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August 2024 Local/Regional Newsroom
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, Sept. 2-8 (8.30.24)
- 5 members of burglary ring accused of targeting rural Iowa and Nebraska pharmacies, authorities say (8.30.24)
- Grand Island program keeps at-risk NE youth out of detention facilities (8.30.24)
- Bethany Board of Alderman approves speed limit change
(8.30.24) - Iowa DNR: Levels to be lowered at Three Mile Lake (8.30.24)
- Missouri hemp leaders file suit to halt governor’s ban on hemp THC products (8.30.24)
- Missouri judge puts Lake of the Ozarks casino proposal on November ballot (8.30.24)
- Governments often struggle with massive new IT projects (8.30.24)
- U.S. Education Department outlines testing period for phased rollout of new FAFSA form (8.30.24)
- Iowa releases real time online child care finder (8.30.24)
- Union workers cry foul over layoffs at immigration service centers (8.29.24)
- Libertarian candidates for US Congress removed from November ballot in Iowa (8.29.24)
- Nodaway Chorale rehearsals begin next month (8.29.24)
- Iowa DNR reminds swimmers to be safe this weekend (8.29.24)
- Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grant applications now available (8.29.24)
- Trenton city council addresses police officer shortage (8.29.24)
- St. Louis judge sets trial date for defamation case against Gateway Pundit (8.29.24)
- Poll shows Missouri voters back Trump, Hawley, abortion rights and minimum wage hike (8.29.24)
- GOP states aim to halt Biden program protecting some noncitizen spouses from deportation (8.29.24)
- Americans’ perception of AI is generally negative, though they see ‘beneficial applications’ (8.29.24)
- MO livestock producers seek fairness in consolidated meat industry (8.28.24)
- Sweaty corn is making it even more humid (8.28.24)
- St. Joseph recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day (8.28.24)
- Iowa DNR encouraging boat safety this weekend (8.28.24)
- MSHP: Sedalia man seriously injured in crash (8.28.24)
- Missouri death row inmate gets another chance at a hearing that could spare his life (8.28.24)
- Nebraska’s Supreme Court to decide if those with felony convictions can vote in November (8.28.24)
- Missouri legislative leaders call for hearings over child care subsidy ‘crisis’ (8.28.24)
- New Missouri law expands state auditor’s powers to dig into local governments (8.28.24)
- Trump promises mass deportations of undocumented people. How would that work? (8.28.24)
- Missouri abortion-rights amendment faces last-minute legal challenges (8.27.24)
- Iowa transportation program aims to reduce missed health appointments (8.27.24)
- MU Extension Office launches Intel for Ag (8.27.24)
- New MO report discusses forest impact on climate change (8.27.24)
- USDA offering millions in Business Builder grants (8.27.24)
- Elderly inmate dies at Chillicothe women's prison (8.27.24)
- Red Oak man booked on multiple warrants (8.27.24)
- Iowa DNR investigating mysterious liquid in area river (8.27.24)
- Drugmakers sue to block Missouri law on federal prescription discounts (8.27.24)
- Federal judge pauses program that grants protections for undocumented spouses (8.27.24)
- Libraries push back on Project 2025 (8.26.24)
- Court tosses Missouri law that barred police from enforcing federal gun laws (8.26.24)
- Planned Parenthood challenges new Missouri law blocking Medicaid payments to its clinics (8.26.24)
- Iowa DNR now taking orders for seedlings (8.26.24)
- MDC urging aquarium owners and others to check moss balls (8.26.24)
- Museum to host dinner and swinging dancing (8.26.24)
- Administrative law judges sue Missouri governor for wrongful termination, withheld salary (8.26.24)
- Calls from Missouri to new 988 crisis hotline up 136% since 2022 (8.26.24)
- Deadline for Missouri’s new marijuana plain packaging is Sept. 1 (8.26.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, August 26-Sept. 1 (8.25.24)
- A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers (8.25.24)
- Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot (8.25.24)
- Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment (8.25.24)
- MSHP: Teen seriously injured in single-vehicle crash (8.25.24)
- MSHP: Two dead after Andrew County crash (8.25.24)
- MSHP: 1 dead after two-vehicle collision (8.25.24)
