not override Missouri’s restrictions on biological males competing in girls’ and women’s sports. The amendment was filed Thursday to Schmitt’s Protect College Sports Act, legislation designed […]

As Missouri continues to see interest from data center developers, some lawmakers are raising questions about how those projects could affect communities across the state. Matt Pilger talks with State Representative Don Mayhew of Crocker.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway says her office took legal action on Missouri’s congressional redistricting dispute months before Secretary of State Denny Hoskins ruled a proposed ballot measure as unconstitutional. Hanaway told Missourinet her office previously filed a federal lawsuit over the same legal question now at the center of a lawsuit in Cole County […]

Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is urging the Justice Department to take action after a Senate committee voted Thursday morning to hold former White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the contempt referral on a party-line vote after Fauci invoked his Fifth […]

Heavy rain caused flooding problems across parts of central and northern Missouri early Thursday, prompting water rescues and power outages. In central Missouri, Columbia and Boone County were among the hardest-hit areas, where firefighters rescued people from two vehicles trapped in floodwaters. Forecasters said many locations received between one and three inches of rain overnight, […]

Missouri voters have spoken, and now the focus shifts from election night results to what they mean for the state going forward. From the defeat of two high-profile constitutional amendments to key congressional primaries and the road to November, there are plenty of takeaways from Tuesday’s election. Missourinet reporter Matt Pilger covered the races and […]

College athletics has changed dramatically in just the past few years, but a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt, has the backing of the SEC and Big Ten conferences for the Protect College Sports Act, legislation aimed at bringing more stability to college sports while preserving opportunities for student-athletes. Senator Schmitt […]

National Farmers Market Week is shining a spotlight on one of Missouri’s biggest and most successful producer-only markets. The Columbia Farmers Market is celebrating with family activities, live music, contests, and special events while also highlighting the important role local farmers and artisans play in feeding and strengthening mid-Missouri communities. Corrina Smith, Executive Director of […]

One of the more notable trends from Missouri’s August 4 primary election was the number of voters who requested nonpartisan ballots rather than choosing a Republican or Democratic ballot. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said voter interest in the statewide constitutional amendments drove many Missourians to cast ballots focused solely on those issues. Some polling […]

Missourinet note: We asked Secretary of State Hoskins to address Hatfield’s statement regarding delayed certification. See his reply at the bottom of this article. by Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent August 5, 2026 The campaign seeking a public vote on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map is asking a Cole County judge to do more than put the […]

A powerful piece of American history is making its way across the country as part of the Tunnels to Towers Foundation’s Steel Across America tour. An authentic steel beam from the World Trade Center is in Kansas City today (Aug 5) and later this week at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, serving as a tribute […]

Missouri voters delivered clear results in Tuesday’s primary election, rejecting two closely watched constitutional amendments while approving measures tied to parks funding and county government operations. Voters turned down Amendment 5, a proposal that would have begun phasing out Missouri’s individual income tax as state revenues grew and allowed lawmakers to expand sales taxes to […]

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Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has rejected an effort to place a referendum on the ballot that would challenge the state’s newly drawn congressional districts. The decision came Tuesday while Missourians were voting in congressional races using the new map approved by lawmakers in 2025. The map redrew district boundaries across the state and […]