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Missouri’s 2025 Insured Losses From Severe Weather Approaching $2 Billion
The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) reported Thursday that severe weather has already caused nearly $1.6 billion in damage throughout the state this year. “The insurance industry continues to respond and assist Missourians as...

Missouri approves construction of new Evergy facilities, sticking customers with the bill
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The construction of several new Evergy facilities in Missouri and Kansas has been approved, but now customers could be stuck with a $2.4 billion bill. On Wednesday, July 31, the Missouri Public Service Commission...
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Missouri Animal Cruelty Team Performs One of Its Largest Rescues Ever, Saving Over 200 Dogs from One House By Raven Brunner
NEED TO KNOW The Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Cruelty Task Force rescued 211 dogs from a home in Christian County, Mo., on Wednesday, July 30 All of the dogs were small breeds, including Shih Tzus and Chihuahuas "It is clear that many of...

Missouri Guard Hosts Cyber Exchange with Panamanian Partners
PANAMA CITY, Panama – U.S. cyber specialists from the Missouri National Guard, in coordination with U.S. Southern Command, hosted a cyber subject matter exchange alongside Panamanian government and security agencies this week to enhance joint...

Missouri’s Heat Wave Meets ‘Corn Sweat’
Susan Smith Kline In late July 2025, Missouri is experiencing an oppressive heat dome—a large high-pressure system that traps hot, tropical air over the Central Plains. Forecasts predict daytime high temperatures near or above 100°F, with humidity...

Sandy Alcántara Linked To Offseason Trade Rumors Shortly After Deadline
By Zach Pressnell is a Newsweek contributor based in Columbus, Ohio. His focus is MLB content. He has an extensive knowledge of professional baseball and all things that come with it after working closely with the sport for years. Zach has been...

Missouri bans sale of certain invasive plants by 2029
A new state law aims to halt the sale of some of Missouri’s most notorious invasive plant species. Senate Bill 105 was signed into law by Gov. Mike Kehoe this legislative session and it prohibits nurseries and plant dealers in Missouri from...

Missouri and Kansas seniors brace for fallout from Medicaid, SNAP cuts
Dr. Marvin Singleton, a Republican who spent 13 years as a Missouri state senator, worries about many of the policies he sees coming out of Washington D.C. these days. Of course, the retired ear, nose and throat doctor is concerned about federal...

Missouri Supreme Court Railroad Case’s Upjohn Analysis Goes Off the Tracks: Part II
Last week’s Privilege Point described the Missouri Supreme Court’s understandable conclusion that a railroad employee did not have a personal attorney-client relationship with railroad lawyers who interviewed her about an accident she had...

Missouri Sen. Hawley describes social media kerfuffle with Trump as a misunderstanding
by Marshall Griffin | Jul 31, 2025 Hawley at campaign rally in Cottleville, Mo. (Photo courtesy KMOX Radio in St. Louis) U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, finds himself on the receiving end of a harsh social media post by President Donald Trump....

Representative Lisa Durnell Capitol Report
Dear Constituents, As we enter the month of August, we also enter the back-to-school season. I want to start by wishing our students a very successful year. With the back-to-school season also comes our state’s sales tax holiday! The sales tax...

Livestock and competitive exhibits starting soon at Missouri State Fair
Home/Latest News/Livestock and competitive exhibits starting soon at Missouri State Fair The 2025 Missouri State Fair officially kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 7, but there are several livestock shows and competitive events that start as early as...

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript August 1, 2025 Oshkosh Corporation beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $3.41, expectations were $2.98. Operator: Greetings, and welcome to the Oshkosh Corporation Second...

A small part of 2023's trade deadline is set for big opportunity after Cardinals' 2025 sell-off
SAN DIEGO — Newly promoted to the Toronto Blue Jays’ Class AA affiliate, Matt Svanson had yet to appear in a game when he sat his hotel in Binghampton, New York, and scrolled upon some news on Twitter. The Jays’ big-league shortstop Beau Bichette...

Missouri Insurance Director Angela Nelson to headline inaugural Mid-Rivers Risk Forum
The Mid-Rivers Risk Forum has announced that Angela Nelson (pictured), director of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, will be one of the speakers on Monday, September 29th at the Inaugural Mid Rivers Risk Forum Conference. She...

Cogburn to speak to Arkansas Archeological Society Tuesday
The Ouachita Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society will host a talk by Jessica Cogburn of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, on Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, according to a news release. The talk will take...

Missouri’s Got Your Back? A $600+ Tax Rebate May Be Headed to Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin Residents
Looks like Missouri is looking out for the Tri-State working man with its senator’s latest bill, he calls the "American Worker Rebate Act of 2025." Yep, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is trying to take the sting out of tariffs by spinning them into...

Headlines for Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Head of Defunct Charity Must Pay More than $13,000 OLATHE, Kan. (KC Star) — A Johnson County judge has ordered the head of a now-defunct Overland Park charity to pay more than $13,000 in fines and court costs. Justin Brace was the executive...

Trade grade: Red Sox get Steven Matz as Cardinals’ deadline sell-off continues
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 MLB trade deadline. The Boston Red Sox acquired left-hander Steven Matz from the St. Louis Cardinals, the teams announced Wednesday night. First-base prospect Blaze Jordan will head to St. Louis as the...
Congressman Eric Burlison talks about tariffs, Medicaid changes, tax cuts and more
KSMU's Michele Skalicky sat down for an interview with Republican Congressman Eric Burlison on a variety of topics. Let's start with what you feel has been accomplished since President (Donald) Trump took office earlier this year for a second...