- MDC offering seedlings for sale at nursery (8.25.24)
- Federal funds back renewable energy, efficiency upgrades for NE ag, small business (8.22.24)
- Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution (8.22.24)
- Iowa releases latest pheasant hunting numbers (8.22.24)
- MU Extension Clinic offering free oak tree disease testing (8.22.24)
- Maryville to host 150th blood drive next week (8.22.24)
- Iowa launches new online child care portal (8.22.24)
- MO prisons enhance security with new scanners (8.22.24)
- Third and fourth graders start new year in different building (8.22.24)
- NW students and others deal with construction on campus (8.22.24)
- Ban on Missouri hemp-THC products delayed in dust up between governor, secretary of state (8.22.24)
- US credit card debt continues to rise as housing and other costs remain high for the lowest earners (8.22.24)
- Poll: Missourians positive on state, concerned about cost of living, health care (8.22.24)
- Democratic women governors showcased at DNC event with ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus (8.22.24)
- MDSS launches Missouri SuN Bucks program (8.21.24)
- Iowa's only teal hunting season is coming up (8.21.24)
- Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole (8.21.24)
- KS manufacturing facility announces expansion (8.21.24)
- Involuntary manslaughter charges filed in wrong-way crash (8.21.24)
- Missourians average 1 year in jail waiting for court-ordered mental health treatment (8.21.24)
- Nebraska's special session ends with modest tax relief (8.21.24)
- Where exactly are all the AI jobs? (8.21.24)
- Abortion-rights proponents sue Missouri secretary of state over fair ballot language (8.21.24)
- Rights group calls for review of meatpacking plants (8.21.24)
- Nebraska’s special legislative session is high on conflict, low on progress to ease property taxes (8.20.24)
- St. Joseph man drowns at Smithville Lake (8.20.24)
- Iowa DNR gearing up for upcoming dove hunting season (8.20.24)
- Missouri set to start distributing new summer food aid for children (8.20.24)
- Backers of new Missouri casino file lawsuit hoping to get on statewide ballot (8.20.24)
- Josh Hawley hopes to use Lucas Kunce fundraising against him in Missouri Senate race (8.20.24)
- A look at how federal plans could make the costs of housing more affordable (8.20.24)
- Red-state Democratic legislators praise Harris-Walz ticket for invigorating voters (8.20.24)
- "Music on the Porch" coming to Chillicothe (8.20.24)
- Economic indicator shows the Midwest is struggling (8.20.24)
- MDC reminds hunters about pre-reservation for duck hunting (8.20.24)
- ‘Why are you so weird?’: Lucas Kunce taunts Josh Hawley during squabble about debates (8.19.24)
- Mike Kehoe, Crystal Quade agree to Missouri gubernatorial debate on policy (8.19.24)
- ‘Unprecedented’: Second massive Missouri cannabis recall leaves some companies scrambling (8.19.24)
- AI will play a role in election misinformation. Experts are trying to fight back (8.19.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, August 19-25 (8.19.24)
- MSHP: Teen dead in single-vehicle crash (8.19.24)
- First case of corn stunt confirmed in Missouri (8.19.24)
- Area library to discuss monsters and our interest in them (8.19.24)
- Missouri agency quietly made it harder to change gender marker on driver’s licenses (8.19.24)
- Poll: Address child hunger in next Farm Bill (8.19.24)
- DHHS faces cuts despite demand for mental health, substance use programs (8.19.24)
- Iowa proposes summer grocery boxes as alternative to direct cash payments for low-income families (8.18.24)
- Walz touts Nebraska roots in visit to his home state where there’s a battle over one electoral vote (8.18.24)
- Federal court strikes down Missouri investment rule targeted at `woke politics’ (8.18.24)
- Kansas will pay $50,000 to settle a suit over a transgender Highway Patrol employee’s firing (8.18.24)
- Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US (8.18.24)
- Bethany animal shelter receives honor (8.18.24)
- Annual Chautauqua in the Park happening next month (8.18.24)
- St. Joe Animal Control & Rescue changing operation hours (8.16.24)
- Kansas 3rd least dependent on federal aid (8.16.24)
- Chillicothe man arrested on drug charges (8.16.24)
- Iowa abortion providers dismiss lawsuit (8.16.24)
- 88-yr-old Woman suffers listeria poisoning (8.16.24)
