Healthcare & Training: Missouri Southern State University opened the Roy Blunt Health Science Innovation Center, adding a simulation hospital, expanded cadaver lab, VR training, and new health science classrooms to grow nursing and other careers. Local Culture & Arts: The Missouri History Museum’s “Bridging Worlds Through Art” continues with Cbabi Bayoc and Dr. Amber Howlett Bayoc, spotlighting Black creativity across St. Louis. Immigration & Community Oversight: Faith leaders held a vigil outside St. Louis’ ICE office demanding independent, recurring oversight of Missouri county jails holding people for ICE and pushing local leaders to stop voluntary cooperation. Civic Life: Columbia downtown leaders asked the city to research a potential “urban camping” ordinance, aiming for clearer standards and safer pathways to services. Business & Equity: Kansas City repealed its 45-year Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise program, replacing it with a race- and gender-neutral small-business approach. Sports & Community: The Royals’ proposed downtown stadium deal includes a Community Impact Partnership Agreement with funding for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, affordable housing efforts, and arts. Environment & Agriculture: MU researchers are testing underground “blind inlet” drainage systems to cut nutrient and sediment runoff while improving farm efficiency. Public Health: Taney County Health Department launched “Building Communities for Better Health,” gathering resident input on chronic disease priorities through surveys and focus groups. Education & Workforce Policy: A U.S. House education panel visited Guam to hear about school infrastructure, teacher shortages, and the need for more flexible federal funding rules. National Spotlight: Trump announced $180M for mining education, including support tied to Missouri S&T.