- Benedictine Sisters invest in activism (8.16.24)
- In Nebraska special session on taxes, some ideas to raise millions in revenue get little attention (8.14.24)
- House Democrats dig in amid ongoing fight in Congress over compensation for US radiation victims (8.14.24)
- SCIA gearing up for Annual Meeting and Ag Banquet (8.14.24)
- Creston police make drug-related arrest (8.14.24)
- USDA to take ‘additional step’ in testing beef from former dairy cattle for bird flu (8.14.24)
- Dean Plocher accused of trying to ‘mislead this court’ in whistleblower lawsuit (8.14.24)
- Healthy routines, well-child checks good for NE back-to-school (8.14.24)
- MO judge rules voters to decide fate of ranked-choice voting (8.14.24)
- An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice (8.13.24)
- Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot (8.13.24)
- MO Supreme Court sets execution date for convicted man (8.13.24)
- Oregon man accused of DWI after crash (8.13.24)
- NPPD studying 16 Nebraska sites for next-generation nuclear power (8.13.24)
- Judge upholds ballot language to ban noncitizen voting, already illegal in Missouri (8.13.24)
- Cultural Corner Art Guild and Gallery looking for musicians (8.12.24)
- MU Extension Office to host field day later this month (8.12.24)
- Jackson County claims property tax order was meant to shield Missouri AG from deposition (8.12.24)
- Telehealth abortion still on the rise, especially in states with shield laws, report shows (8.12.24)
- Hemp industry leaders call Missouri governor’s order banning THC products an ‘overreach’ (8.12.24)
- Nebraskans get advice on dealing with growing number of CAFOs (8.12.24)
- $635K allocated for Iowa rusty patched bumble bee habitat (8.12.24)
- AARP grant funds Lincoln 'Digital Literacy' project for seniors (8.12.24)
- Ag advocates push for more transparency on USDA discrimination payments (8.12.24)
- Iowa mints new disability advocacy leaders (8.12.24)
- 15 states sue to block Biden’s effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage (8.11.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, August 12-18 (8.11.24)
- Two men were shot to death before a concert at a raceway in Iowa (8.11.24)
- Federal judges allow Iowa book ban to take effect this school year (8.11.24)
- New study looks at impact of poultry litter as a fertilizer (8.11.24)
- Maryville shines at recent Kansas City conference (8.11.24)
- Maryville trying to host MU Extension Conference (8.11.24)
- Mosaic Medical Center - Maryville recognized for stroke care (8.11.24)
- Art and music event coming to Chillicothe (8.11.24)
- HeadlineJay Ashcroft endorses Mike Kehoe, blames fundraising for finishing third in governor’s race (8.11.24)
- Josh Hawley, Lucas Kunce remain at an impasse on Missouri U.S. Senate debates (8.11.24)
- Missouri standardized test scores show progress, continued challenges statewide (8.11.24)
- Congress aims to boost enforcement at the border – with Canada (8.11.24)
- Iowans to benefit from new Alzheimer's blood test (8.8.24)
- Natalie Douglas to perform in Brownville Concert Series (8.8.24)
- Conception Abbey rebrands The Printery House (8.8.24)
- St. Joseph City Manager resigns (8.8.24)
- Bob Westfall announced as 2024 Spearhead Honoree (8.8.24)
- Judge dismisses lawsuit before Missouri attorney general could be questioned under oath (8.8.24)
- Congress limps toward the end of a disappointing session, with just 78 laws to show (8.8.24)
- Josh Hawley, Lucas Kunce trade jabs over timing, format of Missouri U.S. Senate debates (8.8.24)
- Among the biggest winners of Missouri’s GOP primaries: Gov. Mike Parson (8.8.24)
- U.S. Education Department to gradually roll out new FAFSA form by Dec. 1 (8.8.24)
- ‘It’s time to move on’: Missouri transportation director announces resignation (8.8.24)
- From rankings to real insights: Missouri’s Kids Count data (8.8.24)
- New Missouri law ensures medication access (8.7.24)
- Groups renew calls to address radioactive contamination in food, water (8.7.24)
- A high-tech approach to studying Iowa's future soil health (8.7.24)
- US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds (8.7.24)
- The GOP and Kansas’ Democratic governor ousted targeted lawmakers in the state’s primary (8.7.24)
- City of Maryville receives ARPA grant from MDPS (8.7.24)
- Iowa DNR recommending residents hit the lakes soon (8.7.24)
- Volunteers needed for 39th Annual Chautauqua in the Park (8.7.24)
- Winnebago Land Transfer Act goes into effect (8.7.24)
- Ag experts say armyworms have been spotted in Missouri (8.7.24)
- Cyclists getting ready for Wabash Trace Nature Trail (8.7.24)
- MU Extension Office offering tips to prevent garden pests (8.7.24)
- Kelly Education approved to provide teacher training in Missouri (8.7.24)
- Community college program helps first-generation students, others (8.6.24)
- NWMCRS offering grants to support NWMO safety (8.6.24)
- MOBUCK$ program portal reopens this month (8.6.24)
- Hundley-Whaley Farm, Field and Family Day coming up (8.6.24)
- MASBDA offering new program to support beginning farmers (8.6.24)
- Public hearing to be held about I-229 in St. Joseph (8.6.24)
- MDA funding to help Missouri farmers and food processors (8.6.24)
- Budweiser Clydesdale coming to St. Joseph (8.6.24)
- St. Joseph Performing Arts offering improv classes (8.6.24)
- Lied Public Library to host Civil War exhibit (8.6.24)
- Missouri education officials apologize for ongoing backlog of child care subsidy payments (8.6.24)
- Suit claims Missouri agency violated Sunshine Law while awarding housing funds, tax credits (8.6.24)
- Unofficial election results from Missouri's state primary election (8.6.24)
- Kansas’ former attorney general wins the Republican nomination for an open congressional seat (8.6.24)
- 'Tuition Tracker' helps Iowa's rural college-bound students (8.5.24)
- Missouri bans sale of Delta-8 THC and other unregulated CBD intoxicants (8.5.24)
- AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Kansas state primaries (8.5.24)
- U.S. Supreme Court rejects Missouri AG push to delay Trump sentencing in hush money case (8.5.24)
- MDA announces Urban Agriculture Cost-Share Grant Program (8.5.24)
- Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raid (8.5.24)
- SW Iowa nursing home owes taxpayers unpaid fees (8.5.24)
- Thousands of items collected for Stuff the Bus (8.5.24)
- Federal wildlife officials propose listing butterfly as threatened in Kansas, Missouri (8.5.24)
- Missouri has dramatically reduced its backlog of nursing home inspections (8.5.24)
- Experts: Take precautions to enjoy safe time in summer sun (8.5.24)
- U.S. Senate panel looks for ways to aid electric vehicle industry (8.5.24)
- Much-attacked final Title IX rule goes into effect while still blocked in 26 states (8.5.24)
- AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri’s state primaries (8.4.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, August 5-11 (8.4.24)
- NE AG's opinion could set voting rights restoration back decades (8.4.24)
- Out-of-state group targets Bill Eigel in Missouri GOP governor’s primary (8.4.24)
- Yamaha crash seriously injures Fillmore man (8.4.24)
- MSHP: St. Joseph woman seriously injured in Andrew County wreck (8.4.24)
- MDC seeking seeds for tree nursery (8.4.24)
- Kansas v. Missouri stadium battle shows how states are reigniting border wars (8.4.24)
- With 2024 campaign growing intense, watchdogs warn of election threats (8.4.24)
- Anonymous donors pump $2M into ad campaign backing Jay Ashcroft for Missouri governor (8.4.24)
- In rare bipartisan vote, U.S. Senate passes package aimed at protecting kids online (8.4.24)
- Primaries will test incumbents in year of historic turnover for Missouri Senate (8.4.24)
- Iowa enlists businesses to thwart human trafficking (8.4.24)
- Immigration ads stir debate ahead of Missouri primaries (8.1.24)
- Kansas stops enforcing a law against impersonating election officials (8.1.24)
- MSHP: Teen seriously injured in Andrew County wreck (8.1.24)
- Absentee voting open this Saturday in Nodaway County (8.1.24)
- How Nebraska’s special legislative session on taxes came about and what to expect (8.1.24)
- MU Extension Office to offer master gardening training (8.1.24)
- Iowa DNR getting ready for roadside pheasant count (8.1.24)
- Summit Truck Bodies investing in new KS facility (8.1.24)
- Maryville Chamber of Commerce announces award recipients (8.1.24)
- Statewide officials scramble to grab attention in homestretch of Missouri primary campaign (8.1.24)
- Donald Trump endorses all three major Republican candidates for Missouri governor (8.1.24)
- Death row exonerees urge Missouri AG to consider Marcellus Williams’ innocence (8.1.24)
